Rajesh Nandan Singh Meher
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Shantanu Paul
My formal professional relationship with Rajesh spanned the time we worked at Ashoka together. However, he is someone I have looked up to for a long time given the deep impact he has created in the social sector in India over several years. He, along with a small group of staff at Pravah, has pioneered several innovative approaches and programs to work with youth and adolescents from the most vulnerable groups in India. His empathetic engagement to understand communities, inclusive design-centric approaches and unwavering commitment to social progress makes him one of the most special people I have met during my time in India. Specific to Ashoka, Rajesh and I together grew Ashoka's investment portfolio of social entrepreneurs in South Asia. Rajesh's intellectual humility, conceptual thinking ability and deep understanding of systems is something that really made him a standout colleague. He could successfully curate and implement several ideas that strengthened Ashoka's longest-serving program in the region. Outside of this, Rajesh curated important partnerships for the organisation to ensure long-term sustainability, several of which still exist today. I cannot recommend Rajesh enough for any role that requires an established and high achieving leader. In fact, I am so excited to see where his impact career takes him and wish him all the very best. Thank you for being an incredible colleague.
Shantanu Paul
My formal professional relationship with Rajesh spanned the time we worked at Ashoka together. However, he is someone I have looked up to for a long time given the deep impact he has created in the social sector in India over several years. He, along with a small group of staff at Pravah, has pioneered several innovative approaches and programs to work with youth and adolescents from the most vulnerable groups in India. His empathetic engagement to understand communities, inclusive design-centric approaches and unwavering commitment to social progress makes him one of the most special people I have met during my time in India. Specific to Ashoka, Rajesh and I together grew Ashoka's investment portfolio of social entrepreneurs in South Asia. Rajesh's intellectual humility, conceptual thinking ability and deep understanding of systems is something that really made him a standout colleague. He could successfully curate and implement several ideas that strengthened Ashoka's longest-serving program in the region. Outside of this, Rajesh curated important partnerships for the organisation to ensure long-term sustainability, several of which still exist today. I cannot recommend Rajesh enough for any role that requires an established and high achieving leader. In fact, I am so excited to see where his impact career takes him and wish him all the very best. Thank you for being an incredible colleague.
Shantanu Paul
My formal professional relationship with Rajesh spanned the time we worked at Ashoka together. However, he is someone I have looked up to for a long time given the deep impact he has created in the social sector in India over several years. He, along with a small group of staff at Pravah, has pioneered several innovative approaches and programs to work with youth and adolescents from the most vulnerable groups in India. His empathetic engagement to understand communities, inclusive design-centric approaches and unwavering commitment to social progress makes him one of the most special people I have met during my time in India. Specific to Ashoka, Rajesh and I together grew Ashoka's investment portfolio of social entrepreneurs in South Asia. Rajesh's intellectual humility, conceptual thinking ability and deep understanding of systems is something that really made him a standout colleague. He could successfully curate and implement several ideas that strengthened Ashoka's longest-serving program in the region. Outside of this, Rajesh curated important partnerships for the organisation to ensure long-term sustainability, several of which still exist today. I cannot recommend Rajesh enough for any role that requires an established and high achieving leader. In fact, I am so excited to see where his impact career takes him and wish him all the very best. Thank you for being an incredible colleague.
Shantanu Paul
My formal professional relationship with Rajesh spanned the time we worked at Ashoka together. However, he is someone I have looked up to for a long time given the deep impact he has created in the social sector in India over several years. He, along with a small group of staff at Pravah, has pioneered several innovative approaches and programs to work with youth and adolescents from the most vulnerable groups in India. His empathetic engagement to understand communities, inclusive design-centric approaches and unwavering commitment to social progress makes him one of the most special people I have met during my time in India. Specific to Ashoka, Rajesh and I together grew Ashoka's investment portfolio of social entrepreneurs in South Asia. Rajesh's intellectual humility, conceptual thinking ability and deep understanding of systems is something that really made him a standout colleague. He could successfully curate and implement several ideas that strengthened Ashoka's longest-serving program in the region. Outside of this, Rajesh curated important partnerships for the organisation to ensure long-term sustainability, several of which still exist today. I cannot recommend Rajesh enough for any role that requires an established and high achieving leader. In fact, I am so excited to see where his impact career takes him and wish him all the very best. Thank you for being an incredible colleague.
Experience
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Director Programs & Partnerships
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Feb 2019 - Present
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Member- vartaLeap coalition
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Sep 2020 - Present
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Majuli Music Festival
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India
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Community Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Promoter- Majuli Music Festival
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Jun 2022 - Present
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Ashoka
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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500 - 600 Employee
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Consultant
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Apr 2018 - Feb 2019
Venture & Fellowship Venture & Fellowship
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Pravah
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India
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Projects
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Jan 2016 - Apr 2018
Led the Changelooms programme for Young Social Entrepreneurs and Co-led the Adolescent Intervention Programme Led the Changelooms programme for Young Social Entrepreneurs and Co-led the Adolescent Intervention Programme
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Senior Visibilty and Campaign Lead
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Jul 2014 - Dec 2015
Led an innovative national BUS campaign on Social Inclusion! Led an innovative national BUS campaign on Social Inclusion!
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Co Founder and Partner
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Aug 2011 - Jun 2014
Creating and facilitating co-learning spaces for young people and school children Developing designs/curriculum on participatory processes Creating and facilitating co-learning spaces for young people and school children Developing designs/curriculum on participatory processes
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Co-Founder
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
Designed a travelling cafe with 5 other professionals to explore life in 7 North Indian cities of India using story telling as a method Designed a travelling cafe with 5 other professionals to explore life in 7 North Indian cities of India using story telling as a method
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Master Trainer Facilitator
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Feb 2010 - Mar 2011
Building capacities of Master Trainers ( Govt. School Principals) and monitoring and mentoring of Enumerators( Govt. School Teachers) Building capacities of Master Trainers ( Govt. School Principals) and monitoring and mentoring of Enumerators( Govt. School Teachers)
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Education
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2010 - 2012
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Science, Technology and Society -
2007 - 2009
Jamia Millia Islamia
Master of Arts - MA, Social Work
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