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 Sharad PrakashAs I believe is the case with most of us, I have strong views / opinions about what is wrong and what ought to happen in India. Through DC, I want to try and see if I can put some of those thoughts into action. |
| Shivakumar Jolad I am a PhD candidate (Physics) at Penn State University, USA. I am also pursuing Masters in Public Policy and Demography (with more focus on educational policies). I am part of AID-India and have worked with ASHA for education in USA. |
 KedarTwo weeks of volunteering in an Indian village school gave me insight into some of the education problems the country faces, highlighted the importance of leading change at the government level, and developed my desire to direct most of my volunteering efforts towards the Indian cause. |
| Ramji I am scientist working for Bristol Myers Squibb in their Biologics division. After completing a couple of post-doctoral fellowships, I currently lead a team of scientists developing next generation biotech drugs for various medical indications. I have a natural interest in medical sciences and healthcare policies that affect the common man. Additionally, my experiences substantiate my belief that hunger and illiteracy are the two elemental reasons nations (developing) are punished from making true progress. |
 Prasoon AgarwalI am currently pursuing Doctoral Program (PhD) from IIM Ahmedabad in the area of Public Systems, with a primary intetrest in energy and environment policy, and Oil/Natural Gas Markets. Prior to this I did my Mechanical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University, and worked for two years with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd in India. |
| Rajesh Potdar I provide independent consulting to Fortune 1000 clients in Business Process Re-Engineering and in implementation of large scale ERP projects, mostly focussed on SAP. |
| Vinay Bhat I am working for a technology strategy firm, but more importantly a wannabe developmental reformist. One of my commonalities with DC is that I still believe in the basic existence of democracy with whatever fallacies it may have. I believe in improvement whatever little you can bring within these confines. |
 Pradeep SuthramWORK I currently work in the Washington DC area for a web consulting firm for non-profits, government offices, and political campaigns. Its a tight-knit and exciting team on a mission to serve worthy causes - everything from economic empowerment of women in developing countries to improving Congressional governance and constituent correspondence. INTERESTING GIGS Although a young professional, I have had the opportunity to work briefly for two former US Congressmen from Texas. I interned at the US Congress for a semester in Washington DC doing some research for my Congressman, witnessing legislation, and intense debates in the House of Representatives (Lower House). Later, I went back to Texas to work on a campaign for a veteran Congressman and witnessed the harsh partisanship, the real impact of politics and policy, and raw campaign attitudes. PERSONAL I read, write, sketch, and will jump at any opportunity to get on my bicycle to ride out around or out of town. Im also looking for a freestyle dancing partner. |
 Chau K. TongIm very very interested in social impact: particularly in development from a policy perspective. Born and raised in the Bay Area, CA. Worked at BCG before bschool (and will be going back). Seeking a development summer internship (or two). Really like yoga and tennis, as well as wine and fine dining. Ethnic origin: Vietnamese. Speak, but dont write. |
| Garima Many of us have always wanted to do something meaningful, but didnt perhaps know how. Democracy Connect is an innovative forum for people like me who want to be participate in the process of decision making in some way and contribute towards issues that affect India. |
| Amrita Singh |
| Sandeep Bharatwaj Later... |
| Chitresh Modi Will update this field soon |
 ANUPAM SHARANI am a Mechanical Engineer presently working as Manager - PPC with Voltas Limited at New Hyderabad International Airport Project which is a Green Filed Project and signifies the rapid developing Indian economy. I have been in Project Management line for over six years and I am also engaged in social workplace for underprivileged children and environment. Perpetual addressing of all chronic issues and awareness of civic sense and society is must for today’s politicians to take Indian Globally. DC is the best platform to minimize the gap and harness the skill and experience for better India. |
| Afrozy Ara A software engineer by profession, I enjoy reading books and writing .. |
| Kunal Kaushal I have seen many good government schemes failing because of lack of proper implementation and a general ignorance about them. I want to change the general attitude of public regarding these schemes. |
| Mohib I am a management graduate from Oregon State University and an online activist. |
| Tarunabh Khaitan Doctoral research student at Oxford working on anti-discrimination law. |
| Sumit Upadhyay BSc and MBA and working in IT industry fr last 6 yrs. Interested in the field of IT and in the field of Environment Pollution specially in Ganga Pollution. |
 SurjenduI am an entrepreneur who also holds a keen interest in the development of India as an economic powerhouse. As founder of codearmory.com I do business with companies located in India and other South Asian countries. |
