Dr Biswabandita Chowdhury

teaching & research

Research Methodology, Rural demographics and structure of rural society, CSR, functioning of Non-governmental organizations

Subject Interest: Rural management, Research methods

Research Interest: Village level organization structures, Changing face of Rural India

consulting

Have analyzed and written reports on mHealth intervention pilot studies for Non-Governmental organizations.

publications

Papers Published

• Sinha, A., Chowdhury, B., & Heuveline, P. (2022) Physical intimate partner violence in India: how much does childhood socialisation matter?, Asian Population Studies, DOI: 10.1080/17441730.2022.2035921
• Ram, F., Chander Shekher, & Chowdhury, B. Use of traditional contraceptive methods in India & its socio-demographic determinants. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 140 (Supplement), November 2014, pp 17-28. Papers presented in Conferences
• Chowdhury, B. Familial Socialization and Well-being of Adolescent Siblings in Rural West Bengal. Paper presented at the XVIth Annual Conference of the Indian Association for the Social Science and Health (IASSH), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, December 10-12, 2018.
• Chowdhury, B. Concordant and Discordant report of Contraceptive Use by couples and its Association with Marital Relations and Men’s attitude: Evidence from India, NFHS 2015-16. Paper to be presented at the 5th Family Planning Association Conference, Kigali, Rwanda, November 12-15, 2018.
• Chowdhury, B. Adolescent Well-being and it’s association with Parental Support, Psychological Control and Behavioural Control: A study of Rural India. Paper presented at the International Conference on Population and Development of Asian Developing Countries, Kunming, China, August 7-9, 2018.
• Chowdhury, B. “Growing Up in Abusive Families and Mental Health Status of Married Youth in India” Paper presented to be presented at the 4th Asian population association Conference (APA), Shanghai University, China, July 11-14, 2018.
• Chowdhury, B. Correlates of Unintended First Pregnancy among Young Brides of India. Paper presented at the Asian Population Association seminar on “Unintended pregnancy among the young: Correlates and consequences”. Bangkok, 1 - 2 December, 2014.

awards & honors

Winner of Travel Award (young researcher category funded by Gates Institute) to attend Youth pre-conference and main conference of the 5th Family Planning Association Conference, Kigali, Rwanda, November 12 – 15, 2018.