Alumni Stories
Stories of our alumni and the work that they do as they change the world for the better.
Announcing the latest Alumni Stories book featuring 10 Social Entrepreneurs. The organisations featured in this book are creating impacts in multiple geographies across India- Manipur to Chhattisgarh, Ranchi to Bangalore, Majuli in Assam to Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
We sincerely hope this publication can inspire many more young people to take up the path of social entrepreneurship and find innovative solutions to some of the most complex social problems that we face in the world today.
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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! And he hasn’t looked back since.
From slums to Bristol streets: A scholar’s tale of resilience
Growing up in a slum didn’t deter Triveni Dhamdhare from pursuing studies in a prestigious institution overseas, writes Sudhir Suryawanshi in The New Indian Express.
Campus Bengaluru
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Scientific Exploration for the Community
Sylvia Charles, Senior Researcher at IISC, Bengaluru, a BSc Biology (2015−2018) graduate on why science interests her, her journey from a curious undergraduate to a seasoned researcher and what’s forthcoming.
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Policy Research to find the Best Solution
Soujanya Sridharan, MA in Development (2018−20) recalls how conscious reading from classrooms built her understanding of different concepts and issues in the field of development policy.
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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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Working towards labour rights
Nandita S is the Communication and Campaigns Coordinator at Asia Floor Wage Alliance
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Forest to Fortune: Empowering tribal women farmers
Satendra Singh Lilhare (MA in Development, 2014 – 16), the founder of ‘Bastar Se Bazar Tak,’ a social development enterprise in Uttar Bastar, Chhattisgarh, on how his organisation is empowering smallholders and tribal women farmers in the aspirational Uttar Bastar district.
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Enriching children’s literature in regional languages
Meet our alumnus Sheetal Paul, founder of Teacher_Author.in which creates Critical, Contextual and Comprehensive Children’s Literature in the Language of the learners