Dr Kingshuk Sarkar is an Associate Professor and Area Chair, General Management & Economics at the Goa Institute of Management, Goa. Dr Kingshuk Sarkar had worked for Govt. of West Bengal as a Labour Administrator for over two decades. He has done a PhD in Economics from the Centre for Economic Studies & Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Earlier he completed a Master’s in Economics from Kolkata University and MPhil in Economics from Jadavpur University. His areas of interest are plantation economics, labour economics, industrial relations, law and economics, labour administration, informal sector labour etc.

He has worked as a Fellow at the V V Giri National Labour Institute, Noida for three years on deputation. Worked as Assistant Professor in the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad on deputation. Govt. of India, in connection with works related to BPL Census 2011. Worked as guest faculty at the Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for two years from August 2007 to July 2009.

He has in his credit a number of publications in reputed journals. Attended and conducted numerous conferences, workshops, and seminars in India and outside. He has carried out important research assignments in India and abroad and has represented India on global forums on a few occasions. He may be contacted at kingshuk71@hotmail.com, kingshuk@gim.ac.in