Dr. Sandeepan
Assistant Professor
2025 Ph.D. Sociology. National University of Singapore, Singapore
2018 MSc. Sociology. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom
2015 BA (Hons) Sociology. Ravenshaw University, Odisha, India
Areas of Interest:
Migration and Mobility, Social Precarity, Global Textile Economy, Industry and Social Reproduction, Development and Everyday Life, Extractivism, Informality and Decent Work, Autonomism, Anthropology of Value, Ethnography
Papers Published
- Tripathy, S. “India and Migration”, In C. K. Pope, and V. Team, eds Modern Global Migration: An Encyclopedia of People on the Move. Bloomsbury, Forthcoming.
- Tripathy, S. ‘In Defence of Vulgarity?’,Countercurrents , September 2026.
- Tripathy, S. (2025). "Weaver to Precarity Capitalism: Ethnographic understanding of Contemporary Surat through the experiences of Odia Labor Migrants”. Contemporary South Asia.
- Tripathy, S. (2023). "Mainstream Populism Versus Grassroot Populism". In: Chacko Chennattuserry, J., Deshpande, M., Hong, P. (eds)Encyclopedia of New Populism and Responses in the 21st Century . Springer
- Tripathy, S. (2023). "Two Families of Modi". Asian Studies, 58(2).
- Tripathy, S. (2022). Book review: "Capitalism on Edge: How Fighting Precarity Can Achieve Radical Change Without Crisis or Utopia". Sociological Research Sociological Research Online.
- Tripathy, S. (2022). Book Review: "The Age of Precarity: Endless Crisis as an Art of Government". Thesis Eleven.
- Tripathy, S. (2022). "Are Inter-State Migrant Workers a part of the Precariat?".International Sociological Association e-Symposium.
- Tripathy, S. (2021). "Towards A Social Class Through Emotions".The Sociological Review
Awards and Recognition
- 2024 College of Humanities and Sciences Teaching Fellowship, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- 2024 NUS Full Tuition Fee Waiver, Singapore
- 2024 Journal of Peasant Studies Writeshop Bursary, China
- 2023 The British Sociological Association Conference Bursary, United Kingdom
- 2023 ISA RC02, Economy and Society Grant, Australia
- 2023 NUS, FASS Conference Support, Singapore
- 2023 BASAS, GEC Researcher of the Month, January, United Kingdom
- 2022 NUS Graduate Research Support, Singapore
- 2021 NUS Graduate Teaching Award, Singapore
- 2020 NUS Graduate Research Scholarship, Singapore
- 2016 Karl Jaspers Scholarship for Transcultural Studies, Germany
Certifications
- Peer Support Counsellor Certification on Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Wellbeing, Health Promotion Board, Singapore, 2024
- Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) Certification as a 'Green Impact Auditor' of Sustainable Practices and Behaviour Evaluation, 2018
