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# Karthikeyan S on Tal

## Headline

M\.A Development, APU \| English major

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

openai

ChatGPT

ChatGPT Images

## Work experience

Associate Consultant \- Research and Program Coordination at Forion Analytics, Jul 2025 \- Jul 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, • Engage in research, research design, data analysis, and inform strategic insights across multiple projects and sectors\. \(Policy, Business, Education\) • Proposal writing and management • Conduct field studies, content development, and operational oversight as per firm requirements\. • Collaborate with teams and clients to deliver data\-driven solutions aligned with organizational objectives • Social media and internal comms for the firm

Research Fellow at SELCO Foundation, May 2024 \- Feb 2025 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Secondary research, policy analysis, and knowledge repository development\. • Academic research on the scoping study on non\-timber forest produce \(NTFP\) under the livelihoods vertical, collaborating with the SELCO Research & Studies team\. • Conducted ecosystem landscape assessments\(as per SELCO\), state profiling, and primary research, including designing for documenting best practices in the sector\. questionnaires and facilitating focus group discussions \(FGDs\)\. • 4\+ field case studies, stakeholder workshops, and research preparations, FGDs, and whatnot\. \(many things not\)\.

Graduate Student Researcher at HBS Hospital, May 2023 \- Jul 2023 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Advocacy document on dialysis, Karnataka Worked with the Mercy mission team at HBS hospital on drafting a 6\-week advocacy document from scratch during my internship A health research project focused on analyzing current regulatory mechanisms for Chronic kidney disease\-ridden individuals\. \(dialysis patients\)\. I interacted with dialysis centres/technicians, SAST officials, and other stakeholders through a qualitative research approach\. \(questionnaires, surveying, research design, etc\) in order to understand how schemes such as Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme are implemented on ground\.

Independent Researcher at Azim Premji University, Nov 2022 \- Jan 2023 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Queer Psychogeography: Mapping the Marginalization of Sexual Minorities in Neoliberal City Spaces \(Bangalore\)\. As part of my course curriculum, conducted an independent research study using qualitative and quantitative research methods to argue about inherent differences in access to city spaces for different bodies and communities\. Data collection through survey scheduling Compliance through a comprehensive IRB review of my proposal document, Extensive literature reviewing

Field immersion at Vikasana, Sep 2021 \- Oct 2021 · 2 mos, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India, \- Vikasana Organization hosted me and my batchmates as part of our course curriculum\. An observation of socio\-economic realities of people in Tarikere, Chikkamangaluru, Karnataka\. Interacting with FPO's, Self\-help group, etc\. were part of the engagement\.

## Education

Master of Arts \- MA, Development, Azim Premji University

Bachelor of Arts \- BA, English Language and Literature, General, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College

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