| Rajit Kamal I am a management consultant based in Boston. I grew up in Bihar and have experienced the need for better education and health first hand. I want to help in any way that I can for development of Bihar. |
| Rajshekhar Purandare Working in Financial Services Industry. Interested in taking up innovative initiatives in rural India. |
| Chepuri Krishna Went to the US for my MS and then worked with J&Js pharma division as a portfolio analyst. Always nursed a desire to work on policy issues concerning Indias development. The opportunity as in the form of a 2 month internship with the CPI M with their parliamentary committe during the months of April-May 2007. |
 Rahul AjmaniI am working in hyderabad and would like to explore the opportunities through which i can contribute to this initiative. |
| Joydeep I am an active volunteer of Asha for Education, a group for socio economic change in India through education of underprivileged children. My primary interests and expertise are in issues related to basic education in India. |
| Anil I have been working in the software industry for last three years. I hope DemocracyConnect would provide me an unique opportunity to share my ideas and contribute to overall development which I have long aspired to do. |
| Amit Goel I am currently with Covansys as Onsite Delivery Manager in Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to this, I was with Infosys for 4 years. I am masters in business from IIM-C and B.Tech in Metallurgy from IT-BHU. I like making friends, travelling around and am often seen as somebody very strong at networking. |
| Bhavin Shah Business School Student at Babson College |
| Chirantan Chatterjee I am a doctoral student in policy and management at the Carnegie Mellon University. |
 Dipish RaiUpon graduating from Columbia University I stepped into the world of Strategy Consulting where I hope to develop skills that can be effectively used in a social venture such as DC. Through DC I hope to connect myself to like-minded individuals and participate in grass root level developmental work in developing countries. |
 Vibhav VerlekarI am extremely passionate about issues of governance, politics, working with political leaders and the system and in general, bring about visible changes in the overall functioning. While being good analytically with a strategic bent of mind and a hands-on approach, I like to take up challenges and push myself to make a difference. |
| MUKESH SADANA Teacher, enterpreneur, professional. Want to contribute towards development of the country esp poor and needy |
 vivek sharmaI am Post Graduate in Rural Management with over 7 years of experience in Governance Reforms, Social Welfare. I have worked with PRI members, Member Parliament in Constituencys Social Development |
| Swastik I am a student and would like to be aware of society roforms in my own way |
| Satyarupa Shekhar I currently work with Democracy Connect in Delhi. I have a Masters degree in economics from the University of Hyderabad and a Masters degree in Law and Economics. |
| Jasvinder Singh I am currently finishing my PhD in wireless communications at Rutgers University. |
| Nilanjana Mukherjee I am interested in Developmental issues |
| Kshitij Aditeya Singh From a UP background, I am very interested in development projects that focused on the financially backward areas in UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan, Orissa and other part of India. |
| keerthik s., interested in learning more about development. |
 Anujstudent |
| VISHAL CHAUDHRY It is my ardent desire to understand the problems of contemporary India and to make a positive contribution in any manner, more so by influencing public policy in the domain of Infrastructure & urban development where we are able to find solutions for a sustainable model of development. |
| Pukhraj Singh A 25-years old, passionate and self-driven entrepreneur who realizes his social responsibilities. |
| Priyank Patel I have worked in software engineering for 3 years. Currently I work at an early-stage startup in the Bay Area. DC appeals to me because of its application of the collaborative Wiki model to harness skills and experience of its volunteers. |
| Srikanth Chakka I am currently working as a management consultant with KPMG Consulting, India for about three years. I hold a B.Tech degree from IIT Madras. |
.JPG) Sharmistha ChakrabortySharmistha spent four years in Indian media before moving to the United States. Her academic background in Journalism and International Relations give her an unexpected advantage in writing. She continues to freelance and write on various political, economic and social issues. |
| Kushagra Saxena I am a student of business and private sector management. DC is my chosen platform to create value for the public sector through the experience and skill sets Ive acquired. Its also my attempt to reach out to other individuals who share a similar interest in public sector development and governance |
