Prof. Pushpendra brings a unique blend of experiences of working with grassroots organisations, UNICEF, international NGOs, government institutions, and academia. He is former Professor and Chairperson of the Patna Centre of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). A sociologist by training, he has served as a professor at TISS, Mumbai, Dean of TISS Tuljapur, and Director, Centre for Social Studies, Surat. He has also worked with the Swiss Red Cross, LBS National Academy of Administration, UNICEF Planning Division, ActionAid International (India, Belgium, and Sri Lanka), and the National Institute of Rural Development. He was a visiting fellow at the Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science in 2011-12. He has served in various committees, including the Planning Commission Committee for Revision of the Guidelines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). From 2000 to 2005, he served as the Bihar State Advisor of the Commissioners of the Supreme Court of India to monitor Government food and work-related schemes. Prof. Pushpendra has seven books to his credit from leading national and international publishers such as Oxford University Press, Sage Publications, Orient BlackSwan, Routledge, and Aakar. Besides, he has contributed to academic journals and edited volumes as well as newspapers, magazines, news portals, and radio. He is also the Former Editor of a bi-annual, peer-reviewed online journal, Journal of Migration Affairs. His research interests include rural development, migration, informal labour, agrarian relations, and social policy. He serves on the boards/committees of several academic institutions and non-governmental organisations .