XXX IIPS National Seminar

on
Demographic and Health Transition: Challenges and Opportunities
Date: December 17-19, 2025
Venue: Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)

IIPS National Seminar 2025: Scientific Programme

Day 1: December 17, 2025

08.30 -10.00 a.m: Registration (In front of Sabari Hall)

Inauguration
Venue: Sabari Hall
Date & Time Name of the Speaker Topic
Prof. R. Nagarajan About the Seminar
17-12-2025 Prof. D.A. Nagdeve Welcome address
10.00 – 11.00 Secretary, MoHFW, Inaugural Speech
a.m. Govt. of India
Dr. Srinivas Goli Vote of Thanks

11.00 – 11.30 a.m. High Tea

Plenary Session - 1
Demographic and Health Transition: Challenges and Opportunities
Venue: Sabari Hall
Chair: Prof. Shireen Jejeebhoy Rapporteur: Vandita Ranjan
Date & Time Name of the Speaker Topic
Prof. P.M. Kulkarni
Former Professor ,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Demographic Shifts and Population Structures
New Delhi
17-12-2025 Prof. Mala Ramanathan
11.30a.m. - Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Epidemiological Transition and Disease Burden
01.00 p.m. Medical Sciences & Technology,
Thiruvanathapuram
Dr. K.G. Santhya
Gender, Reproductive Health and Demographic
Independent Researcher
Transition
01.00 – 02.00 p.m.: Lunch

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 12.30 - 02.00 p.m.: Poster Session – 1: Demographic Transition
Venue: Corridor, First Floor

Serial No Authors Title

P1.1 A Study of Association between Grandchild Care and
Anukul Barman
Depression among Elderly Individuals in India
P1.2 Survival Analysis of Infant Mortality and Its Associated
Shahbaz Ali Determinants in India: A Study Based on National
Representative Sample
P1.3 Financial Freedom among Indian Married Women- A
Sefali Verma
State-Level Analysis
P1.4 Life Satisfaction Among the Elderly in Old Age Homes
Anil Kumar Pal and Family Settings in Uttar Pradesh: A Socio-Economic
and Regression-Based Analysis
P1.5 Baseline report on Knowledge & Attitude and Practices
(KAP) among School students on the specific Thematic
Rajesh J. Nair
areas of the School Health &Wellness Programme in
Kerala
P1.6 Psychological Well-Being in Older Persons in India: The
Vandita Ranjan
Role of Family
P1.7 From Policy to Practice: Assessing the WHO Global
Shruti Bhardwaj & Bino
Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of
Paul
Health Personnel through the Lens of India’s Nursing
Workforce
P1.8 Residential Conditions and Life Satisfaction Among
Sumit Narayan Dwivedi Elderly Urban Dwellers in India: Insights from the LASI
Survey (2017-18)
P1.9 Preetha V Mohan &
Family Structural changes in low fertility states in India
Rajesh J Nair
P1.10 Socio-Demographic and Geographic Determinants of
Anupama Chandran &
Risk Perception Among Coastal Communities of
Archana Kujur
Ernakulam District in Kerala & India
P1.11 Understanding Successful Ageing in the Indian Context:
Sarika Rai & Jitender
A Critical Review towards a Multidimensional and
Prasad
Culturally Grounded Framework
P1.12 Pankaj Kamal Shankar Social Protection and Elderly Care: A Conceptual Review
Kumbhar of Execution Gaps of Policies & Programmes.
P1.13 A Case Study of Educational Aspirations of Scheduled
Shivani Chauhan Tribe Students of Eklavya Model Residential School
Kalsi & Uttarakhand
P1.14 A Case Study of Educational Aspirations of Scheduled
Shivani Chauhan Tribe Students at Eklavya Model Residential School
Kalsi & Uttarakhand
P1.15 Marriage Forms and Dowry Scenario in Northern Indian
Shivangi Gupta
States: Evidence from IHDS & 2011-12
P1.16 China’s Demographic Realities and Economic
Rakesh Arya
Slowdown: Opportunities and Challenges for India
P1.17 Sovan Majumder & R. Emergence of Low and Lowest Fertility and Fertility
Nagarajan Preferences of India