 Dr.V.N.SharmaDr.V.N.Sharma has worked for long in Teaching, Research and Management of all aspects of Environment, Waste and Water Management. He also takes keen interest in Movements for Social Change, Science popularization and Peoples Science Movement. CURRENT FORMAL ENGAGEMENTS: a) Environment & Water Management Consultant b) Guest Faculty, Environment & Water Management Dept. JN College, Ranchi University, Ranchi, India. c) Principal Consultant, Chirag Naksha Ghar (Building Designers & Consultants), Ranchi, India. Weblog : http://www.chirag-naksha-ghar.blogspot.com/ d) Panel Expert & Member, Discussion Board, chemicalhouse Web: http://www.chemicalhouse.com/vnsharma/ e) Chairman, Jharkhand Vigyan Manch (Regd.), Ranchi, Jharkhand India. Web: http://www.jvmjkd.blogspot.com/ f) President, SAIL Ex-Employees Association, Ranchi. Weblog: http://www.saileea.blogspot.com g) Academic Association with Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, India. h) Moderator, IIT-Global-Discussion and - SaveIITForum Groups. Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IIT-Global-DiscussionGroup/ and Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IIT-Global-SaveIITForum/ i) Leader, Ecology & Environment, IITGlobalForum.Org Web: http://www.host-india.net/IITGlobalForum/index.asp |
 Som PatidarIm a New Delhi-based journalist and researcher. I have done fellowship program from Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), India and interested in working with peoples representative. |
| Sandeep Bapna I have worked for last six years in the development field led by the private sector. I see this as an opportunity to leverage another critical and under-utilized resource to promote development and especially more inclusive development. |
| Jahnavi Phalkey Have studied political science, and history of science and technology. Given my training, I am susceptible to looking at all developmental projects critically, but I have not given up yet. |
| Arijit Dutta I have been associated with the founders for some time now. Hoping to add value in any which way I can, I guess. |
| Jayakumar Gopalan (To be completed later) |
| Sameen I have done Masters in Development Communications and currently I am working in the Development Sector and am very much interested in issues concerning the use of ICTs in Development. |
 Cyph3rpunknot writing anything cuz google crawls over the profiles and exposes my info to unregistered users... |
 Ujwal ShankarTruthfull,honest,assertive,patient,preserverant,pragmatic,gregarious,sensitive,disciplined,principled are few of the words which reflect my true personalty and character. |
| Kashyap Deorah From Mumbai, living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Heavy traveler to India, and moving back later this year. |
| Divya Venkatavaraghavan I am interested in making useful contributions towards public policy making in India. Areas of interest include gender and equality (in particular- issue relating to female foeticide) and transparency in governance. |
| Pavan Kumar Currently working on local self governance and development planning in Sikkim and Chhattisgarh. |
| Nihal George Four years experience in consulting and knowledge services. I am now looking for avenues to create sustainable impact in the field of development, using the skills I have garnered. |
| Mandava Harsha Vardhan I am Mandava Harsha Vardhan. I am a sophomore, pursuing a degree in Computer Science Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science,Pilani, India. I am very interested in development issues. Discussing policies and impacts gives me a high and it is my aim to be a bureaucrat with a difference. I have keen interest in political developments. At college, I am the Joint Secretary of the Press Club, an avid photographer and quizzer. |
| Prasanth Regy Interested in Development, economics, Livelihoods |
| Minakshi Srivastava Add later |
| Neha I will be in India for 3 months this summer, and would like to learn more about ongoing projects that deal with education/social awareness. |
| Jayanth ... |
 Mirza Faisal BegI am a management student at Ross School of Business and an IT professional. I have worked at various locations in India and US. I have an undergraduate engineering degree from IT-BHU. I have been volunteering for educational assitance for poor students. |
| Mausami Vora I am a Software Engineer in Boston USA. I have 5+ years of software development experience in almost all the stages of software development lifecycle. My expertise is in the development of data centric applications using Microsoft technologies. The industries I have worked with include telecommunications, hotel finance, disaster management, investment and insurance. |
| Neha Kaul I have been in the field of public health and clinical research. I am pursuing my second masters from NYU with a strong emphasis on international public health issues and ethics. I would really like to be involved with the work of this forum and the sooner that gets started, the better. |
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| Abu Mathen George I am a lawyer interested in issues of governance and development, and in particular concerns of federalism, the relationship between different organs of government and the efficacy of administrative systems. |
 AhvaI presently work as a business journalist, However have done my education in the social sector and have some experience also in documentation and production. Given a choice would love to work with tribals and forests systems. |
 Swati KundraI am A Chareterd Accountant based in Delhi. I would like to be associated with Democracy Connect and volunteer my services to the organisation as and when required. |
| abhisheknair Interested in all things India. |
| Kushagra Nandan Interest in renewables and sustainability. |
