Fieldwork
Fieldwork
Under the aegis of the Village Fieldwork Segment (VFS), IRMA conducts VFS Charcha, which serves as a forum for thought leaders, luminaries, and advocates of rural development and management to interact and exchange ideas with our participants.
Every VFS Charcha event holds discussion around a particular theme in an interactive mode where the participants get the opportunity to share their fieldwork experiences on the theme with the expert/s.
Overall, it acts as a platform igniting discussions that could favourably influence rural India's future.
Following is the exhaustive list of the sessions held under VFS Charcha.
| Sr. No. | Date | Title | Name of the Resource Person |
| 1 | 24-08-2021* | “Development Interventions: Conception to Realization” |
1) Mr. Ishan Agarwal, General Manager-Programs, Foundation for Ecological Security 2) Ms. Shubha Khadke, Development Practitioner, Development Support Centre |
| 2 | 04-10-2021* | “Innovations in development intervention” |
1) Mr. Sandip Yadav, Chief Programme Manager, BAIF Development Research Foundation 2) Mr. Ankit Mudgal, Market Development Services, Development Alternatives |
| 3 | 08-10-2021 | “Working with collective enterprise” |
1) Ms. Gijivisha Khattry, Development Professional, WASSAN-Watershed Support Services and Activities Network) 2) Mr. Rajat Tomar, CEO, Ram Rahim Pragati Producer Company Limit |
| 4 | 21-10-2021 | “Issues and Challenges of Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO)” | 25 functionaries of 11 FPOs from the state of Madhya Pradesh |
| 5 | 03-05-2022 | “Issues in Water and Sanitation - a Rural Perspective” |
1) Mr. Utkarsh Dwivedi, Programme Manager, Shramik Bharti 2) Mr. Murugan Ethiraj, Programme Officer, MYRADA 3) Ms. Malligai MK, Programme Officer, MYRADA |
| 6 | 17-05-2022 | “Development Journeys: Communities and Consultants” | Ms. Prema Gera, Advisor, Work for Progress India Platform, Development Alternatives |
| 7 | 07-10-2022 | “Anchoring change in rural landscape” |
1) Ms. Neelima Khetan, Former CEO, Seva Mandir 2) Ms. Sunita Nandhamuni, Chairperson, Arghyam |
| 8 | 12-10-2022 | “Gram Swaraj – A Gandhian Concept of Self- Sustained Village” |
1) Dr. Christian Bartolf, President, Gandhi Information Centre, Berlin; 2) Prof. Prasad Gollanapalli, Managing Trustee of Gandhi King Foundation, Hyderabad |
| 9 | 14-10-2022 | “Remote sensing Applications for Rural Planning” |
1) Sri. A. Lesslie 2) Ms. Khushboo Mirza both Scientist/Engineer from National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO, Dept of Space, New Delhi |
| 10 | 22-12-2022 | “Perspectives on Sustainability and Rural Development” |
Mr. Shrashtant Patara, Chief Executive Officer, Development Alternatives & Executive Vice President, Development Alternatives Group |
| 11 | 05-10-2023 | “Weaving Development through Women Collectives” |
Ms. Switha Vijaya, Chief Executive Officer, Chitrika |
| 12 | 05-10-2023 | “Drafting a Rural Story” |
Mr. Sanket Jain, Senior Fellow, People's Archive of Rural India (PARI) |
| 13 | 05-10-2023 | “Beyond Productivity and Populism: Understanding Agrarian India” |
1) Dr. Richa Kumar, Associate Professor of Sociology and Policy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology 2) Mr. P.S. Vijayashankar, Founder Member, Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS) |
| 14 | 06-10-2023 | “Lab to farm and farm to market” |
Dr. Swati Nayak, South Asia Lead - Seed Systems and Product, IRRI |