Books By Murli Desai - Author

Murli Desai holds a master’s degree in social work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India and a doctoral degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis, USA. She worked as a Professor at TISS for the major part of her career where she headed the Unit for Family Studies and then Social Work Education and Practice Cell. Subsequently, she also worked at the Departments of Social Work at the National University of Singapore, and the Seoul National University. Nilima Mehta obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from the College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan, and a doctoral degree in Sociology from the SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, India. As a child protection expert, she has been associated with several civil society organisations and the government for policy development, and has been a Visiting Professor at schools of social work. She was the first Chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee, Mumbai.