Mr Mahesh Kamble | Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Mr Mahesh Kamble

Assistant Professor
Mumbai Campus, Centre for Disasters and Development, Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies

Qualification

M.A. (TISS)

Contact

kamblemahesh[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

kamblemahesh@tiss.edu

Mr. Mahesh Kamble is working as Assistant Professor in the Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Since 2006.

He completed his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from D G Ruparel College, University of Mumbai and Master's Degree in social work with specialisation in Urban and Rural Community Development from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in 1995. Currently he is pursuing his PhD from Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Since student's years he has been actively working in the voluntary sector with Students' organisations and grass root level voluntary organisations. As a professional, he worked on various assignments of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, rehabilitation of Project Affected People, Disaster Management, Rural Development and livelihood generation initiative, building youth organisations, training and capacity development, building networks, research and documentation and policy advocacy. He was the coordinator of Rural Development Programme of SIDDHI in Guhagar block of Ratnagiri District. He was one of the consultants in drafting the Disaster Management Action Plan for the state of Maharashtra in 1997. As coordinator of youth programme in YUVA, he anchored the Anubhav Shiksha programme for Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa. He worked as the Director of Samathan, NGO working for state level budget analysis and policy advocacy.

As part of studies and profession, he intervened in various disaster situations at different levels, like Earthquakes in Latur and Gujarat, Floods in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, landslides and floods in Uttarakhand, Cyclone in Odisha, Malin landslide, Droughts and floods in Maharashtra and so on. He was a member of State Disaster Management Authority in 2015-16 and from 2018-23. While working on starvation in Maharashtra, his research on 'Implementation on food security schemes in Maharashtra' was widely recognized and he was appointed as Assistant Advisor, Maharashtra for the Supreme Court Commissioner on Food Security. As part of this responsibility, he conducted a study of shelter for homeless in Mahrashtra which was part of Supreme courts commissioner's documentation on the issue. He was involved in various initiatives for homelessness including research, public hearings, panel discussions, conferences, collaborations and documentary film. He is a member of State Level Monitoring Committee appointed by the Supreme Court of India to monitor functioning of Shetlers for Urban Homeless in Maharashtra.

Mahesh Kamble is a Co-PI in the M ward project of Maharashtra that focuses on improving the HDI ranking of the most vulnerable M ward of Mumbai. He was involved in detailed study of informal housing and impact of Covid-19 in M ward through Community Level Action Learning and Partenership (CLAP) project. He actively participates in all the project inititives including a study on landslides in Mumbai, Budget studies, Greening etc. He played a key role in running community kitchens during Covid-19 and lockdown whereby more than two lakh meals and supplementary nutrition for children was distributed for about three months.

Apart from regular work of teaching, research and guidance, he actively engages in field practices for disaster management, food security, Dalit issues, livelihood and governance and policy advocacy.

Research Interests:

Disaster Risk Reduction, Emergency response

Food Security: Implementation of Government schemes

Homelessness and shelters for urban Homeless, Urban issues and Urbanisation

Governance, Policy and Budget Analysis

Community Organization and advocacy

Caste discrimination and Social Exclusion

Reports

Impact of SGSY in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, DRDO, Kolhapur (2012)

Peoples' Perceptions on Social Impact Assesment of Jaitapur Madban Nuclear Power Plant (2013)

Malin Landslide: Interim Report on Primary Observations from the Survey (2014)

Report On Malin Landslide: Peoples' Expectations From Rehabilitation (2014)

Malin Landslide: Report on Assessment of Temporary Shelter (2014)

Marathi Article on School safety in Vayam (August 2018)

Marathi Article in Loksatta on Emergency relief (August 2021)

Mahapur 2021, Report of Floods in Konkan and Kolhapur. Purandare P and ors (2022)

Evictions of Homeless in Mumbai (2022)

Food to the Poor: A Study Of Implementation of The Food Related Schemes of the Government Of India
In Maharashtra, National Centre for Advocacy Studies, 2007

Implementation of TPDS and Antyodaya in Maharashtra. In N. Sardeshpande, A. Shukla and K. Scott (Eds.), Nutritional Crisis in Maharashtra, Pune: Support for Advocacy and Training to Health Initiative (SATHI-CEHAT), 2009.

Implementation of Mid Day Meal Scheme in Maharashtra. In N. Sardeshpande, A. Shukla and K. Scott (Eds.), Nutritional Crisis in Maharashtra, Pune: Support for Advocacy and Training to Health Initiative (SATHI-CEHAT), 2009.

Implementation of ICDS in Maharashtra. In N. Sardeshpande, A Shukla and K Scott (Eds.), Nutritional Crisis in Maharashtra, Pune: Support for Advocacy and Training to Health Initiative (SATHI-CEHAT), 2009.

Mental health after disasters, Marathi article in Yojana (August 2017)

Pandemic governance in Mumbai: Who is actually responsible for disaster management in the city? Dr Bhide A, Scroll, (2020)

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy -Composition and Distribution in Mumbai Slums:Implications for COVID-19 Prevention, Bhide A and ors (2020)

"Predictors of COVID-19, Vaccine Confidence: Findings from Slums of Four Major Metro Cities of India"
Vaccines' , Special Issue SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Compliance/Hesitancy, With Bhide A and ors, (2022).

Food security

Multi Stake Holders Partnership in Disaster Management

Shelter for Urban Homeless

Transforming M ward project of TISS

-Community Level Action Learning and Partenership

- Empower Library and Study Centre

- Greening project

- Landslides in Mumbai

- Budget studies etc

- Community kitchen and other initiatives during pandemic induced lockdown

Involvement in Emergency Reponse/ Recovery work

Latur Earthquake (1994)

Communal riots (1996)

Jabalpur earthquake (1998)

Andaman Nicobar Tsunami (2007)

Bihar floods (2008)

Andhra Karnatak Floods (2009)

Slum demolition, eviction and fire in Mumbai (2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022)

Uttarakhand flood and landslide (2013)

Odisha cyclone (2014)

Hailstorm in Mahrashtra (2014)Malin Landslide (2014)Malnutrition in Maharashtra (2016)Kolhapur floods (2019)Covid 19 and lockdown (2020)Konkan and Kolhapur floods (2021)

Droughts in Marathwada (2016, 2022)

Policy Institutions and Governance

Emergency Response and Management

Development Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction

Social Advocacy

Social Action and Livelihood

Caste (Foundation Course)

Fieldwork, internship/ practicum

Classes on Legislative advocacy, Budget analysis, Farm laws, National Food Security Act, Health policy, participatory approaches etc