Experience

The Art X Company

• India
• Retail Art Supplies
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Researcher and Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2022 - Sep 2022

• Research Assistant

  • Dec 2020 - Dec 2021

  - Conducting qualitative research including literature review, (digital) fieldwork, interviews, coding and analysis to support research and development for the arts and culture sector in India- Coordinating and managing projects with diverse domestic and international clients and stakeholders to create and articulate for various cultural organisations



Various

• Professional Dancer

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  - Dance professor of Indian dances at various animation centres and associations around Paris- Freelance dancer and artist working with other dancers to create works at the intersection of various styles of dance (Bharatanatyam, Waacking, Bhangra, Hip-hop, Kathak etc.) and various themes (issues of migrant workers) and practices (combinations with Yoga)- Trained in the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam under my mother and Guru Smt. Sujatha Ramalingam for the past 22 years. Also have basic training in Kuchipudi, Natyashastra, Bhangra, Kathak, Contemporary and Jazz styles of dance.



HIPAMS India Project

• Researcher

  • Jun 2020 - May 2021

  - Research work on gaps in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policies in rural tourism and festivals in India- Research on gaps in the IPR regime and e-commerce policy in India with a special focus on artist communities and heritage bearers- Preparation of policy briefs to encourage action on promoting protection for and sustainability of rural artist livelihoods - Research work on gaps in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policies in rural tourism and festivals in India- Research on gaps in the IPR regime and e-commerce policy in India with a special focus on artist communities and heritage bearers- Preparation of policy briefs to encourage action on promoting protection for and sustainability of rural artist livelihoods



UNESCO

• France
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Individual Consultant

  • Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

  I worked with the UNESCO, Intangible Cultural Heritage Department which involved:- reviewing and indexing academic articles for entry into the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention Research Bibliography (ICHCRB) for enhanced dissemination of ICH-related research among stakeholders (https://ich.unesco.org/en/project-objectives-and-coordination-01071#)- collating references of best practices that demonstrate the contribution of ICH to the Sustainable Development Goals I worked with the UNESCO, Intangible Cultural Heritage Department which involved:- reviewing and indexing academic articles for entry into the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention Research Bibliography (ICHCRB) for enhanced dissemination of ICH-related research among stakeholders (https://ich.unesco.org/en/project-objectives-and-coordination-01071#)- collating references of best practices that demonstrate the contribution of ICH to the Sustainable Development Goals



The HIPAMS India Project

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  - Heritage analysis of the Patachitra technique of painting, Chhau dance and mask-making and Baul music (challenges faced in the community, safeguarding strategies, marketing strategies etc.) as part of HIPAMS (a research project looking at the intersection between ICH, marketing and IP rights in communities in West Bengal, India - http://hipamsindia.org/about/)- Research and writing of narratives for Chhau and Baul based on existing academic resources, archival research, library visits, review of field notes, and other media sources- Brainstorming and development of possible strategies to propose as part of the project based on the work done on the project, and previous knowledge of the culture and context- An extensive review (based on evaluation reports) of the work of the partner NGO, Banglanaatak dot com based in Kolkata, India in the spheres of heritage, IP and marketing to identify gaps that can be addressed by HIPAMS- Production of a blog article about reflections and learnings in the process of working on the project



ASK Dance Company

• Field Researcher

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  - Conducted an ethnographic field study with ASK Dance Company, a professional dance group in KL, Malaysia for a period of two months- Documented videos, photos, other material from the field, conducted interviews, lived and danced with the group as an anthropologist- Formulation of thesis based on this fieldwork around the topics of identity, professionalisation and heritage in a multicultural Malaysian context - Conducted an ethnographic field study with ASK Dance Company, a professional dance group in KL, Malaysia for a period of two months- Documented videos, photos, other material from the field, conducted interviews, lived and danced with the group as an anthropologist- Formulation of thesis based on this fieldwork around the topics of identity, professionalisation and heritage in a multicultural Malaysian context



International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO)

• France
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Internship

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  - R&D intern in the Teacher Careers Section;- Research, planning and organisation of seminars for the current research project, "Exploring the organisation and management of teacher careers" which consists of a literature review, a mapping exercise in eight selected countries and in-depth case studies in three countries which have adopted innovative models. - R&D intern in the Teacher Careers Section;- Research, planning and organisation of seminars for the current research project, "Exploring the organisation and management of teacher careers" which consists of a literature review, a mapping exercise in eight selected countries and in-depth case studies in three countries which have adopted innovative models.



Pratham Education Foundation

• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Management Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Collected and documented evidence on Pratham Government Partnerships across four Indian States - West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. After visiting the field locations and talking to local stakeholders (which included students, teachers, Block and District Resource group persons), a framework was developed to document the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of the various partnerships and attempt a comparative analysis between the systems in different States; - Collected and documented various case studies of Pratham projects' impact on the beneficiaries.



Make A Difference

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Human Resource Fellow

  • May 2014 - May 2015

  One year Fellowship Program, leading the Kolkata Chapter, managing volunteer recruitment, retention, attrition and engagement activities for a volunteer base of 180 people while working with a group of 8 interns

• Public Relations Intern

  • Aug 2012 - May 2014

  Content writer, organizing fund-raisers, camps, PR campaigns