Malini Bhattacharjee

Malini Bhattacharjee is a political scientist by training and has been associated with Azim Premji Foundation for over sixteen years. She currently serves as Associate Professor at the School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru campu.


Her first book, Disaster Relief and the RSS, examines the political implications of the humanitarian work of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, analysing the institution of seva (service) in disaster contexts.


Malini holds a PhD, MPhil, and MA in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.