Anirudh Chakradhar Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru Area, India

PragmaDev is a Development Consulting Firm that works with social enterprises and non-profits, providing them with offerings across three service lines - Research and Reporting, Policy Analysis and Advocacy, and Programme Design and Evaluation. As a Founding Partner at PragmaDev, I have been involved across activities, from Growth Planning and Business Development, to Client Service. Some of the landmark projects that I have been centrally involved in through the firm are:👉Research & Development of State Entrepreneurship Strategy for Govt. of Uttarakhand👉Research, Advocacy and Development of Solutions to promote Social Security for Entrepreneurs. The report was launched at the Ministry of MSME, New Delhi in March 2020👉Project Management Services to support an evaluation study of a flagship Govt. of Karnataka urban development scheme👉Development of Project Plan for operationalizing a client's ed-tech platform across govt. schools in a state👉Research and Development of Project Proposals, Briefs and Case Studies for a grassroots tribal development organization

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Intermittently have been carrying out independent research and advisory projects, with a host of clients:- Research and Advisory support to a Karnataka MLA;- Research and Advocacy project for an NGO, on reforms for the Devadasi community;- Research support to IIM-B, on Vendor Management Processes followed by the Government during public procurement for the Kumbh Mela.

Bengaluru Area, India

- Support FLEDGE with research activities in the Public Policy, Governance and Development domain. - Developed a Framework for the Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals through Gram Panchayat Development Plans (http://fledgein.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Localising-the-SDGs-Options-for-India.pdf)- Developing a framework for the conduct of an Ex-Ante Legislative Impact Assessment for all bills emerging from the Union Parliament to assess, mitigate and reduce negative externalities arising from legislative action (https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-imperative-of-impact-assessment/article25221657.ece)

Bengaluru Area, India

Pragma Law & Policy is a boutique legal & policy advisory firm based in Bangalore, and is an initiative of three partners and myself. On the legal front, the firm takes up litigation and provides legal advisory in areas such as Consumer Goods, Legal Metrology, Real Estate, Civil Laws, etc..I head the policy division of the firm, which works on the following:1. Aims to provide pragmatic & responsible research, advisory & advocacy services to government & legislature in areas of Public Policy, Regulation & Development.2. Advisory to private firms on compliance to government policy in areas such as Waste Management, Prevention of Sexual Harassment, etc.3. Support to private sector clients on representations or advocacy to government in various areas of Public Policy, Regulation & Development.4. Support to private sector clients in drafting policies for prevention of sexual harassment at workplace, promoting gender diversity, uplifiting persons with disability, etc

Bengaluru Area, India

I was a member of the Public Sector Advisory Team, which provides consultancy services to various government clients such as Central & State Ministries, departments, ULBs, PSUs as well as multi-lateral organizations.I had worked on project management for a Smart City, as well as advisory for several urban transport & infrastructure projects.As a member of the team, I was involved in activities such as preparation of feasibility reports, contract structuring, bid document preparation & bid process management, research & analysis, operational support for various Government Clients.I maintained liaison with government officials at various levels, as well as with private sector clients, vendors & associates.I was also part of Business Development Activities, including preparation of bids for tenders across sectors.

New Delhi Area, India

Studied the link between Regularization of Unauthorized Colonies and Service Provisioning on the ground. Conducted Primary research in the form of questionnaires in two Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi. Also conducted interviews with administration and various stakeholders.

New Delhi Area, India

Research to explore the link between Regularization of Unauthorized Colonies and Service Provisioning on the ground.

New Delhi

1) Research2) Data Collection and CompilationSpecific Projects worked on:1) Reporting trends in the annual budget. 2) Prepared a brief of the XIV Finance Commission Report3) Functioning of Prevention of Corruption Act4) Minor projects such as State-wise Election trends, pendency of court cases at each level of judiciary, list of Private Member Bills, etc.

Master Of Public Policy (Mpp), Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Dramatics Society, Recruitment Coordination Committee

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Literature

Activities and Societies: Verbum: English Dramatics Society

Isc Class Xii Board, Science (Phy, Chem, Math, Bio, E.Ed., English), A

Icse Class X Boards, A