Experience

Policy & Development Advisory Group (PDAG)

• India
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead - Research & Research Operations

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Senior Consultant - Research & Research Operations

  • May 2018 - Dec 2020



GfK - An NIQ Company

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Work Placement

  • Mar 2017 - Apr 2017

  Handled multiple projects during my short stint at GfK and had the opportunity to work on both qualitative as well as quantitative projects. The opportunity to work with people from different areas of expertise and from varied backgrounds proved to be a great learning experience. Roles included- Script checking for Customer Tracking Survey, Energy Follow-up Survey 2017 and Skills and Employment Survey 2017. Listening to Focus Group Discussions and data entry for the Love Food Hate Waste Campaign which aimed at raising awareness among consumers regarding food wastage. Data entry, analysis and report writing for a project assessing the condition of Greyhound dogs in Britain. Show less



Cicero Associates & Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

• India
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Feb 2014 - Aug 2016

  Cicero Associates is a leading survey research firm of merit with a broad-based clientele ranging from members of the political fraternity and media houses in India to agencies and universities in North America and Europe conducting research in India. Over the years it has carried out opinion polls, election studies and SWOT analysis for its various clients all over India. During the 2 and a half years at Cicero, I was involved with several cross-sectional representative sample surveys conducted throughout India. Most of these surveys were in the nature of public opinion polls and election surveys conducted for media houses or for academicians. Some surveys were also designed to assess the prevailing political climate and were used to devise strategies for political parties as well as for individual politicians. Legislative research was also carried out for members of the political fraternity. My roles included- Obtaining the sampling frame and drawing the sample from it. Developing the questionnaire and overseeing its design. Overseeing the preparation of sample respondent lists. Ensuring the development of other survey instruments. Conducting interviewer briefings to train field interviewers in data collection techniques. Carrying out any background research considered essential for the project. Preparing reports and presentations based on the analysed data. Essentially was responsible for supervising and managing the project right from its inception to its delivery. Prepared notes and briefs for members of the political fraternity for any debates and discussions taking place in the Parliament or the state assemblies. Show less



Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS)

• Bengaluru Area, India

• Project Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Nov 2013

  The FAS facilitates and undertakes multidisciplinary theoretical and empirical enquiry in the field of agrarian studies in India and other less developed countries. At FAS I was involved with the Project on Agrarian Relations in India (PARI) which aimed at analysing village level production, livelihoods and the socio-economic characteristics of the different strata of the rural population, to conduct studies of sectional deprivation in rural India and to report on the access of the rural folk to the facilities of modern life. Roles included - Entry of data collected through surveys conducted across two major states of India. Cleaning of data in order to weed out inconsistencies. Analysing the collected data. Show less



Lokniti, Centre for Study of Developing Societies

• New Delhi Area, India

• Intern

  • Oct 2010 - Nov 2010

  Lokniti,CSDS aims at monitoring the working of Indian democracy focusing at the participation of the marginalised and developing a comparative understanding of the of democratic polities in different historical and cultural settings. It does this by conducting surveys on elections and party politics. As an intern, I was involved with the Bihar Assembly Election Study 2010 which aimed at predicting the outcome of the election and looking at the role of the VIP candidates and defectors on the election outcome. Roles included- Conducting background research for the project on the number of VIP candidates and defectors contesting the election and preparing a matrix. Assisting with the development of the questionnaire and script checking. Show less



Lokniti, Centre for Study of Developing Societies

• New Delhi Area, India

• Intern

  • Apr 2010 - May 2010

  As an intern, I was involved with the project 'Youth in Indian Politics' commissioned by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), which aimed at understanding the engagement, perception and aspirations of the Indian youth with politics. Roles included- Undertaking necessary literature review for the project Assistance with the development of the questionnaire and script checking Preparation of sample respondent lists As an intern, I was involved with the project 'Youth in Indian Politics' commissioned by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), which aimed at understanding the engagement, perception and aspirations of the Indian youth with politics. Roles included- Undertaking necessary literature review for the project Assistance with the development of the questionnaire and script checking Preparation of sample respondent lists