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P1.18 Gender Gap in Life Expectancy in Kerala: A
Abdul Fathah & TR Dilip
Disaggregated Analysis by Rural and Urban Regions
P1.19 Development of an Indicator to Measure Fertility Control
Hricha Rai & Brijesh P.
using the Power Function Distribution: Validation and
Singh
Testing of Temporal and Spatial Pattern in India
P1.20 Exploring State Disparities in Consanguineous Marriage
Saravanan. R
and Its Determinants in Southern India
P1.21 Examining Sex Preferences and Its Impact on
Anubhav Verma & Harihar
Contraceptive Use among Tribal Women in India:
Sahoo
Evidences from NFHS-5
P1.22 [Link] & B. Governance Strategies and Policy Innovations for Health
Rameshwaramma Transitions in Growing Populations
P1.23 Vikesh Kumar & Soumen Men on the Move & Sons in Demand: Examining the
Barik Link Between Male Migration and Son Preference
P1.24 The Philanthropic Ecosystem of the Keralite Diaspora: A
Afsal K & Reshmi R. S.
Study of Collection & Distribution & and Networks

Technical Session – 1.1

Reproductive Health in India Study
Venue: Sabari Hall
Chair: Shri Pawan Kumar Discussant: V.S. Chandra Shekhar
Rapporteur: Pratyashee Ojha
Date & Time Authors Topic
Filling evidence gaps to improve sexual and reproductive
Susheela Singh
health and rights in India
Chander Shekhar Design of the RHIS study
Rajib Acharya Incidence of abortion methodology
17-12-2025
India’s Abortion Landscape: Evidence for
2.00 – 3.30 p.m. Sushanta Kumar
Comprehensive and Postabortion Care in a Changing
Banerjee
Context
Harihar Sahoo & Ann
Infertility & Adolescent SRH Service Provision in India
Moore
Technical Session – 1.2
Health Systems and Policy Responses
Venue: Flavors on One
Chair: P. Mohanachandran Nair Discussant: Preeti Dhillon
Rapporteur: Tribeni Sonowal
Date & Time Authors Topic
Shivani Yadav & Measuring Physician Bias: Institutional Discrimination
Krishna Ram and Health Inequities in India
Sonam Priya, Shreya Scaling mHealth for Maternal and Child Health: Lessons
Biswas & Rishi Kumar from Kilkari in India
17-12-2025
Neha Choudhary & Spatial Inequalities in Health Deprivation Across India:
2.00 – 3.30 p.m.
Manoj Kumar A Composite Index Approach
Exploring the Impact of Digital Health Innovations on
Shierie Fatma, Amrin
Work Conditions and Well-Being of Frontline Health
Fatma & Rumaan Alam
Workers

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 Technical Session – 1.3
Youth and Employment
Venue: Atrium 2
Chair: P.S. Nair Discussant: Sunil Sarode
Rapporteur: Chandan Kumar
Date & Time Authors Topic
Valatheeswaran Do migrant sons ease the burden? Labour supply
Chinnakkannu response of left behind older adults in India
Arvind Bansode,
17-12-2025 Understanding the Barriers to Youth Participation in
Sandip Vairi & Uma
2.00 – 3.30 p.m. Vocational Skill Training Programs
Sundararaman
Labour Market Inequalities in the Context of
Merlin Premala J
Demographic Transition

