Dipa Sinha

Dipa Sinha is a development economist interested in economic and social policy in India. Her areas of expertise include social policy, food and nutrition rights, public health and gender. She has worked on field studies evaluating the Public Distribution System, child-related nutrition programmes and maternity entitlement schemes. She worked with the Office of Commissioners to the Supreme Court on the Right to Food as a senior researcher and adviser, engaging with state and union governments on welfare schemes. She is also part of the Right to Food Campaign India and has contributed to multi-country research projects, including the Palanpur Longitudinal Village Studies and Food Riots and Food Rights. She was a member of the report on Nutrition and Food Systems of the High-Level Panel of Experts of the Committee on World Food Security, FAO. Dipa has taught at Ambedkar University Delhi for almost ten years. She holds an MA and PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. She is currently working with Azim Premji University.