I am a driven policy advocate and change-maker, dedicated to making a meaningful impact on society. My work with an isolated indigenous forest community in India to co-create an inclusive, interactive learning space for the tribe’s children developed my ability to collaborate on context-based solutions that center local expertise. In my subsequent work with State Department of Education and the Central Ministry of Social Justice, I drew from my experience at the grassroots, engaging with experts in diverse fields, including from the World Bank, to design large-scale projects focussed on enhancing accessibility and inclusivity of public schools. This taught me to diagnose failures of government capacity to deliver promised goods and services, parsing policy intersectionalities to maximize benefits. My work on mixed-methods studies to improve public school teacher training required me to communicate with diverse stakeholders and build robust qualitative and data-analysis research skills.I am currently a graduate student at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan. I am keen on exploring the policy intersectionalities and crossovers between racial, economic and climate equity. It has been an incredible journey so far, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it.