Alumni Stories
Many paths. Many questions. Many ways of contributing.
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Every alumni journey tells us something about learning, work, and purpose.
Our alumni stories bring together people working across education, development, research, public policy, sustainability, livelihoods, science, community work, and social enterprise. These are stories of choices made, questions carried forward, difficulties faced, and work built over time.
For students, these stories can help answer the question: What can I do after I leave the University?
They offer a view of different career paths, kinds of organisations, areas of work, and ways in which learning from the University takes shape in practice.
Alumni Stories
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In Dooars: A Room of Books
Oraon tribals working for generations in a Jalpaiguri tea garden now have a place to call their own – a library set up by Simran Oraon, as highlighted in People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI).
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Unsung Heroes: The decade-long mission bringing migrant children into education fold in Bengaluru tech hub
Founded by Azim Premji University alumni, Gubbachi has provided bridge courses and high-quality English programmes, reviving enrolment in local government schools.
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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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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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Alumni Speak: Sahana Subramanyam and Meghna Prasad
Sahana Subramanyam and Meghna Prasad, B.A. Economics 2015 – 18
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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.
Our students met our alumni to understand the work they are engaged in. Following are the compilations of some of these excerpts from over the years: