IUIF 2020 Cohort
Aditya Kandpal
Graduate in business administration. Passionate about exploring and understanding social issues. Lives by the code ‘Certa Bonum Certamen’: ‘Fight a good fight’!
Afreen Anwar
Post-graduate in development studies. Interested in gender rights and mental health advocacy. Loves photography, travelling, reading, and writing.
Aishwarya Shrivastav
Postgraduate in journalism and communication. Interested in social and civic issues, culture, mental health, gender and the environment.
Arpit Chhikara
A writer, with a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Loves making digital art, reading books and sharing creative insights with people.
Asawari Luthra
Post-graduate in cultural anthropology. Passionate about understanding human behavior. Seeks to reflect upon and impact complex social problems.
Barnamala Roy
Postgraduate in English. Curious to learn and eternal wanderer. Loves the written word, still and moving images, birds and animals – and people watching!
Hrishikesh Patil
Postgraduate in social work. Passionate about social change and all its ramifications. On a journey to find answers to the questions we face as a society.
Manisha Rani
Human rights defender, Dalit feminist and a postgraduate in social work. Passionate about working on issues related to sexual violence against women and children.
Nidhi Waldia
Postgraduate in education. Passionate about exploring the intersection of identity, power, education system, processes and structures.
Prithvi Vatsalya
Journalist with a Master’s degree in psychology. Committed to the cause of LGBT rights. Loves reading, (un)learning, eating biryani and petting animals.
Rashmi Srivastava
Postgraduate in Environment Management. Passionate about environmental issues. In her own words: An earthy and sentient learner, wanderer and eco-nut!
Sachit Sarang Ganla
Postgraduate in public policy and governance. Passionate about exploring gender narratives emerging from marginalized communities.
Saumya Malhotra
Feminist writer, researcher, and avid reader and learner. Literature grad. Her interests are community engagement and digital rights.
Shivangi Tiwary
Postgraduate in gender and society representation. Passionate about social change. Environmentalist with immense respect for nature.
Shreeti Shubham
Postgraduate in media and governance. Likes to explore the potential for communication to effect social change. Loves poetry and literature.
Shreya Batra
Postgraduate in women’s studies. Views life as an area of ethnographic study; and empathy as a tool for political analysis. Loves books and movies!
Vani Bhatnagar
A graduate in design with a keen interest in gender studies and digital comms. Passionate about design, travelling, photography & filmmaking.
Wilson Biswakarma
Postgraduate in political science and international relations. Committed to the idea of an equitable world. Loves travelling and photography!