| Mithun Reddy .. |
| Rupesh Mehta I am working as Software consultant. |
| Kanan Law graduate from London School of Economics and a writer |
| Saurav Hi guys, I am presently working in a consulting firm Inductis in NYC. I did my undergrad from IITB and masters from Johns Hopkins University. I was in lookout for a forum where I can make a contribution to society and hence I am here. |
| Gaurav Jain I have been working at an investment bank for the last 4 years. DC is my attempt to get involved with and understand the development process closer to the ground. |
| Anu SF, USA |
 AnkitGrown up in state of Rajasthan, i have operations and business development background in consumer goods industry. I am a avid long distance runner and like to play squash. can be very lazy at times, i love travelling and love adventure sports like scuba diving, mountain biking and trekking |
 Javed AminI am currently working in as a clusterengineer at sites all over Assam and North-East india. |
 Rishi Mohan SanwalI am. |
| Shweta I am currently employed in New York, as the Assistant Director of Shelter Operations with NYAWC, a non profit that advocates and provides services for battered women and children and victims of trafficking. |
| Neha I am a web designer, currently teaching little kids. I am very interested in doing something constructive, particularly about child education in our country. |
| Vijay to be filled later.. |
| somik Somik Raha is a Ph. D. student in Decision Analysis at Stanford University. He did his Masters in the Dept of Mgmt Science & Engg at Stanford with a focus on Org. Behavior and Design. His current research interests are using mixed methods (qualitative social science and normative decision theory) to understand and aid police work. |
| Smiti .......... |
 ChanditaAn economics graduate from the Delhi School of Economics, I have over six years of experience in financial services and outsourcing. I have come to Democracy Connect to reach beyond finance to my other areas of interest, including participatory democracy and social entreprenurship. |
| Lopa Shah ... |
| Kedar Mate I am a physician with public health development experience in resource-poor countries |
| Satyajeet Salgar |
 Abhishek(1) Have been working with two nonprofits (AVSAR,- A Volunteer Management group and ASSET- A Social Venture Fund for computer literacy) as volunteer consultant and Board Memeber over the past two years. (2) Work in Management Consulting division of KPMG in India. (3) Enjoy Tennis, ravelling, Debates and Public Speaking |
| Rajesh Gupta I have a background in molecular epidemiology, infectious diseases, project implementation, operational research, and international health policy. In addition, I have worked with foundations and the private sector - both in the areas of global health. |
| Purabi Thakre 5 years experience in developmental consulting, policy advocacy, renewable energy business strategy, corporate social responsibiliity |
 Saif IqbalI have lived and worked in India and US and have come to discover the challenges that people face as well as the solutions that could solve some of those problems. I have been interested in the non-profit domain for some time and DemocracyConnect makes it possible for me to contribute to it in a direct manner as well as meet other people of a similar inclination. |
| Natalia Bandera Next time |
| Hari Focussed and like getting things done, on time. |
| Amol Would want to know about this initiative before deciding how can I contribute (which I definitely want to!!). |
 Amit SrivastavaI am an entrepreneur. Committed to reduce the socio-economic inequality in India.I want to develop a unique work model aims at involving the masses to spread FREE education to the lower section of the society. |
 Abhishek TiwariPlease visit my personal website http://www.abhishektiwari.com to know more about me. |
| Hatim Zariwala Basic researcher. Mumbaikar. |
| Sheetal Bahl A little bit of this and a little bit of that... |
 Ashish GoelLaw student |
| Anurag I am a chemical engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, currently employed with Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai, in their Engineering and Construction Division. |
| Anupam Rastogi My professional background is in strategy consulting, product management/strategy and program management. Development related experience: - Led the Boston Chapter of Amercian India Foundation (a non-profit that raises $10M annually in the US for developmental causes in India) from 2005-2006. - Did pro-bono consulting work with United Nations Development Program on setting up incubation of new enterprises in Angola. - Led the screening committee for the social innovation category of Global Indus Technovator awards - evaluated and narrowed list of potential awardees |
| Lalitha Rajagopalan I graduated from IRMA in 1995 and worked briefly in NDDB. I have been in the US since 1996. For the past 12 years I have been working in San Francisco bay area, primarily in marketing in both silicon valley startups as well as larger hi tech companies. I actively follow world trends and Indian economy. I travel to India often (2-3 times a year). My particular areas of interest are education, environment, using technology as an agent of change, grassroots people activism, and womens issues. I am moderately polically active here in the US. Some of my specifc skills and expertise that I would like to offer to political leaders in India are research and analysis on issues relating to technology, environment, education and womens issues. I can also help with marketing a position (preparing messaging, presentations, press briefings etc.) |
