डॉ. बी. आर. अम्बेडकर विश्‍वविद्यालय दिल्ली
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
Established by The Government of NCT of Delhi

• B.A (Hons.) Geography, Miranda House, DU (2009-2012)
• Masters in Geography (2012-2014, JNU)
• Masters in Regional Planning (2014-2016, SPA, Delhi)
• Ph.D, Development Studies, Dr. B.R Ambedkar University Delhi (2016-2021) Topic: Contested Spaces and Labour in Urban Landscape: Case Study of a Peripheral Industrial Area in Delhi

• Research Consultant, Town And Country Planning Organisation (MoUHA) (June 2016-Nov 2016)
• Associate Fellow, Institute For Human Development, Delhi, (July 2021- June 2023);
• Assistant Professor at School of Global Affairs (Urban Studies) at AUD.

• My research work contributes to the discipline of Urban Studies, Labour Geography, Migration Studies and Development. I teach courses on understanding various processes involved in shaping the urban landscape and production of urban space through qualitative research methodologies.

• Junior Research Fellowship (UGC), Geography
• AUD- Indiana University, Bloomington, Exchange Ph.D Fellow for fall semester, 2018.

• Chaudhary, T. (2024). The making of a peripheral town in Delhi Metropolis through the displacement of Basti dwellers. City. (Routledge).28:1-2,226-254. (SCOPUS)
• Chaudhary, T. and Remesh, B.(2022). Changing Scenario of Indian Labour and New Labour Codes: A Critical Analysis. Christ University Law Journal, 10(2) 1-18
• Chaudhary, T (2022). Mobility, Translocality and Social Reproduction during COVID 19: A case study of migrant workers in the Narela Industrial Estate, Delhi, Social Change, (SAGE), 52(2), 223-238. (SCOPUS)
• Remesh, B. and Chaudhary, T. (2021). Small Jobs, Big Worries: Insecurities of Gig Work in the Time of Pandemic, Journal of Development Policy Review (JDPR) (1) 24-43
• Chaudhary, T (2021). ’Engels’ ‘Proletarisation’ and ‘Great Towns’ vis-à-vis Dispossession, and Gendered Work in an Informal Economy, Human Geography, (SAGE)14(20) (SCOPUS)
• Chaudhary, T (2020) ‘Waste’ to ‘use’? Making of ‘Narela’ in periphery of Delhi metropolis, GeoJournal (Springer) , 80, 2105-2117. (SCOPUS)
• Chaudhary, T. (2020) From Spaces of Work to Spaces of Struggle: A case study of NOIDA domestic workers, City, Culture and Society (Elsevier), 20 (SCOPUS)
• Chaudhary, T. (2019). Struggles of Housing and Livelihoods: Displaced Urban Settlers in a Peripheral Industrial Region of Delhi, Urban India, NIUA , 39(2), 96-112 
• Chaudhary, T. (2019) Understanding life work of migrant industrial workers in contemporary city of global South: Bridging urban development with precarity in labour market, Journal of Migration Affairs, II(1), 91-112
• Chaudhary, T. (2018) An Assessment of Livelihood and Working Conditions of Industrial Workers in Delhi: A Case study of Narela Industrial Estate, Manpower Journal ,National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development, (An Autonomous Institute under NITI Aayog) , LII, 31-52 (2018)

Other than Journal Articles:

• Displacement and livelihood of industrial workers on the periphery of Delhi: Case study of workers in Narela Industrial Estate, The Leaflet, 2nd May 2022
• Why stone-carving industry in Rajasthan should be identified as hazardous, The Leaflet, 4th December 2021.
• Displacement: Narratives of Contestations and Negotiations”, GenderEd2022 Blogathon, University of Edinburgh and Dr B.R Ambedkar University Delhi. 30th November 2022
• Working paper prepared on ‘Urban Livelihood Programme for Informal Workers: Livelihood Challenges for Informal Workers’ for INHAF.

Research Project :

• Tribal Migration from Rajasthan (MoTA),
• Gender Transformative Element in Cash Transfer Scheme for Girl Children Across Eight States in India (UNICEF),

Research guidance

• (Ph.D./M.S. only with formal guide/co-guide status) listing:
• Guided one Postgraduate student from MA (Urban Studies) Presently guiding two postgraduate students from MA (Urban Studies)

Role in and details of Sponsored Research & Consulting projects carried out, listing:

• Small Money Grant for Research for Faculty awarded by Dr.B.R Ambedkar University Delhi for a project on “Handling and Processing of E-waste in Delhi”

Other Activities like:

Attended a 21 day Faculty Induction Programme organised by Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education, Delhi during July-August 2024

Important service roles

• Administrative Responsibilities such as : Member of Screening Committee, Student Grievance Committee, Plantation Committee, Community Outreach Committee.
• Programme Coordinator (PC) for Ph.D Urban Studies Course for duration of three years.