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Freelance
Researcher
I am a freelance researcher.
I derive my practices based on analytical and fundamental research and critical reasoning.
My education is in management, which informs both my practices profoundly.
Research
Experience
Folk Artists Documentation
Nov'20 - Nov'21
As part of DakshinaChitra Program Officer
I interviewed and documented folk artists who visited the Museum from November 2020 to November 2021 which included 9 folk artists groups; and many craftspeople.
I started with desk research and looking at previous interviews in preparation.
Research for Jharkhand Festival
Oct'21 - Jan'21
As part of DakshinaChitra Program Officer
Part of this Festival research looked to understand the socio-economic and political implications of the state's history and its impact on their tribal populations, their lifestyle, food, arts and crafts. This was entirely desk research.
Hung up on Handloom
Sep'21 - Oct'21
As part of DakshinaChitra Program Officer
I curated the Hungup on Handloom program series based on research and looking at intersections with politics, performing arts, game design, agriculture, revival, marketing and other interventions.
Queering in Folktales
Apr'21 - June'21
As part of DakshinaChitra Internship
As part of my internship, my study touched upon the Indian Folktales and understanding their queer interpretations.
DakshinaChitra Exhibition Research
Dec'20 - Jan'21
As part of DakshinaChitra Internship
Part of team on research for 'A Weaving Journey - The Story of the South Indian Sari' with a focus on Saris from Andra Pradesh.
Mental Wellbeing with Prakriti
Apr'21 - June'21
Put together the Grant Proposal for a project that included in-depth research about mental health in India and amongst artists through reading, analysing other festivals, and interviews. Project reshaped for the digital during lockdown 2020.
Freelance Content Writing
Apr'18 - May'21
My content writing projects look at secondary research and interviews. It helped me gain angles on the subjects that I was writing, including, Heritage and archaeology tours, Ayurveda, Marketing and Trends, SaaS, Literature etc.
I Love Mondays
Apr'18 - Oct'18
I was the lead in creating, automating evaluation, and interpreting 'The Future Ready Quiz' targeting teenagers and their parents. It was part of the funnel strategy to get more registrations for 'The Yellow Collar Club'.
CareEdge Ratings (CARE Ratings Ltd)
Mar'16 - Oct'16
As a Large-Medium Entreprises Credit Rating Analyst, my role entailed research that looked and numbers and the story behind them.
Social Media Marketing
by Indian Banks
Nov'12 - Mar'13
Part of Undergrad study where I attempted to look at the extent of penetration of SMM by Indian banks and customer sentiments towards it through an online survey.
Certification
Festival Management - South Asia Festival Academy (Beginners)
Organized by Edinburgh Napier University and British Council
Grade: 74
September 2021 - January 2022
Internship in Museum Management
Organized by DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum
Grade: Excellent
November 2020 - June 2021
Fundamentals of Arts Management
Organized by ATSA ArThink South Asia
September 13 - 15, 2019
Grant writing workshop by Anmol Vellani
Organized by ACRI - Bengaluru
July 6, 2019
Financial Modelling
Organized by IMS Proschool
July 2015
Skills
& Expertise
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Project Management
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Financial Management and Budgets
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Attention to detail
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Advanced User - MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Word
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Softwares - Canva,
Education
2013 - 2015
Master in Business Administration
SRM University
2010 - 2013
Bachelor of Commerce
Ethiraj College for Women
1995 - 2010
Central Board of Secondary Education
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan