Biography

Dr. Shilpi Sikha Das is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Public Health (IPH),
Bengaluru, at the Centre for Training, Research, and Innovation in Tribal Health
(CTRITH). She defended her PhD at Jawaharlal Nehru University's
Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health (CSMCH) on the subject of "Traditional H
ealings Among the Tai Ahoms of Assam: Changing Dynamics and its Interaction with the
Public Health System” in 2024 and also completed her MPhil from the same centre in 2018. ​She is trained in social work with specialization in Public Health.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Who speaks for the margins? Indigenous communities, tobacco, and policy representation in India: A qualitative analysis of parliamentary questions from India (1952-2022)

Public health research and advocacy efforts need to acknowledge the complex and multiple intertwining links between tobacco (industry) and indigenous communities. There is a need to sensitize policymakers on the health and environmental impacts of tobacco. It is important to break the chains of selective attention for ​more inclusive and justice driven policies.

Source: Conference 2024