Experience

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  Independent Researcher

  • Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, India

  • Independent Researcher

    • Jun 2024 - Present
    • Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, India

    Researching themes such as climate crisis, caste, and electoral politics, and writing on the same.Reading academic and non-academic literature, and upskilling to amp up those research skills; reviewing and writing.

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  Roll out/roll in on Substack

  • Multiple

  • Writer

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Multiple

    Shifted my writer's base to Substack from WordPress in 2023. Documenting my journey of learning, unlearning, relearning and the rest. I write on caste, feminism, politics, and other themes of significance. (The same posts are also published in a LinkedIn Newsletter.)https://gorki.substack.com/

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  Chase India

  • India
  • Public Policy Offices
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Junior Associate - Public Policy

    • Jun 2023 - Jul 2023

    Got into public policy advocacy at Chase; did quite well during my period of association with the organisation. Wrote multiple op-ed drafts on AMR and tracked health policy. Experienced the functioning of a corporate set-up.Learned that I could thrive in a more inclusive and communitarian environment, which would help me navigate those health-related challenges better. Also learned that I like researching and writing more than building public relations.

  • Intern - Public Policy

    • May 2023 - May 2023

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  AuxoHub

  • Associate Consultant

    • Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

    Joined a team of social sector professionals led by an empathetic boss. Enjoyed editing reports, managing an interpretation project, creating content for social media, and conducting CSR assessments. Unfortunately, had to cave in to health-related challenges in a short span. Post-resignation contemplation suggested that prolly I could do better in a more specialist role than a generalist one. Getting into a role better aligned with my personality could soften the blow of health-related difficulties.

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  Gorki's Blog on WordPress

  • Multiple

  • Blogger

    • Jun 2013 - Jul 2022
    • Multiple

    Started a blog way back in 2013, to express my views on society, polity, current happenings, and mental health. Sometimes I look back at those writings, and discover how much my thoughts and opinions have evolved over time. The blog is my personal archive. (https://gorkibora.wordpress.com/)Learned how to build a website, manage it, research and write.Decided to move to Substack from WordPress as the former seems to provide a better model, suited to these times.

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  Wellthy Therapeutics

  • Content writer

    • Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

    Freelanced as a content writer for Wellthy. I still don't know why I did it, prolly since a friend proposed that I do it.Learned that I had no interest in technical content creation. Did learn how to create crisp and catchy content, and how to deal with the editing teams.

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  • Delhi, India

  • Research Assistant

    • Apr 2018 - Feb 2020
    • Delhi, India

    RA at Humanities and Social Sciences - IIT Delhi.Part of the team that cooked a book (published in 2020 by Bloomsbury), learned how to be good at my role while not staying up till the wee hours of morning. Balance is the key.

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  CSDS, Delhi

  • Delhi, India

  • Research Assistant

    • Dec 2016 - Apr 2017
    • Delhi, India

    Assisted the kindest Professor Peter Ronald deSouza at CSDS with two of his many (diverse and interesting) research projects, while being enrolled as a bonafide student of Delhi University.Great learning experience in building a project from scratch!