2018-19 Management Programme in Public Policy Bharti Institute of Public Policy Student Name Brief Bio 1. Kriti Gupta Works as an Intern in 9.9 Insights (Albright Stonebrige Group).Her professional Interest includes Research and policy advocacy in the social sector. Kriti has done her Post graduate in Gender Studies from Ambedkar University, Delhi. Kriti Gupta Student ID 51910001 2. Sahil Makkar is a partner with SKAD & CO. His professional Interest is financial education. He is enrolled as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2011 and possesses diversified experience in the field of Accounting, Auditing & Taxation Matters. He is a Guest Faculty at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Chandigarh branch for General Management & Communication Skills (GMCS). Sahil Makkar Student ID 51910002 3. Pratyush Reddy is Currently working as the CEO of Pixelvide which is a government tech startup, he likes to work on larger than life problems and find solutions with the help of technology. He is interested in aquaponics and vertical farming. He holds a BE Hons from BITS Pilani. Pratyush Reddy Student ID 51910003 Page 2 of 10 Student Name Brief Bio 4. Shivam Jaiswal is from the Bhartiya Janta Party. State official, BJP Youth Wing, Uttar Pradesh. He is a modern politician who believes in making a difference and is optimistic enough to make it. He is working as one of the state officials at Youth Wing, Bharatiya Janta Party and Uttar Pradesh. He is an Engineer and has completed his B.Tech In Computer Science & Engineering from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Shivam Jaiswal Student ID 51910004 5. 5 Nikita Dilip Desai is Head of Internationalizing Higher Education, West . India. Her professional interests are Higher Education Policy, Skill Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship, Youth Engagement and Development. Nikita has over a decade of work experience spanning social and education research, strategic philanthropy, voluntary sector management, education management, skill development and corporate social responsibility consulting. She has a Masters in Development Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and an undergraduate degree in Management from the Mumbai University. Nikita Dilip Desai Student ID 51910005 6. 5 Saurav Pahari is presently working as the Joint Secretary in the . department of food processing Industries and Horticulture with Government of West Bengal. His area of work consists of Establishment, Budget & Projects of the entire department. He has done his B.Com honors from University of Calcutta. Saurav Pahari Student ID 51910006 Page 3 of 10 Student Name Brief Bio 7. Ranvijai Pratap is Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer in the Indian Railways. His professional interests comprise of high speed rail technology, bio-toilets, HR policies, administrative reforms, train operations & maintenance. He founded a wellness center called 'Antodaya Kendra' for the downtrodden in Gorakhpur, a first of its kind in Railways. He holds a B.E (Mech) from BIT/Mesra. He was selected by UPSC for the Special Class Railway apprentices 2005 Exam. Ranvijai Pratap Student ID 51910007 8. 7 Nitu Debabrata Bhattacharya is currently Deputy Inspector General of . police in Central Reserve Police Force, government of India. She has done a research Study on Women Empowerment and Future role of Women in CAPFs, a study sponsored by the Bureau of Police Research & Development. Her Professional interest includes Women Issues. She is a M.Sc. in Zoology from Panjab University. She is associated with various organizations including the Railways, Medical College and the High Court for the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan in Jammu. Nitu Debabrata Bhattacharya Student ID 51910008 9. 8 Yatri Dave Vitekar Dy. Chief Personnel Officer /G/Western Railway - . Indian railways. Her interests include Strategic Management and scenario building. She has worked in policy making profiles in various postings. She has a M.A in Pol. Science from University of Mumbai. In her present role she handles entire HR for 1200+ gazetted officers. Yatri Dave Vitekar Student ID 51910009 Page 4 of 10 Student Name Brief Bio 10. 9 Deepak Dwivedi is Dy.CE (P&D) in Indian Railways. His personal . interests include comprehending the arena where we live and work, and improving self-ability to get maximum output for organization /society. He holds a post graduate degree in Transportation Engineering from IIT Roorkee. Deepak Dwivedi Student ID 51910010 Venugopal Reddy B. is presently a Secretary to Governor of Maharashtra. He has worked in different capacities earlier in his career. Some of which are as follows: He worked as Assistant Collector at Yavatmal, Dist: Yavatmal, Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nandurbar, As a Collector & District Magistrate in Dist. of Gadchiroli, As Collector & District Magistrate, Dist., and Solapur. His professional interest is to perform in an exemplary manner in all the future assignments. He holds a M.Sc in Genetics from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi Venugopal Reddy