03.30 – 03.45 p.m. Tea Break

Technical Session – 2.1

Demographic Shifts and Population Structure
Venue: Sabari Hall
Chair: P.M. Kulkarni Discussant: Rajib Acharya
Rapporteur: Sonam Priya
Date & Time Authors Topic
Contraceptive Use Before First Birth Among Young
AJ Francis Zavier
Women and the Role of Frontline Health Workers in India
Short Birth Intervals in Malawi and its associated factors:
Martin E Palamuleni Evidence from 2015-16 Malawi Demographic and Health
Survey
17-12-2025
Pratima Barman & Multilevel Analysis of Early Marriage and Its Determinants
3.45-5.15p.m.
Harihar Sahoo Among Young Women in A High Prevalence State of India
Shivangi Gupta,
Sadanand Karun & Spatial Analysis of Marriage to First Birth Interval among
Manas Ranjan Pradhan Women aged 15-49 in India
Udaya S. Mishra Unmet Need: Whose need, What is unmet?
Technical Session – 2.2
Menstrual Hygiene Practices
Venue: Flavors on One
Chair: K.G. Santhya Discussant: Ann Moore
Rapporteur: Neha Choudhary
Date & Time Authors Topic
Paramita Majumdar,
Shireen J Jejeebhoy, Beyond Hygiene Practices: Assessing Menstrual Health
Aparajita among Girls and Young Women in Metropolitan Slum
Chattopadhyay & Settings of Mumbai
Gursimran Singh Rana
17-12-2025
Menstrual hygiene management and women's health in
3.45-5.15p.m. Rakhi Bharati
India: Study using NFHS-5
Knot Too Early: The Causal Impact of Women’s Age at
Sagnik Kumar Gupta
Marriage on Hygienic Period Products Use
Praveen Chokhandre, Beyond public health: Sanitary napkin disposal practices

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 Basavaraj I. among adolescent girls of India
Pundappanavar, Jyoti
S. Hallad & Shrikanta
R. Vatavati
Technical Session – 2.3
Migration, Urbanization and Regional Inequalities
Venue: Atrium 2
Chair: D.P. Singh Discussant: K.C. Das
Rapporteur: Shierie Fatma
Date & Time Authors Topic
Migration & Urbanization & and Social Transformation
Sanjay Salunke &
in India: Interlinkages between Economic Growth &
Rahul Mahamuni
Family Dynamics & and Urban Development
Staying in Place: Immobility & Climate Change and
Archana Kujur &
Adivasis in the Coal Mining Regions of Jharkhand &
Nikas Kindo
17-12-2025 India
3.45-5.15p.m. Dreams Beyond Borders: A Field Study of International
Rashmi
Migration from Punjab
Assessing the access to health care among female
Sandhya Kumar &
migrants: A qualitative study among migrant women in
Reshmi RS
Mumbai
07.30 – 09.00 p.m. IIPS Director’s Special Dinner

*********End of the First Day Programmes*********

Day 2: December 18, 2025

Plenary Session - 2
Demographic and Health Transition: Challenges and Opportunities
Venue: Sabari Hall
Chairperson: Susheela Singh
Rapporteur: Pratima Barman
Date & Time Name of the Speaker Topic
Prof. Jandhyala BG Tilak
Former Professor & Vice-
Chancellor,
National University of Education, Human Capital, and Social
Educational Planning and Development
Administration (NUEPA); ICSSR
National Fellow.
18-12-025
Dr. Rajeev Sadanandan
9.30 -11.00 a.m.
Former Health Secretary, Social Protection and Elderly Care
Govt. of Kerala
Prof. R.B. Bhagat
Former Director & Senior
Professor Demographic Transition and Urbanization
International Institute for
Population Sciences, Mumbai

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 Prof. Deepak Raut
Former Director, NIPHTR,
Mumbai
Health Systems and Policy Responses
MGM Medical College,
Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400703

11.00 – 11.15a.m.: Tea Break

Technical Session – 3.1

Social Protection and Elderly Care
Venue: Sabari Hall
Chair: T.V. Sekher Discussant: Archana Kujur
Rapporteur: Gajendra Gupta
Date & Time Authors Topic
Mala Ramanathan,
Rashmi Rashmi, TV
Sekher, TR Dilip, Jissa
Role of social Infrastructure and social welfare programs
VT & Tijo George,
on social activities of those aged 45 and above
Aparna Sasi, Shalini
Stenson & Rakhal
18-12-2025 Gaitonde
11.15am- Dipti Govil & Manish Spousal well-being among older adults in India: A dyadic
12.45p.m. Lekhwani perspective
Dhananjay W Bansod Loneliness and quality of life among older adults aged 60
& Raghunath Mandi years and above in India: An evidence-based study
Life After Loss: Aging, Widowhood and Time Allocation
Sila Mishra
in India
Tessy Rose Samson & Assessing Age-Friendliness across India and its association
Zareena Begum Irfan with Older Adults Well-being
Technical Session – 3.2
Child Nutrition
Venue: Flavors on One
Chair: Chander Shekhar Discussant: Martin E Palamuleni
Rapporteur: Paramita Majumdar
Date & Time Authors Topic
Manoranjan Understanding Child Anemia of India: Evidences from
Mohapatra National Family Health Surveys
D.P. Singh, Laxmi
Caste-wise Differentials in Child Malnutrition in India:
18-12-2025 Kant Dwivedi &
Evidence from NFHS-3 and NFHS-4
11.15am- Somnath Jena
12.45p.m. Binod Bihari Jena & Status of Child Undernutrition in Koraput Region of
Niranjan Rout Odisha
Understanding Household Structure and Child Nutritional
Nutan Kumari Status in India: Evidences from National Family Health
Survey-5
Technical Session – 3.3
Gender Issues
Venue: Atrium 2

