Poverty and Inequality in Uttar Pradesh: A Decomposition Analysis

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Dedicated to my Mentor

My new year started with getting my first monograph published by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. This is a revised version of my first working paper written at IGIDR during my post doctoral days. 
My facination with NSS data has an interesting story. When I was pursuing my PhD, I saw some people doing analysis with NSS data and I thought that I should learn this. requested them to initiate me also. People promised and as usual they never kept their promises! And to add a pinch of salt to the story, someone challenged me to work with NSS data when he came to know that I'm going to pursue Post-doctoral research. I requested so many people to initiate me in 'occult science' of NSS data extraction and use but no one buzzed as if they have taken oath not to divulge the secrets of the tread! So, as always, I embarked on this expedition alone and somehow deciphered the hieroglyphs. Seeing my insane zeal toward NSS data, my mentor Srijit later on bestowed me with some insights. Prof. Shovan Ray also encouraged me whenever I was sinking in sea of my self-doubts. Thus came out my first working paper at IGIDR and believe me, it was in such a bad shape that I didn't know what to do with it. But thanks again to my mentor Srijit and another person with a sterling heart, Prof. M.H.Suryanarayana I could improve it considerably. I'm indebted to these people.
I have dedicated this work to Srjit, a very small gesture from my part.
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