Dr. Prajwal Nagesh

Prajwal is a sociologist, trained in qualitative and geospatial research methods. He holds a PhD in Human Geography and Spatial Planning from Utrecht University, Netherlands. His doctoral research explores urban transport inequalities in the Global South through the lens of ageing.

Research Interests

• Emerging urban contours using innovative research methods, which involve a combination of ethnography, geography, and technology
• Urban transport
• Migration
• Caste-based inequalities
• Inter-caste marriages in cities

Publications

Journal articles

• Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., & Subaiya, L. (2025). Mobilities and leisure in later ages: The role of religious tourism in the lives of low-income older women in India. Journal of Aging Studies, 72, 101302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2024.101302
• Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., Ettema, D., & Subaiya, L. Transport policies and their everyday impact on mobilities of older adults in Bengaluru. Journal of Global Ageing. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1332/29767202Y2023D000000004
• Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., & Subaiya, L. Shrinking labour geographies: transport access for paid work in later age. Geoforum. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103878
• Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., Hyde, M., & Subaiya, L. (Im) mobile ageing: risks of exclusion in later life in liminal urban peripheries. Ageing & Society, 1-24. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X22001398
• George, S., Paranjpe, A., Nagesh, P., & Saalim, M. (2022). Barriers to treatment adherence for female Tuberculosis (TB) patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Qualitative evidence from front-line TB interventions in Bengaluru City, India. Indian Journal of Public Health, 66(1), 38. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_1146_21
• Prajwal, N. (2018). Cultural Differences and Negotiations in Inter-Caste Marriages: A Study in Bengaluru. Artha Journal of Social Sciences, 17(2), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.12724/ajss.45.1

Book Chapters

• Nagesh, P., Bailey, A., George, S., Subaiya, L. (2025). Is Namma Metro Age-Inclusive? Everyday Experiences of Transportation Inequalities for Older Adults. In: Bailey, A., Otsuki, K. (eds) Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7521-7_11
• George, S., Nagesh, P., Bailey, A. (2025). Joining the Conflicting Spheres: Travel in Balancing Work, Life, and Treatment for Female Tuberculosis Patients in Bengaluru City, India. In: Bailey, A., Otsuki, K. (eds) Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7521-7_10
• George, S., Nagesh, P. (2024). Understanding Health Inequality. In: Jodhka, S.S., Rehbein, B. (eds) Global Handbook of Inequality. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32152-8_50
• George, S., Paranjpe, A., & Nagesh, P. (2022). How Do Pandemics Affect Frontline Health Interventions? Insights from the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme in Bengaluru, India. In Caste, COVID-19, and Inequalities of Care (pp. 215-232). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6917-0_11
• Bhat, L. D., Nayar, K. R., George, S., Rao, A. P., Lordson, J., Devi, N. A., … & Prajwal, N. (2022). Livelihood, Employment and Health of Migrant Workers in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic. In India Migration Report 2021 (pp. 223-245). Routledge India.
• Nagesh, P., A. Bailey, S. George and L. Subaiya (2021) Ageist transport infrastructures: rethinking public transport amidst COVID-19 lockdowns in India in Doucet, B, Filion, P and van Melik, R (eds) Global Reflections on COVID-19 and Urban Inequalities: Volume 1: Community and Society. Bristol: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.46692/9781529218893.008

Book reviews

• Nagesh, P. (2024, November 15). Corruption plots: Stories, ethics, and publics of the late capitalist city by Malini Ranganathan, David L. Pike, and Sapana Doshi (2023) [Review]. Doing Sociology.