Managing Editor

• Apr 2022 - Present

Ideas for India (I4I) is an economics and policy portal that publishes evidence-based analysis and commentary on issues pertaining to growth and development in India. The portal hopes to change the way in which economic evidence filters into policy debates. I4I was set up in July 2012 by a group of economists at the International Growth Centre. IGC is jointly directed by the London School of Economics (LSE) and University of Oxford. Ideas for India (I4I) is an economics and policy portal that publishes evidence-based analysis and commentary on issues pertaining to growth and development in India. The portal hopes to change the way in which economic evidence filters into policy debates. I4I was set up in July 2012 by a group of economists at the International Growth Centre. IGC is jointly directed by the London School of Economics (LSE) and University of Oxford.

Legislative consultant

• Jun 2021 - Apr 2022

Consultant

• Dec 2020 - Mar 2021

State Capacity Initiative State Capacity Initiative

Freelance Consultant

• Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

Political economy analysis for clients in the global philanthropy space Political economy analysis for clients in the global philanthropy space

Reviewer/ Mentor

• Sep 2017 - 2021

–Helped execute YLAC’s first Policy in Action Program (PAP) in Mumbai, a public policy certificate program for young professionals –Review policy briefs and conduct mentoring sessions for the Policy in Action Program for stakeholders like the Delhi government, various MPs, NITI Aayog etc. on topics like Delhi’s Solar Farm Scheme, Delhi Aarogya Kosh, e-NAM etc –Helped execute YLAC’s first Policy in Action Program (PAP) in Mumbai, a public policy certificate program for young professionals –Review policy briefs and conduct mentoring sessions for the Policy in Action Program for stakeholders like the Delhi government, various MPs, NITI Aayog etc. on topics like Delhi’s Solar Farm Scheme, Delhi Aarogya Kosh, e-NAM etc

Associate

• May 2017 - Mar 2018

• Conducted internal training for the research team on how to generate maps and visualise data using QGIS software • Using Night-Time Lights (NTL) satellite data or luminosity data to understand: (1) impact of rural electrification schemes of the government and, (2) its use as a proxy for GDP at city and district level. • Provided research inputs for a piece in the Economic and Political Weekly: "Will GST Exacerbate Regional Divergence?" (June 24, 2017)

Senior Analyst

• Jul 2016 - May 2017

• Made research inputs and did data analysis for the following data-driven opinion pieces on Indian elections

Legislative Assistant to Member of Parliament– LAMP Fellow

• Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

→ Worked with the office of Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Karnataka (2014-2020) → Provided research assistance and prepared outputs analysing state elections, budgetary documents, and performance of key ministries for my MP and other Congress leaders → Drafted a Private Member Bill, and prepared other parliamentary interventions like Questions, Zero Hour Notices etc. → Worked with the office of Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Karnataka (2014-2020) → Provided research assistance and prepared outputs analysing state elections, budgetary documents, and performance of key ministries for my MP and other Congress leaders → Drafted a Private Member Bill, and prepared other parliamentary interventions like Questions, Zero Hour Notices etc.

Intern

• Jan 2015 - Feb 2015

Policy Research Intern

• Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

Collating the approaches to child marriage by the 350+ organisations that are a part of the Girls Not Brides partnership, and place them in the framework of the 'Global Theory of Change' that has been developed by the secretariat Collating the approaches to child marriage by the 350+ organisations that are a part of the Girls Not Brides partnership, and place them in the framework of the 'Global Theory of Change' that has been developed by the secretariat

Internship for Rights and Governance

• Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

The Open Society Foundations conducts a 15 day clinical seminar for 25 Master's students on the human rights framework and the implications it has for governance, policy makers and social activists who must work with, and within this framework. It is a taught conference with the leading professionals and professors from this field who lend their expertise to the students. The Open Society Foundations conducts a 15 day clinical seminar for 25 Master's students on the human rights framework and the implications it has for governance, policy makers and social activists who must work with, and within this framework. It is a taught conference with the leading professionals and professors from this field who lend their expertise to the students.

Editor-in-Chief

• 2011 - 2012

Young Editor

• 2010 - 2011

I worked in the capacity of a ‘Young Editor’ and was expected to make a minimum contribution of one opinion piece and a 500-word lifestyle/perspective piece per week which was published in HT Edge, a daily for younger readers I worked in the capacity of a ‘Young Editor’ and was expected to make a minimum contribution of one opinion piece and a 500-word lifestyle/perspective piece per week which was published in HT Edge, a daily for younger readers