Hi there!
I am a researcher and writer with a primary degree in journalism and a secondary degree in economics, combining qualitative inquiry with quantitative data analysis. My work focuses on community-centered public policy and health initiatives, particularly where research can help explain how public programs affect people’s lives.
My skills perch right at the intersection of interviewing, data collection, policy research, storytelling, analysis, and accessible reporting. Through my six-month documentary project, Nurturing Futures: 50 Years of Karnataka’s Anganwadis, I explored early-childhood development, nutrition, maternal and child health, immunization access, and community-based service delivery. I am particularly interested in using data and community perspectives to support program evaluation, health equity, and more effective public services.
How I work
My approach to research and writing is multi-pronged. My experience on the ground in rural India, and working for a major daily newspaper taught me data and policies are important, but they only get you so far in the search for the bigger picture. Community perspectives, and qualitative improvement are factors that can only be measured by asking the right questions, and presenting the right storytelling, with the right facts.
Primary and secondary research, along with on-ground interviews, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and subsequent analysis are all integral steps of research and presentation, all of which I include in my process.