About
I am a PhD Candidate researching Public Policy at the Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies at IIT Bombay. My research delves into the field of structural inequalities with a focus on state, public culture and films.
Academic Projects & Papers
Worked as a project coordinator and researcher for a Content Diversity Study for a leading global OTT platform.
Presented a paper on Ambivalent Recognition of Queers under Authoritarian Populism submitted to the Panel: Authoritarianism across space, time, and scale at the European Consortium for Political Research’s (ECPR) Joint Sessions of Workshops, April 2022, The University of Edinburgh.
MA Public Administration Project—Analyzing the Policy of Corporate Social Responsibility in India through the Case Study of SAIL and Tata Steel.
Presented a research paper titled The Bhadralok Culture in West Bengal at a Students' Seminar Culture, Identity and Multiculturalism in March 2016 at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.
Presented a research paper titled Implementation of NRHM in UP: Manifestation of Corruption and Deterioration of Ethics at an International Seminar on State Politics and Public Administration in UP in June 2016 at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Education
MPhil Development Studies Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi December 2017–December 2020
MA Public Administration Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi 2015–2017
BA Political Science (Hons.) St. Xavier’s (Autonomous) College, Kolkata 2012–2015
Experience
Transparency International India New Delhi, India Position: Coordinator (Research & Programme) July 2018–December 2020
SEO Content India New Delhi, India Position: Freelance Content Writer December 2018–Present
Bonobology New Delhi, India Position: SEO Content Writer December 2017–August 2018
ADS Internet Marketing Kolkata, India Position: Content Writer and Researcher January 2013–January 2015 & December 2016–August 2017