

Chetan Choithani
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@CChoithani
Assistant Prof @NIAS_India. Interests: Development, Livelihoods, Migration & Urbanisation, Food & Nutrition. Slow research (and life).




CALORIE Lectures | Have you ever wondered what food security looks like in Indian cities? Watch this lecture, ‘Hungry City: Food Insecurity Among Labour Migrants’ by Chetan Choithani @CChoithani, here youtu.be/de4P0Qlsppg This lecture was held on 15 November 2025, as part of our exhibition CALORIE, which features 35+ exhibits on food, nutrition, digestion, and the politics of how it reaches our plates. Learn more about our past and upcoming weekend programmes here: calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes @JahnaviPhalkey


Lecture | Hungry City: Food Insecurity Among Labour Migrants Join Chetan Choitani as he explores the hidden face of urban food insecurity through the experiences of nearly 600 labour migrants in Bengaluru. 📆 15 November 2025, Saturday ⏰ 4pm–6pm 📍 Science Gallery Bengaluru For details and free registration, please visit the Programmes link in our bio or the URL calorie.scigalleryblr.org/programmes?p=h… @JahnaviPhalkey

















We are launching our new Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asian Studies! This one-year fellowship, starting September 1, 2025, is designed to support emerging scholars whose research focuses on historical, modern, or contemporary Asia and Asian diasporas. buff.ly/CTCuD1v

Two students & I reviewed every #IPCC report since 1990, identified, summarized how migration/displacement were assessed. Resulting 33p report too massive for a journal article available free, open access here here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…










Our review (w Amrita Datta) of @CChoithani's book on 'Migration, Food Security and Development' in Bihar is now out in @GaDjournal! The book is contributing to an imp gap in the literature. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @CambridgeUP #EconTwitter #Migration #FoodSecurity #Bihar

How do social institutions structure economic processes and outcomes? If your work speaks to this question, apply for the 2nd edition of the New Approaches to Economy & Society workshop. @mtonykurian & I are hosting in collaboration w the New Political Economy Initiative @ IITB

Have you spotted the Australia-Bengaluru mural at Terminal 2 of @BLRAirport yet? If you’re at the airport, snap a selfie or a group shot, and tag us @AusCGBengaluru. The best photo will win a prize! #NammaBengaluru

