is the Director of Policy and Education with Brhat and a CPID-ISDM fellow. He is also the co-founder of Localism, an initiative focused on fostering community-driven development, and a visiting faculty at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS-Mumbai). He holds a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), an MPhil from Delhi University, and a master’s degree from Azim Premji University. He has previously worked with organizations such as the Azim Premji Foundation, Pratham, the Centre for Advocacy and Research, Times Group, and Business Standard. Additionally, he has been a J-PAL Research for Impact (RFI) fellow and a Reimagining Migration fellow, enriching his multidisciplinary expertise.