Dr. Narendar Pani is a professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, where he is also the dean of the School of Social Sciences and heads the Inequality and Human Development Program. After a doctorate in economics, he moved into transdisciplinary research which allowed him to explore diverse, but interconnected, aspects of Indian reality. His work over the last four decades has ranged from agrarian reform to urban processes, confronting challenges of the method along the way. His books include “Inclusive Economics: Gandhian Method and Contemporary Policy” and “The City as Action: Retheorizing Urban Studies” (forthcoming). Ph.D. Institute for Social and Economic Change