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Chair: Aparajita Chattopadhyay Discussant: Sajini Nair
Rapporteur: Sriram Gopal
Date & Time Authors Topic
Neha Jain & Srinivas Unlocking India’s Gender Dividend: The Economic Gains
Goli of Gender Equity in India
KG Santhya, Association between school and classroom climate and
Nicole A Haberland & learning outcomes and agency among adolescent girls:
18-12-2025
AJ Francis Zavier Findings from a longitudinal study in India
11.15am-
Exploring Mediating and Moderating Gender Pathways
12.45p.m. Anjna Kumari
Between Chronic Lung and Heart Disease in India
Understanding Intimate Partner Violence as a Determinant
Priyanka Kumari of Childhood Immunization Gaps in India: Maternal and
Child Perspectives
12.45 – 02.00 p.m.: Lunch

12.30 - 02.00 p.m.: Poster Session – 2: Health and Health Care Utilization
Venue: Corridor, First Floor
Serial No Authors Title
P2.1 Ranjan Singha, Paramita Anthropometric Failure among Children Aged 6-23
Majumdar & Dhananjay W. Months in India: A Study on Gender Differentials and
Bansod Dietary Diversity across Geographical Regions
P2.2 Assessing the Burden of Hypertension and Diabetes
Nutan Kumari & Jyoti S.
among Menopausal Women: Evidence from the National
Hallad
Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) in India
P2.3 Association between hysterectomy and diabetes among
Poulami Sarkar
the post menopausal women of India
P2.4 Paramita Majumdar,
Menstrual Care and Support: Role of Knowledge &
Shireen J Jejeebhoy,
Attitudes and Agency of Unmarried Adolescent Boys and
Aparajita Chattopadhyay &
Young Men in Slum Settings & Mumbai & India
Debashree Sinha
P2.5 Arun Kumar V S & Anjana Prevalence and Predictors of Cardiovascular diseases
A among Older Adults in Kerala
P2.6 Tijo George, Rashmi
Rashmi, TR Dilip, TV
Sekher, Mala Ramanathan, Impact of WASH and other common infrastructure and
Jissa VT, Aparna Sasi, health infrastructure on community engagem
Shalini Stenson & Rakhal
Gaitonde
P2.7 Ashapurna Goswami,
Synthesizing Evidence: A Meta-Analytic Assessment of
Sarang Pradipkumar
National Micronutrient Deficiencies among Children in
Pedgaonkar & Ashish
India
Dwivedi
P2.8 Inequalities in Health Care Utilization among Elderly
Neetumol S.S. & Anil
with Poor Self-Rated Health: A comparison study
Chandran S.
between Kerala and Tamil Nadu
P2.9 Subrat Panda & Sameer Mistreatment and Mental Health Challenges Among
Kumar Jena Older Women in India
P2.10 Does Caring More Bring Greater Fulfilment? Examining
Anukul Barman
the Intensity of Grandchild Care and Life Satisfaction

