Headline

Program Leader – Piramal Foundation | Development Professional | Education System Reform | Community-Led Impact | Youth Leadership | Facilitator | Former Gandhi Fellow

About

Development Professional with 4+ years of experience driving educational reform and youth development through system-level interventions. With a Master's in Conflict Management and Development from BHU, I’ve led large-scale projects under the Piramal Foundation and NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Collaborative. Led Development Impact Bond (Lift: Ed Transforming FLN) in Bihar, significantly enhancing foundational learning outcomes. , focusing on improving student learning outcomes, strengthening school governance, and building local leadership in Bihar. As a Program Leader and former Gandhi Fellow, I’ve designed and implemented district-level frameworks, led capacity-building workshops for government and school stakeholders, built community-led models, and led Gandhi Fellows. I’m passionate about leveraging research, empathy, and innovation to co-create solutions in education and governance. Currently exploring opportunities where I can contribute to impact at scale and continue learning alongside like-minded changemakers.

Location

Varanasi

Work experience

Program Lead at Piramal Foundation, Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos, Bihar, India

Soft- Skills Trainer / MIS at Ambuja Foundation, Jul 2024 - Dec 2024 · 6 mos, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Gandhi Fellow at Piramal Foundation, Jul 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs, Bihar, India

Student Representative at University Placement Coordination Cell, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India, Nov 2021 - Aug 2022 · 10 mos, Varanasi

Education

Master's degree, Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Banaras Hindu University

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Banaras Hindu University