| Beaning Jack BEANS |
 vaibhavresearcher and educator.. interested in institutions |
| Rajdeep I am a Graduate Student in the Dept. of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware, United States. My major research interests pertain to International Law, International Organizations & Global Governance and Human Rights, with additional interests in Indian Political System, South Asian & International Security and Environmental Politics. |
 manju dhallI have spent my years raising a family, teaching english to high school students for many years. apart from that I have a deep personal need to do independent things that interest me. human rights has been one such area. I am deeply touched by the gross inequalities, deprivation around me and the filth and squalor that people are forced to live in. and i regret the fact that even in a democracy people do not have a voice that can address these issues. self aggrandisement is the law of politicians and when i read the interview with Nidhi Prabha Tiwari i was greatly impressed by the tremendous work and idea that your organisation represents. I myself once prepared a paper on the right to privacy for a member of parliament. I agree with amartya sen when he recently drew the attention of the present government to the need to address the large scale inequity and deprivation in India. apart from that i am an avid reader and love playing bridge. and to mention here that I am an ex bureaucrats wife and do understand the system from within. I would be very interested in meeting with members of Democracy Connect . |
| Anmol |
| Mansi I am a sports management student, currently doing my internship at the International Paralympics Committee(www.paralympics.org). I am doing my thesis in sponsorships in paralympics, I shall be fully active after my thesis submission. |
| Pallavi I have completed my Masters in Social Work with specialization Social Welfare Administration from TISS, Mumbai. I am currently working for a development consultancy firm. I believe I have an ability to express my thoughts and also pen down all that touches life, can identify and make sense in all on this earth. Creative writing is both my hobby and interest. However, listening to music and expressing my thoughts or feelings on paper through colours are my passion. |
| SALIL PARKAR I have over 14 years of experience in International Logistics and SCM. I had been actively involved in the NSVS projects for Rural Development in Maharashtra. |
 RahulI have traveled a fair bit over the past few years, first as a student and now as a consultant. While these trips have often highlighted areas where India has made rapid progress over the past few decades, they have also served as painful reminders of areas where we are lagging behind other countries in terms of socio/ cultural/ economic development. Am glad that organizations such as DC are now taking the lead in bridging this gap. I look forward to volunteering my time/ skills to these endeavors and meeting other like-minded people. |
| Om Prakash Singh Will update later, sory |
| Nidhi ve over six years experience in development sector. I believe that for addressing chronic poverty and developmental challenges civil society must engage with and support the democratically elected political leadership and help them become part of the solution to these challenges. |
 SaurabhSaurabh is currently working as an AVP with an investment bank and has more than 7 years of experience developing business intelligence systems. |
| Gaurav Sood Ph.D. student, Department of Communication, Stanford University |
| Deepti My professional background consists of working in an environmental research institute. Currently, I work in a start-up based in the internet sector in various capacities. |
 Anshuman BapnaI have been an entrepreneur with over four years of experience building technology companies in both India and Silicon Valley. DC is my attempt to seek this spirit of social entrepreneurship among the public leaders of the developing world. |
 Anam KidwaiTo be updated later... |
| Parashar For the past three years I have engaged in projects involving research and/or policy advocacy on economic policy with organisations like UNDP, UNCTAD, WTO, South Centre etc. I specialise in trade in services. Prior to this trajectory, I have worked with Ernst and Young and Tata Finance in their corporate finance practices. |
| Anuja Currently working in MS in HK and feel very pasionately about being able to contribute in some way for the betterment of my country and Democracy connect sems like the ideal platform where I can participate from the virtual policy cell. |
 Vivek HansAn undergrad in Computer Science from India and pursuing MBA from Manchester Business School. Keen to give back to society and country, particularly in education. |
| Rohan I bring both buy-side and sell-side research experience and would like to be involved in policy issues |
| Sarfaraz-Nawaz (Saif) "Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and the world laughs at you" is how I look at the world. IT professional with 7 years of experience in IT Operations.Avid reader. Porud Indian & a proud Muslim.Jai Hind!!! |