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Serial No Authors Title
Among Indian Older Adults
P2.11 Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on C-section among
Rushikesh Premdas Khadse
infected Indian women: evidence from qualitative
& Dhananjay W. Bansod
analysis
P2.12 Socioeconomic Determinants of Social Support among
Anil Kumar Pal Elderly Populations: A Comparative Analysis of Old Age
Homes and Family Settings in Uttar Pradesh & India
P2.13 Wealth and Education Inequalities in Elderly Health: A
Saurabh Singh
Study on Multi-morbidity in India
P2.14 Decomposing Inequalities in Child Undernutrition
Niranjan Rout & Binod
between Aspirational and Non-Aspirational Districts in
Bihari Jena
India: Evidence from NFHS-5
P2.15 M.S. Ramesh & A.K. Factors influencing healthy ageing among older Indians:
Ravisankar findings from a national survey
P2.16 Ankita Roy, Suraj Maiti, Temporal changes in socio-economic inequality in
Rajeev Ranjan Singh & distress financing for caesarean deliveries in India &
Sanjay K Mohanty 2015-21
P2.17 Association between Health Expenditure and Health
Prasadya V S & R Nagarajan
Outcome in India: A Macro Level Analysis
P2.18 Educational Gradient and Cognitive Health in India:
Sadanand Karun Insights from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
(LASI) & 2017-18
P2.19 Gender and Age Differentials in Water borne disease
Rishabh Kumar &
among adults in India: Evidence from Longitudinal
Pratyashee Ojah
Ageing Study of India (LASI)
P2.20 Age at Childbearing Initiation: A Double-Edged Sword
Raza Mohammad &
for Child Anthropometric Deficits in South and Southeast
Dhananjay W. Bansod
Asia
P2.21 Modeling Suicide Mortality in Kerala (2018-2022): A
Abdul Fathah & TR Dilip Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Temporal &
Demographic and Spatial Determinants

Plenary Session - 3
Demographic and Health Transition of Kerala: Challenges and Opportunities
Venue: Sabari Hall
Chairperson: Prof. D. Radha Devi
Rapporteur: Sourav Mondal
Date & Time Name of the Speaker Topic
Prof. P.S. Nair
Former Professor and Head
Department of Demography &
Director, Population Research Demographic transition in Kerala
18-12-2025 Centre
2.00 -03.30 p.m. University of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. Jaideep C. Menon
Professor Population health in Kerala
Department of Emergency

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 Medicine
School of Medicine
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,
Kochi
Prof. Irudaya Rajan
Director, International Institute of
Demographic transition and population ageing in
Migration and Development
Kerala
Studies; Former Professor, Centre
for Development Studies,
Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. Benoy Peter
Centre for Migration and Demographic transition and Migration in Kerala
Inclusive Development,
Perumbavoor, Ernakulam (Dt.)
03.30 – 03.45a.m.: Tea Break
Technical Session – 4.1
Health Systems
Venue: Sabari Hall
Chair: Mala Ramanathan Discussant: Ajay Kumar Singh
Rapporteur: Sagnik Gupta
Date & Time Authors Topic
Determinants of Minimum Dietary Diversity among EAG and
Gajendra Gupta
Non-EAG States
Sriram Gopal & P. Tamil Nadu's Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam Scheme for NCD
Sakthivel Care in Eriyur Block of Dharmapuri District.
Cultivating Civic Sense and Empathy through Literature: A
18-12-2025 Saheena M
Pathway to Public Health and Sanitation in India
3.45 – 5.15p.m.
Pratyashee Ojah
Perceived infertility stigma among women undergoing
& Manas Ranjan
medically assisted reproduction in the northeast India
Pradhan
Vishal & Aswini Health Systems and Household Burden: Composition of
Kumar Nanda Elderly OOP Expenditure in Haryana
Technical Session – 4.2
Demographic Methods and Models
Venue: Flavors on One
Chair: U.S. Mishra Discussant: Suryakant Yadav
Rapporteur: Anukul Barman
Date & Time Authors Topic
The Evolution of Population Projection Models: Demographic
Preeti Dhilon models, Uncertainty Modelling, and Machine Learning
Innovations
A Machine Learning Framework for Fertility Determinants
Rakesh Kumar
with Integrated Feature Selection and Data Imputation
18-12-2025 Saroj
Techniques
3.45 – 5.15p.m.
Martin E Indirect Estimation of Fertility using Rele method: An
Palamuleni Application to South Africa/Provinces/municipalities
Chandan Kumar,
Assessing Completeness of Death Registration in India: A
Suryakant Yadav,
Gender Lens
Solveig Argeseanu