B. Student ID 51910011 Anurag Anand Meshram is a Joint Director (Rail University & Training). His personal interests are Research and formulation of policies on social issues. He is working in the Personnel department of Indian Railways since 2008 handling various assignments like Labour Relations, recruitment, personnel management, training etc. Anurag Anand Meshram Student ID 51910012 Page 5 of 10 Student Name Brief Bio Asok Kumar G is a Resident Commisioner in Telengana Bhavan. His professional interests are Aviation, Technology, infrastructure projects, Urban planning, Water and Sanitation, Public Health and Women's welfare. He has a B.Tech (Electronics and Communication Engg) from Kerala University. He belongs to the 1991 Batch of IAS, Telangana Cadre; In the Government of India. He has Worked as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation- handling matters related to Aviation Security, DGCA and aviation safety, Aircraft Accident investigation, Railway accidents investigation; Director in the Board of Air India and Pawan Hans, CVO of Airport Authority of India; and as Director in the Ministry of Power. He has a lake- Asok Sagar in Nizamabad and a village Asok Nagar in Kadapa named after him! Asok Kumar G Student ID 51910013 CN Deevan Reddy is currently a Senior DPO in Railways at Secunderabad. His professional interests are Public policy research and Organizational behavioral studies. He Studied Masters in Computer Science from IIT, Chicago, USA and worked in software domain for five years. CN Deevan Reddy Student ID 51910014 Neeraja Voruvuru is Inspector General of Police- Indian Police Service, Punjab. Her professional interests are Investigation, Law and Order issues, Community Policing, Use of technology in police work. Her other interests include Economic and political issues, investigation of economic and financial crimes. She has worked in many districts in different ranks and also has worked as District SSP and has worked with GOI on deputation as Joint Director in Enforcement Directorate in Chandigarh Zone. She was Director, Vigilance Bureau Punjab for five years. She holds an MA in political Science from Central University, Hyderabad. She belongs to IPS 1994 batch and allotted to Punjab Cadre. Neeraja Voruvuru Student ID 51910015 Page 6 of 10 Student Name Brief Bio a. 1 Pradeep Bahadur Singh Rathore is in the Ministry of Railways . (Electrical Department). His professional interests are Modern Railroad Transport; Renewable Energy Sources. He holds a post graduate degree in electrical Engineering from H.S. Gour University. He has received various awards for his outstanding service among these one is the National Award for outstanding service in 2015. Pradeep Bahadur Singh Rathore Student ID 51910016 Kumar Ashish is currently Secretary to CAO in the Indian Railways. His professional interests are Technical, administration, human resource management. He did his B. Tech (Mechanical.Engg) from B.I.T Mesra/ IRIMEE . He is pursuing his PhD (Mechanical Engg, pursuing PT) from N.I.T Durgapur. He worked in different capacities in Eastern and South Central zones. Presently he is associated with development of infrastructure projects like mechanical workshops, Yards and Depots at several locations over Indian Railways. Kumar Ashish Student ID 51910017 R N Abanikant is currently working as Senior Divisional Personnel Officer. His professional interests are simplification of rules and regulations pertaining to human resource management. He graduate from Mumbai university in B.Sc (Nautical Sc). And worked as a Merchant Navy officer for 04 years. Since December 2011 he has been working as a personnel officer in Indian Railway. R N Abanikant Student ID 51910018 Page 7 of 10 Student Name Brief Bio Gurpreet Kaur Deo is presently posted as ADGP IT&T in the Punjab Police. Her professional interests are Gender issues and Community Policing. She has worked in the Police Department and the National Commission for women in a career spanning 25 years. During this period, it was her endeavor to ensure justice to the common man approaching the Police for redressal of his grievances and also look after the welfare of subordinates. She plans to direct her energies in developing expertise in field of gender rights in the near future and to work towards evolving strategies and programmes for empowerment of women by utilizing her unique position as a senior woman leader in the public sphere with the ability to network and leverage resources available in the community .She holds MA in Police Administration from Guru Nanak Dev University, Gurpreet Kaur Deo Amritsar. Student ID 51910019 Gopal Mudawath is presently working as Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer/Traction Operation in Indian Railways, South Central Railway at Secunderabad. He is keen to make contributions to Improve the mobility of freight trains and mission electrification of Indian Railways to reduce energy bills and carbon emissions. His has been certified as energy manager and contributed for bagging National energy conservation awards for railways from power ministries in 2014-15 and also in 2015-16.