Policy Pod

In this episode of PolicyPod, Ayush is in conversation with Amitav Virmani, Founder and CEO of The Education Alliance — an education non-profit working on systems change in public education, for a wide-ranging and deeply reflective conversation on leadership, education reform, and building change that lasts. Apple podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/policy-pod/id1848677169 An alumnus...

In this episode of Policy Pod , Ayush is in conversation with Diksha , Program Manager at Toyota Mobility Foundation and alumni Chapter Lead for Hertie School   With experience across the LAMP Fellowship , WRI India , consulting and strategic communications , Diksha’s journey captures the intersections of public policy, sustainability sector and lifelong learning. From pursuing higher education at...

In this episode of Policy Pod, Ayush is in conversation with Prerna Mukharya, the founder of Outline India — a pioneering data-for-impact enterprise working across 65,000+ villages in India to strengthen how policies are designed, implemented, and evaluated. A Chevening Fellow at Oxford and one of Fortune India’s 40 under 40, Prerna shares her journey of building a research firm from scratch, her...

In this episode of Policy Pod, Ayush is in conversation with Rohit Kumar , the co-founder of The Quantum Hub (TQH) and Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC). An alumnus of IIT Bombay and Harvard university, Rohit talks about his foray into the social sector with 75% pay cut from a high paying job in Bombay , shares his perspective and advice on careers in social sector, talks about the exper...

In this episode of #Policypod, Ayush is in conversation with Keshav Kanoria, Principal Consultant at The Bridgespan Group (TBG) and someone with varied experience across the social sector consulting landscape. (Views expressed by Keshav are strictly personal) Tune in for an enthralling conversation where Keshav decodes & talks about different actors in social sector consulting, value add of a...

In this episode of #Policypod , Ayush is in conversation with Dr Ajit Phadnis, faculty at IIM Indore and someone with varied experience across the social sector landscape including in Public Policy education, social sector and impact consulting and legislature. Tune in for a for an enthralling conversation where Dr Phadnis offers wonderful insights and anecdotes from his own experience of working...

In this episode of #Policypod, Ayush is in conversation with Aniket, CEO and co-founder of Haqdarshak, an organisation bringing welfare schemes and services to millions of citizens. Tune in for a for an enthralling conversation ranging from insights on Social Security and Service delivery, careers in social sector and challenges along with it to some great perspective on on social entrepreneurship...

In this episode of Policy Pod, Ayush is in conversation with Mr Dhanaraju S, a senior IAS officer currently the Special Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Government of Madhya Pradesh. He talks about the governance reforms in education in Madhya Pradesh, the newly launched MP NIPUN professionals programme, and his experience working in the government and with governance consultants, young professi...

In this episode of Policy Pod, Ayush is in conversation with Nayonika who work in strategy and implementation at Samhita Social Ventures, a social impact consulting firm. During the conversation, Nayonika talks about her journey from corporate to the development sector, her learnings working at the grassroots, with government as a CMGGA, and now with multiple partners in designing and implementing...

In this episode of Policy Pod, Ayush is in conversation with two bright Young India fellows, Aakanksha & Ishika. They talk about their experience during the Young India Fellowship (YIF) at Ashoka university - the learnings, takeaways and the application process. Along with the same they also share about their career journeys in the development space and plans for the future.

In this episode, Ayush is in conversation with Natasha Zarine, the founder of Ecosattva a social enterprise that provides environmental solutions to the challenges of waste, polluted waterbodies and depleting green cover. She talks about entrepreneurship in development sector, how varied experiences shape your career. Natasha also opens up on her struggles, interactions with government stakeholder...

In the debut episode of Policy Pod, Ayush speaks with Jayraj Pandya, director of the coveted LAMP fellowship at PRS Legislative Research, on his wide range of experiences working in political and policy space, including his work with CM offices, a Union minister, and studying international development at Sciences Po among others.