Dr. Anand Akundy, currently Associate Professor and Area Chairperson, Health Studies Area, Centre for Human Development, ASCI, is a Doctorate in Social Anthropology and is a trained qualitative researcher.

He had earlier attended the Summer Institute of the Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI - U.S.A (sponsored by the National Endowment for Humanities).

Prior to joining ASCI, he was an Associate Professor at the Council for Social Development (An ICSSR Institution).

Dr. Akundy is currently leading a UNDP project assessing the impact of Resettlement and Rehabilitation of communities displaced and affected by large mining and irrigation projects in the state of Orissa.