Overview
The Centre for Development Research, Sustainability and Technical Advancement (C-DRAṢṬᾹ) is a non-profit and autonomous institution dedicated to actionable development policy research, training and awareness generation, with a multidisciplinary approach. It aims to understand and advance knowledge about the systems and processes spanning Society, Economy and Environment (SEE), by harnessing the power of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The Centre is funded by grants from individuals and other institutional sources.
Mission
Observe, Reason, Empower (ORE) are the primary focus of C-DRAṢṬᾹ. For socio-economic development research to be effective researchers must Observe based on empirical evidence, use Reason to explain how their observations explain reality, and Empower policy makers and study subjects by disseminating study results widely, C-DRAṢṬᾹ aims to accomplish its mission by:
- Undertaking research and training to provide intellectual inputs and create capability for informed policy-making
- Providing a platform for deliberation and dissemination of research findings and exchange of ideas between government and non-governmental actors.
- Using findings from rigorous evaluation to empower study subjects with an understanding of how to achieve their potential
Research
In order to understand how the society, economy and environment (SEE) intersect and interact, the underlying research themes at C-DRAṢṬᾹ span variety of issues and development dilemmas from three domains and as well as about the overlap. Accordingly, social responsibility, economic viability and environmental sustainability, analyzed across expanding Read More…
Focus Group
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History
C-DRAṢṬᾹ (to be read as ‘C-DRASTA’) was founded in 2015 by a group of individuals from different vocations but a common commitment to research and training for sustainable economic growth and inclusive development of society. These individuals came together to form the Board of Trustees of C-DRAṢṬᾹ, and entrusted the President with the responsibility of carrying C-DRAṢṬᾹ’s work forward. ‘DRAṢṬᾹ’, which means “observer” in Sanskrit, conveyed the Trustees’ belief that the primary role of a researcher is to reason, report and disseminate based on unbiased observation.
Training & Awareness Campaign
Training at C-DRAṢṬᾹ, which is realized through Competency Enhancing Workshops (CEWs), is linked with the various stages of the research process. CEWs consist of modules that are stand-alone or collated based on a theme which may be a particular research stage or research approach. Major thrust area of the CEWs is research methodology for the design and implementation of evaluation studies and its applications to Green and Inclusive development.
Other than empowerment through training for technical advancement, C-DRAṢṬᾹ is engaged in empowering through dissemination by organizing Green Awareness Workshop (GAW) and Campaigns on themes related to ‘Green Living and Livelihood’. It involves online and face to face interactive workshops involving green talks, green quiz, green games and crossword puzzles, green connects and other interactive platforms for stakeholders across different age-groups and vocations. GAW is expected to garner public participation for successful implementation of green solutions to the for our daily living and livelihood needs.
CEWs enable participants to provide effective end-to-end solutions to various development problems while GAW is designed to help in actualization of research outcomes.
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- Research Assistant
- Student Internship
- Student Research Grants
- Young Researcher’s Column
- Field Surveys
- Survey for Quantitative Studies
- Survey for Qualitative Studies
- Personal & Telephonic Interview
- Web Based Survey
- Focus Group Discussion
- Depth Interview
- Observation Studies
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Competency Enhancing Workshop
- Evaluation Studies
- Thrust Area Programme
- Perception Studies
- Exploratory Studies
- Multivariate Analysis
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Gopal Bhawan, 42, Vidyasagar Street, Kolkata-700009 - Registered Office:
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