A wildlife conservation, and public policy enthusiast with a multi-disciplinary background in Literature, Economics, and Public Policy.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Associate
Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy, and Learning (FERAL)
Bengaluru
06.2023 - Current
I work in a long-term project aimed at understanding Human-Elephant Conflict in the Brahmagiri-Nilgiri Eastern Ghats landscape utilising Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum's Capabilities Approach.
Finance Intern
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Bengaluru
06.2022 - 08.2024
I was tasked with collating data on the Govt. of Assam's budget/expenses for every department remotely connected to biodiversity, concerning a time period of 20 years (2002-2022).
Communications Intern
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Bengaluru
08.2022 - 12.2022
My work involved outreach and media-journal work for Biodiversity Collaborative, a pan-world organisation tied to ATREE.
Research Intern
Observer Research Foundation
Guwahati
12.2021 - 02.2022
I analyzed the situation of domestic workers in Guwahati, Assam. I collected data on labor work and migration patterns.The report remains under the discretion of Observer Research Foundation.
Senior Editor (Sports)
The Pangean
New Delhi
06.2018 - 12.2019
Along with editing duties, I heralded a culture of including 'Adventure Writing' in The Pangean, a multi-national student-run journal.
Communications Intern
Rupay Pro Volleyball League
01.2019 - 04.2019
In a bid to promote the league across India's far-flung regions, I acted as a Communications Intern, and attempted to get smaller clubs on board.
Communications Intern
WBADMIP
Sundarbans
07.2018 - 09.2018
A World Bank-funded project, this opportunity permitted me to explore Bengal's remotest districts and document the lives of agriculturalists before and after the concerned project came into being. I assisted Dr. S.K Dhyani of World Agroforestry Foundation (ICRAF) in Birbhum and Sundarbans districts.
Co-founder, Project E-Pathshala
Enactus Ramjas
Under this project, we built two education centers in Delhi's Azadpur area which focused on innovative and practical subjects such as English-Speaking, Backyard-Science and Computer-Training.
Led Ramjas College's Mens' and Womens' (first year of Women's Team) teams in multiple inter-college tournaments in New Delhi, with podium finishes (both individual and group) in a few tournaments. More importantly, developed a chess culture in the college.
emerged runner's up in the 2021 World Wildlife Fund-MoEFCC (Govt. of India) wildlife-essay writing competition.
Represented Ramjas College to emerge 2nd runners' up at Gambit, SRCC's Annual Asian Parliamentary Debate tournament in 2018.
Representing Project Aarogya by Enactus Ramjas at the 2018 Enactus Nationals India held in Mumbai, we emerged 2nd Runner's up among a field of 64 pan-India Enactus teams. The following year, we emerged runner's up, while presenting Project Bawarchi.
Solo climbed Mount Japfu Peak (3017 meters above sea level) in Kohima District, Nagaland.
Languages
English
First Language
Kannada
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Assamese
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Research Associate
Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy, and Learning (FERAL)
06.2023 - Current
Communications Intern
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
08.2022 - 12.2022
Finance Intern
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
06.2022 - 08.2024
Research Intern
Observer Research Foundation
12.2021 - 02.2022
Communications Intern
Rupay Pro Volleyball League
01.2019 - 04.2019
Communications Intern
WBADMIP
07.2018 - 09.2018
Senior Editor (Sports)
The Pangean
06.2018 - 12.2019
Co-founder, Project E-Pathshala
Enactus Ramjas
Master of Arts - Public Policy Analysis
OP Jindal Global University
Bachelor of Arts - BA - Literature
Ramjas College
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