Our primary area of work is to understand some of the issues which are being faced by the rural population of India by conducting appropriate surveys. In 2019, some of our members gathered data from sites across India in Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana while the remaining members of the team worked to analyse and present results. The topical emphasis of these studies ranged from the causes and impact of farmer suicides to the status of women in different spheres of life, an examination of vulnerability to climate change and an exploration of the Rythu Bandhu scheme. This Programme also aims to build capacity for such research to be conducted at the undergraduate level by organising workshops to develop the necessary qualitative and quantitative skills; and also by inviting speakers to deliver lectures on agrarian themes.