Blogs

I write regularly on topics related to agricultural policy, research methods, science communication, and personal reflections on academia and books. My blogs appear in platforms such as Agricultural Extension in South Asia (AESA), Down to Earth, AGRINEWS, and my personal blog at adityarao.wordpress.com.

Featured Blogs (2025–2016)

• 2026
  • Aditya K.S. (2026, June 27). Me, My Sanity and AI: Some Gibberish Read online
  • Aditya K.S. (2026, January 5). Deep Dives: My 2025 Musts – Books and Documentaries Read online
• 2025
  • Aditya K.S., Subash S.P. & Bhuvana N. (2025, December 24). Critical thinking in the age of content creators, artificial intelligence and natural stupidity Read online
  • Aditya K.S. (2025, April 26). Book Review: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff... and It’s All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson Read online
• 2024
  • Aditya K.S. & Bhuvana N. (2024). Artificial Intelligence in Academia? Don't say Bah! Don't be fooled by the hype, AI is here to stay. AESA. Read online
  • Aditya, K. S. (2024, February 24). We have a podcast, but it is not what you think! (A(I)yyo!). adityarao.wordpress.com
  • Aditya, K. S. (2024, January 7). Favorite podcasts. adityarao.wordpress.com
  • Aditya, K. S. (2024, January 1). My 2024 wrap-up: Books. adityarao.wordpress.com
  • Aditya, K. S. (2024, January 1). Cherished reads from 2023. adityarao.wordpress.com
• 2023
  • Aditya, K. S. (2023, December 17). The pseudo-productivity culture. adityarao.wordpress.com
  • Aditya, K. S. (2023, November 19). Cabbegization of econometrics: some reflections on the future of economics research. adityarao.wordpress.com
  • Aditya, K. S. (2023, October 1). Book review – Doing Economics: What You Should Have Learned in Grad School―But Didn't. adityarao.wordpress.com
  • Aditya, K. S. (2023, September 17). The never-ending saga of submitting and resubmitting a research paper. adityarao.wordpress.com
  • Aditya, K. S. (2023, August 13). There is a song for every mood: A PhD (PhD: Permanent head Damage ) Version. adityarao.wordpress.com
  • Aditya, K. S. (2023, June 18). Book Review – No Spin: My Autobiography by Shane Warne. adityarao.wordpress.com
• 2022
  • Bhuvana N. & Aditya K. S. (2022). Systems thinking and sustainable transformation of agriculture. AESA. Read online
• 2021
  • Renjini V.R., Aditya K.S., & G.K. Jha (2021). Strategies to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oils. IVPA Souvenir.
  • Aditya K.S. & Bhuvana N. (2021). The Art and Science of Communicating Science to Common People. AESA. Read online
  • Girish K. Jha, Renjini V. R., & Aditya K. S. (2021). How India can be 'atmanirbhar' for edible oil production. Down to Earth, Feb 19. Read online
  • Aditya K.S. & Girish K. Jha. (2021). Improving effectiveness of agri credit to catalyse growth in agri sector. AGRINEWS. Read online
  • Aditya K.S. & Girish K. Jha. (2021). Agricultural Credit for post pandemic economic recovery in India. AGRINEWS. Read online
• 2020
  • Aditya K.S., Girish K Jha, & Praveen K.V. (2020). Soaring Pulses: Is the Spike in Retail Price of Moong in 2020 a Cause for Concern? The Wire, November 20. Read online
  • Aditya K.S., Subash S.P., & Bhuvana N. (2020). Getting smart with Surveys: Using Computers, Tablets or Smart Phones for Household Surveys. AESA. Read online
  • Aditya K.S., Bhuvana N., & Subash S.P. (2020). From Utopia to Dystopia; Social Media as the future of agricultural Extension. AESA. Read online
• 2019
  • Aditya K.S. & Subash S.P. (2019). What, Why, and How to do Impact Assessment. AESA. Read online
  • Muthuprasad, Niranjan & Aditya K.S. (2019). Rethinking Policy from a Behavioural Angle: A Case of Nudge. AESA. Read online
  • Akriti Sharma, Aditya K S, & Ankur Ojha (2019). Who is going to fund your agricultural start up? Krishi Jagaran, July 11. Read online
• 2018