The theme of the DD18 virtual conference, 2022, is “Doing Development Differently”. The theme speaks to the regime/period we live in, where ‘development’ is impacted by extreme nationalism; climate change; war; human rights violations; distribution of resources, inequalities, violence, and discrimination based on gender, sexuality, caste, class, race, nationality, religion and various other dimensions that characterize our identities – who we are. These impact individuals adversely and disparately- most marginalized being the worst affected. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated and highlighted these inequalities and injustices. Thus, as researchers engaged in the field of ‘development’, it is crucial more than ever in the present times to deliberate on – how we can do ‘development’ differently? To elaborate, through research, how can we ensure ‘real’ change, address epistemic injustice, and include different perspectives and the segments of knowledge that have been excluded from the ‘development’ discourse. How can we contribute through research towards ‘sustainable development’? Somehow this invites us to rethink the idea of ‘development’ itself and its vision. In other words, the theory and practice of development – what and for who?