Summary
Policy analyst with field and desk research across six Indian states on how social protection, gender and rural livelihood programmes reach, or fail to reach, intended beneficiaries. Combines qualitative research, institutional analysis and quantitative methods using Stata, NFHS and Census data, and Excel-based cost and coverage models; translates findings into structured written analysis and stakeholder decks. MPP and Law, TISS (2027). Available full-time from December 2026.
Experience
Research Intern, Transgender Persons Protection Cell
Pride Place, Women Safety Wing, Telangana State Police, Hyderabad
May 2026 – Jul 2026
- Wrote a four-part implementation analysis of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019 for police leadership, tracing where statutory entitlement failed to convert into administrative delivery.
- Compared Telangana’s protection mechanisms with those in Kerala and Tamil Nadu to identify institutional and implementation gaps.
- Reviewed case records and observed intake and referral processes; synthesised findings for the Cell in a structured stakeholder deck.
Consultant
Transform Rural India / Village Square
Apr 2025 – Present
- Conducted 14 semi-structured interviews with SHG members, panchayat representatives and development practitioners across six states to identify institutional and implementation factors shaping uneven access to district-level public services.
- Synthesised field and archival research into published analysis; contributed to documenting TRI’s LEAP programme design.
HR Intern
VIP Industries
Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
- Analysed attrition patterns across Tier 2 and 3 labour markets to identify drivers of frontline employee turnover; supported recruitment for frontline roles.
Field Intern
Sanchay (charitable NGO)
Jun 2023 – Jan 2024
- Assessed pension delivery across two villages through field interviews and engagement with the Block Development Officer’s office; identified and presented barriers to access.
- Facilitated MGNREGA and welfare-entitlement sessions for SHG women; coordinated eye-care camps reaching 250+ residents with the MP’s office and Axis Bank.
Corporate Partnerships and International Relations
AIESEC in Delhi IIT
Jul 2022 – Nov 2023
- Managed partnerships with 10 corporate partners, 5 NGOs and 3 academic institutions; grew the applicant pipeline by 30%.
Founder and Educator
Green Apple Academy, Delhi
Jan 2018 – Jul 2023
- Founded and grew a tuition centre to ₹1 lakh/month in revenue over five years, owning curriculum, operations, pricing and student outcomes.
Education
MA Public Policy and Law, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
2025 – 2027
Current CGPA: 7.6/10. Coursework: econometrics, impact evaluation, development data analysis, regulatory governance.
BBA, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management, Delhi
Jul 2024
GPA 8.0/10.
BA Psychology, IGNOU, Delhi
Jul 2024
Publications and writing
- Op-ed (in progress), with Prof. Namrata Chindarkar (IIM Ahmedabad), on why Indian government schemes rarely measure women’s agency in programme monitoring.
- Village Square: From ruins to revival: can Chettinad mansions anchor rural futures? (June 2025)
- Village Square: People’s movements to save the forests: a timeline (April 2025)
Skills
- Quantitative analysis
- Excel (lookups, pivot tables, scenario and sensitivity analysis, programme cost and coverage models); Stata (regression, difference-in-differences); NFHS and Census 2011 data analysis; QGIS (basic); SQL and Python (beginner).
- AI research
- Cursor and Claude for analysis, drafting and research-tool development.
- Qualitative and institutional analysis
- Semi-structured interviewing, field research, implementation and institutional analysis, statutory and case law research.
- Communication
- PowerPoint (advanced), stakeholder and research decks.
- Policy domains
- Social protection and welfare delivery; gender and LGBTQ+ rights policy implementation; rural livelihoods and panchayati raj; policing institutions; education.
- Languages and mobility
- English, Hindi. Open to relocation across India.