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 Cunningham &
Aashish Gupta
Technical Session – 4.3
Development, Migration, and Gender
Venue: Atrium 2
Chair: R.B. Bhagat Discussant: Benoy Peter
Rapporteur: Shabbaz Ali
Date & Time Authors Topic
How Migration Shapes Fertility Patterns, Contraceptive
K.C. Das
Behavior, and Child Composition
18-12-2025 Archana K Roy Left-Behind Women: Policy Gaps, Concerns, and Future
3.45 – 5.15p.m. Directions
Sunil T. Sarode,
Archana K. Roy, Employment Issues of Inter-district Migrants of Maharashtra
Suresh Jungari & in Mumbai
Kunal Keshri
Impact of migration on the socio-economic mobility of
Suresh Jungari
migrants in Mumbai
Migration Drivers and Process for Maharashtra's Inter-District
Kunal Keshri
Migrants

07.30 – 09.00 p.m. Dinner

*********End of the Second Day Programmes*********

Day 3: December 19, 2025

Technical Session – 5.1
Health Care Utilization
Venue: Sabari Hall
Chair: Sanjay Salunke Discussant: Preeti
Rapporteur: Sefali Verma
Date & Time Authors Topic
Sourav Mondal & Manas Family Structure and Maternal Healthcare Utilization in
Ranjan Pradhan West Bengal: A 30-Year Mixed-method Perspective
Trend and Patterns of Medical Care and Hospitalization
Shatrughan Prasad
Prior to Death among Tribes in India
19-12-2025 Aparajita
9.30 – 11.00a.m. Chattopadhyay, Lobsang
Is water linked to anaemia? Some reflections
Bhutia, Arup Jana, Unnati
R Saha & Sourav Biswas
Rashmi Rashmi &
Quantifying Disease Risk on Disability Onset in India
Sanjay K. Mohanty
Technical Session – 5.2
Epidemiological Transition and Disease Burden
Venue: Flavors on One
Chair: Anil Chandran Discussant: Rakesh Kumar Saroj
Rapporteur: Ranjan Singha
Date & Time Authors Topic

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 Ajay Kumar, Suryakant
Yadav, Solveig A. Where there is one & there is multimorbidity
Cunningham, Dongmei contributing to the high risk of heart diseases in low
Zuo & Arokiasamy socioeconomic spectrum of India
Perianayagam
Trends in Dengue Incidence & Mortality & and
19-12-2025
Saurabh Singh Disability-Adjusted Life Years in South Asia: Evidence
9.30 – 11.00a.m.
from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Suryakant Yadav,
Chandan Kumar, Pravat Life Expectancy during Pandemic period in India
Bhandari & Dilip TR
Nihali Bhoir & Priyanka Determinants of Morbidity and Multi-morbidity among
Dixit Indian Population: Large Scale databased Evidence
Technical Session – 5.3
Population Ageing
Venue: Atrium 2
Chair: Irudaya Rajan Discussant: Valatheeswaran Chinnakkannu
Rapporteur: Poulami Sarkar
Date & Time Authors Topic
Ageing, Mental Health, and Healthcare Expenditure in
Ajay K Singh
Kerala: A Review of Current Trends and Implications
Perceived everyday discrimination of elderly: New
T.V. Sekher
evidences in India
N. Audinarayana & Determinants of Seeking Economic Support /
19-12-2025
Nirmala Saravanan Assistance among Elderly Widows in Puducherry
9.30 – 11.00a.m. Narayanasamy District
Linking Elder Mistreatment to Depression: Mediating
Hemant Singh Gurjar
Roles of Sleep, Health and Functional Limitations
Tribeni Sonowal & Migration and Well-Being in India's Aging Population:
Manish Lekhwani A Perspective from LASI

11.00 – 11.15 p.m.: Tea Break

Valedictory
Venue: Sabari Hall
Date & Time Speaker/Moderator Topic
Harihar Sahoo Summary of Rapporteur Report
D.A. Nagdeve Announcement of Best Poster Award
19-12-2025
Health Secretary, Valedictory address
11.15a.m. –
Govt. of Kerala
12.45p.m.
Suryakant Yadav Reflections from the floor
Manas R. Pradhan Vote of Thanks

12.45 –02.00 p.m.: Lunch

*********End of the Third Day Programmes*********

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