Alumni Stories
List of Alumni Stories
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The Biology of Sports and Fitness: Vamshi’s Journey
One of the first biology students at the university, Vamshi Gunda (BSc in Biology, 2016 – 19) found love in an unexpected place — sports!
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An Educational Researcher
Aakash Chowkase, MA in Education (2013−2015), on developing and evaluating programmes that foster empathy, compassion, and harmony among groups.
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Empowering Differently Abled People: The Mitti Café Journey
Alina Alam, MA in Development (2015−17), the founder of Mitti cafe, on her journey and what helped shape the cafe into a beacon of inclusivity.
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Understanding Theories through Practices
We should work with the people, not for the people, says Varun Sharma, MA in Education (2014−16).
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Policy Research to find the Best Solution
Soujanya Sridharan, MA in Development (2018−20), on how conscious reading in the classroom built her understanding of Development Policy.
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Shruti Ajit works on gender justice and environmental rights research and advocacy
Shruti Ajit, MA Development 2013 – 15, on the role of women in biodiversity conservation, and more
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Alumni Speak: Sahana Subramanyam and Meghna Prasad
Sahana Subramanyam and Meghna Prasad, B.A. Economics 2015 – 18
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Pratigya empowers communities for quality education
Chandan Singh, MA in Education (2017 – 19), is co-founder of Pratigya, Jharkhand
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Scaling technology innovations in healthcare: A handbook for social enterprises
This handbook by Anil Misquith (Alumnus, MA Development 2017 – 19) and Satya Dash is a very timely compilation that helps address the scaling problem.
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Working towards labour rights
Nandita S is the Communication and Campaigns Coordinator at Asia Floor Wage Alliance
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Creating society, the legal way
Meet Nikita Sonavane, co-founder of The Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project (CPA), Bhopal
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Forest to Fortune: Empowering tribal women farmers
Satendrasingh Lilhare, MA in Development (2014−16), founder of ‘Bastar Se Bazar Tak,’ on empowering smallholders and tribal women farmers in Chhattisgarh.
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Making baking your business
Madhu Khemchandani, MA in Education (2018 – 20), Founder, Good Measure Foundation, on equipping women with skills that foster employability and entrepreneurship.
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Bridging health and education, the nutritive way
Meet our alumnus Uma Maheswari, founder of We-Mana, a social enterprise, inclined towards seeing an expanded awareness about nutrition.
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Building an inclusive and high performing school system
Sanjeet Prakash Rao runs Sandeepan School for students from economically weaker sections at Khambadakone in Udupi district, Karnataka
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Enriching children’s literature in regional languages
Sheetal Paul, MA in Education (2011−13), on creating critical, contextual, and comprehensive children’s literature in the learner’s language.
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The Solar Fix
The afterlife of developmental technology.
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A War on Waste
Taking several small steps to achieve sustainable change in waste management.
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A Fish Out of Water
A video on the decommonisation of a lake.
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Taking more libraries to North East India
More than 70% schools in Manipur do not have a library. Kharingyo and Yasin founded Korou Education Foundation to fill this gap.