<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[rameshbeniwal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover the world of Ramesh Beniwal.]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:43:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA["The Economics We Don't Study PART 2 : A Family's Long Walk Back to Its Own Land"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ramesh Beniwal | Field Researcher, Sambhaav Trust A Socio-Economic Narrative of Sumar Ram Ji's Khadin, Ekalpaar, Jaisalmer "पहले हम दूसरों के खेतों में मजदूरी करते थे। अब अपने खड़ीन में काम करते हैं।"  "Earlier, we worked as labourers on other people's fields. Today, we work on our own Khadin." There are conversations that remain confined to a notebook, and then there are conversations that quietly unsettle everything one has learnt in a classroom. My interaction with Sumar Ram Ji, a...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/the-economics-we-don-t-study-part-2-a-family-s-long-walk-back-to-its-own-land</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4a2388fa58f0a255d3e479</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:35:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_0b2ce77db1c641499e4260a54ed349dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Economics We Don't Study PART 1: Case Studies from Villages of Jaisalmer (Socio Economic Survey)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ramesh Beniwal | Field Researcher, Sambhaav Trust There is a moment, somewhere between your third cup of chai made from fresh sheep's milk and your fifth conversation about groundwater levels, when you stop being a researcher and start being a student. That moment came for me somewhere in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, in a small village called Ekalpaar, when a farmer named Gaji Ram looked at the sky after two days of continuous rainfall and smiled the way people smile when something they have...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/the-economics-we-don-t-study-case-studies-from-villages-of-jaisalmer-socio-economic-survey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a37ad3fbfacb36e3544688c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_966b39c06957477ab3335a14afa25953~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_648,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ageing in India: When Financial Dependence Shapes Healthcare Utilization - Research Presentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to participate in the Student Project Conclave 2026 at Azim Premji University, where I presented my research titled “How Financial Dependence Affects Healthcare Utilization Among Older Adults in India.” This study is based on evidence from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI)—one of the largest and most comprehensive datasets on older adults globally. Through this dataset, we attempt to understand how financial security, or the lack of it, shapes...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/ageing-in-india-when-financial-dependence-shapes-healthcare-utilization-research-presentation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cca1c27d31fe550c65ca91</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:41:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_c46c614d85fd4dc98ce1cad6e7627c9c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_864,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Bhopal to Azim Premji University Bangalore: How We Made History at Economi-Con 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[From 19–23 February 2026, we as a team travelled from Bhopal to Bangalore to participate in Economi-Con 2026 at Azim Premji University — and we returned not just with prizes, but with perspective, confidence, and history. This journey was truly a transformative experience. It was not only about competition, but about exposure — interacting with people from different regions, competing with diverse and talented teams, and understanding how wide and dynamic the academic space really is....]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/from-bhopal-to-azim-premji-university-bangalore-how-we-made-history-at-economi-con-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699efc79f5362f0f9434173e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_0990b80047854a08861e96b9255b4edd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_864,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Emotions Meet Economics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love is emotional. Markets are strategic. On 13th February 2026, we decided to look at Valentine’s Week not just as a celebration of emotions — but as an economic phenomenon. What we call love — deep emotional bonds, connection, shared memories — is priceless. It cannot be measured in monetary terms. But the moment love enters the marketplace through roses, chocolates, gifts, jewellery, hotel bookings, and curated experiences… it receives a price tag. And markets respond. From the end of...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/when-emotions-meet-economics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698f60c36e0eff1a485948f7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_9e0bbf8093534a79b3424420850cf51d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Data to Understanding: My Journey Through BINDS Chapter 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bridging Nature with Data Science Workshop Azim Premji University, Bhopal | January 29-31, 2026 Three days. That is all it took for something to shift in how I think about data, about learning, and about what makes us human in an age of artificial intelligence. I just completed BINDS Chapter 2 - Bridging Nature with Data Science - at Azim Premji University in Bhopal. And I want to tell you what happened, because it has changed how I see learning, problem-solving, and the relationship between...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/from-data-to-understanding-my-journey-through-binds-chapter-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698469e70659032ed49ac0cb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:42:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_6a80c0a2d89b4399b6920a791e34ea63~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Questioning the Foundations: A Moment from A Beautiful Mind”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I am going through a movie based on a true story named A Beautiful Mind. In this movie it shows the real struggles of the mathematician John Nash, who gives the concept of the "Nash equilibrium". A picture from "A Beautiful Mind" Now I am telling you why I am talking about that, because Nowadays most of us — even me — feel that whatever we are studying is applied in today’s world, and also that whatever someone said or wrote earlier was based on some circumstances. But after watching...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/questioning-the-foundations-a-moment-from-a-beautiful-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692c4bea745789e635ca7f73</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:54:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_603504e18dba4b41b061eed462756b7a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collecting and Presenting - Happiness Index - Azim Premji University, Bhopal]]></title><description><![CDATA[On November 7, we presented the Happiness Index of our university, and I was also a member of the team. For this study, we collected data from university students through a Google Form. We tried to capture several aspects such as the personal, social, and mental well-being of both students and faculty members of our university. Our key findings were quite interesting. For the presentation, we used stacked bar plots and aggregated the data using R Studio to create graphical representations. I...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/collecting-and-presenting-happiness-index-azim-premji-university-bhopal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6929aec1cb45ab7844de5213</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:19:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_5218a330576a4fd2961ecf9b5ca94f4e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presented Our Short Research on “Consumption Expenditure Pattern in India”]]></title><description><![CDATA[On November 12, 2025 , I presented our short survey and research project titled “Household Consumption Expenditure Pattern in India.”It was a great experience to share our findings and insights! It shows: Understanding How We Spend A short research and survey on India’s changing consumption expenditure pattern “I earn decent money, but by the end of the month after rent, school fees and groceries, there is barely anything left for savings.”— The middle-class reality in India  Introduction...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/presented-our-short-research-on-consumption-expenditure-pattern-in-india</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69156302327f3e673a95e143</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 04:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_6ab52fe3b09b47e9bc255e521d9ad6fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_780,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Built a Mini-Society in a Room. What Happened Next Will Surprise You.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine a world where every choice you make—to give, to take, to trust, to doubt—ripples out and changes the reality for everyone around...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/we-built-a-mini-society-in-a-room-what-happened-next-will-surprise-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cc1fdd586b49739ab5e84b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:27:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_f809a587ae774632b1d07985791688a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["New REAL developing perspectives emerge with meeting new faces to understand ourselves PRACTICALLY. "]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been working as a president in the econ club and I enjoy it immensely, I feel really good when I talk to someone, I get some new...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/new-real-developing-perspectives-emerge-with-meeting-new-faces-to-understand-ourselves-practically</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b5c164b4f7fa41b81b9d6e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_ba560809bf144a1bb3876ca11ca51113~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workshop on Contemporary Political Economy, jointly co-organized by Azim Premji University and King’s College London (4–5 July 2025)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently volunteered at a powerful workshop on Contemporary Political Economy, jointly organized by Azim Premji University and King’s...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/workshop-on-contemporary-political-economy-jointly-co-organized-by-azim-premji-university-and-king</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686dee554464a5ec8d0fc9aa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:28:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_f466aaacbe0c47b0904a65e455335204~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Memorable Introduction: Athlentik Club Shines at MA Education Session]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 13th June 2025, I had the chance to introduce Athlentik Club as the president of the club to the MA Education students, and the...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/a-memorable-introduction-athlentik-club-shines-at-ma-education-session</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684cdbcce9bc8e7af04cd212</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 02:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_0bbb0d8c6e004ab893d06c9fa01cb98b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Hesitation to Confidence: My Journey of Teaching R Language]]></title><description><![CDATA["The best way to learn is to teach." This quote truly became real for me during the end of 2024, when I took a step that unknowingly...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/from-hesitation-to-confidence-my-journey-of-teaching-r-language</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682eb2bb53176812d1af36d6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 05:37:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_81eb39a860f44595b7a36d8d7b996a01~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[International conference on social identities, institutions, and economic development in South Asia.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On January 17-18, 2025, Azim Premji University in Bhopal hosted an international conference on social identities, institutions, and...]]></description><link>https://rameshbeniwal014.wixsite.com/rameshbeniwal-1/post/international-conference-on-social-identities-institutions-and-economic-development-in-south-asia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f298c2b63baac9fc0391fe</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/14a4ee_512cc3f78188489dbcd26c3ff916b19c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ramesh Beniwal</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>