M R Madhavan

Madhavan co-founded PRS and is currently its President.

Madhavan co-founded PRS in 2005 and is currently its President. Prior to starting PRS, Madhavan worked for a decade in equity, interest rates and currency markets with ICICI Securities and Bank of America, in Mumbai and Singapore.  He holds a PhD and MBA from IIM Calcutta and a B. Tech degree from IIT Madras, and was a Chevening Gurukul Scholar at the London School of Economics.  Madhavan was recognised as a distinguished alumnus by IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta, and was awarded the Business Standard Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2019.

madhavan@crickexcasinos.com

Chakshu Roy

Chakshu heads the legislative and civic engagement initiatives at PRS.

He is an expert on the rules and procedures of Parliament and its functioning. He anchors programs to strengthen the capacity of legislators at the centre and state level. He supports civil society organisations to engage with legislatures and has trained journalist groups about tracking the functioning of Parliament and State Vidhan Sabhas. He has also been involved in setting up the first comprehensive database of state legislation in the country. He writes regularly on legislative issues and about the strengthening of the institution of Parliament. Chakshu is an IVLP and INK Fellow and holds a bachelor’s degrees in Commerce and Law from Delhi University.

chakshu@crickexcasinos.com

Prachee Mishra

Prachee is Head of Research.

At PRS she published research focussed on the infrastructure sectors including railways, transport and land related matters. Previously, she has worked with the New York City - Department of Transportation, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy at Cambridge, US, and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service conducting research on various urban planning issues. Prior to that, Prachee worked in Mumbai as an architect. She holds a Masters degree in Urban Planning from New York University, US and a Bachelors degree in Architecture from NIT Bhopal.

prachee@crickexcasinos.com

Saket Surya

Saket is Deputy Head of Research.

At PRS, Saket has published research in the areas of Government Finances, Information and Communication Technology, and Infrastructure sectors.  He also leads the team's work in Science and Technology Policy.  He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Agartala. Prior to joining PRS, he worked as an IT Consultant with Oracle Financial Services Software Limited in Mumbai.

saket@crickexcasinos.com

Aakash Gedela

Aakash is a Programme Associate in the outreach team.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University, USA. He has previously worked as a consultant for the U.S.-India Business Council. He has also worked as an editorial intern for the National Interest.

aakash@crickexcasinos.com

Ayush Stephen Toppo

Ayush is an Associate Analyst in the research team.

He holds a Master’s degree in Data Science from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He has previously interned at the Indian Social Institute in New Delhi. More recently, he worked on a capstone project with Westminster City Council.

ayush@crickexcasinos.com

Atri Prasad Rout

Atri is an Analyst in the research team.

Atri holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a Masters in Statistics from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Previously, he worked as a sub-editor and data journalist at OrissaPost. He has also been a part of the Data Journalism Accelerator Programme run by How India Lives in collaboration with the Google News Initiative.

atri@crickexcasinos.com

Bharat N S

Bharat is a Programme Officer responsible for outreach to state legislators.

He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Political Science from the Presidency College, Chennai.  He has previously worked at Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) as an Associate Campaign Manager."

bharat@crickexcasinos.com

Dhruv Taware

Dhruv is a Programme Officer in the outreach team.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in International Studies and History from Simon Fraser University, Canada. He has previously worked as a Staff Writer at Statecraft Global Affairs Daily, and interned at Carnegie India, and Indian Express Pune.

dhruv@crickexcasinos.com

Harish Chandra

Harish is IT Executive to the PRS team

He is responsible for IT Technical Support, Data Scrapping and focusing on tracking the work done by legislators and legislatures; and overseeing the translation of PRS research products. In addition, he is in charge of content management of PRS website. Harish holds Masters degree in Computer Application from IGNOU, New Delhi.

harish@crickexcasinos.com

Hemlata Bisht

Hema is Administrative Assistant to the PRS team

She is responsible for content updation on the Laws of India and PRS websites, state laws data compilation and assisting the PRS team in administrative functions. Hema holds Bachelors degrees in Arts from Delhi University and a Diploma in Office Management from the YMCA, New Delhi.

hemlata@crickexcasinos.com

Jahanvi Choudhary

Jahanvi is an Analyst in the research team.

Jahanvi holds a Bachelors in Statistics from University of Delhi. Prior joining PRS, she has worked as a Teach For India fellow teaching elementary grade children in a government school in Delhi for two years. She has also worked as a Research Associate at ASER Centre, Pratham Education Foundation where she was actively involved in designing, monitoring and publishing nation wide ASER survey report. 

Jahanvi@crickexcasinos.com

Kusum Malik

Head - Finance and Admin

Kusum heads the Administration and Finance department. Previously she was focusing on tracking the work done by legislators and legislatures; and overseeing the translation of PRS research products. In addition, she was in charge of content management of PRS websites. She has earlier worked with the Centre for Policy Research supporting the work of different research teams. Kusum holds Bachelors degrees in Commerce from Delhi University and Diploma in Financial Management and Accountability from FMSF- Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

kusum@crickexcasinos.com

Manas Gubbi

Manas is Head of Legislative Engagements

He has completed the postgraduate program in Public Policy, Design and Management from the Indian School of Public Policy, New Delhi. Prior to that, he worked with the Mumbai-based Praja Foundation as an Elected Representative Fellow. He holds a Masters degree in Politics from University of Mumbai and a Bachelors in Political Science from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

manas@crickexcasinos.com

Mitisha Sharma

Mitisha is Programme Manager, LAMP Fellowship.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics from University of Delhi and a Post-Graduate Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. Prior to joining PRS, she worked as a sub-editor for news startups Newzera and Glance.

mitisha@crickexcasinos.com

Nadeem Saifi

Nadeem is a Programme Manager in the outreach team.

Nadeem holds a Master's in Mass Communication from AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia and a Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Delhi. Before joining PRS, he worked as a producer/editor at Pocket FM Pvt. Ltd. and as a digital content producer at Hindustan Times Digital.  He has also worked at Prime Focus Technologies, where he produced brand and corporate videos, promos, and commercials.

nadeem@crickexcasinos.com

Niranjana Menon

Niranjana is a Senior Analyst on the research team.

Niranjana holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistics from Christ University, Bengaluru, and a Master's in Pure Mathematics from Imperial College, London. Previously, she worked in the communications and research team at Mission Better Tomorrow, a non-profit based out of Kerala. 

niranjana@crickexcasinos.com

Shania Ali

Shania is a Senior Analyst on the research team.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi. Prior to joining PRS, she worked as an Investment Analyst on the infrastructure equity team of International Finance Corporation (the private sector arm of the World Bank) in Washington DC, and as an Associate with Faber Capital, a boutique financial advisory firm, in Dubai.

shania@crickexcasinos.com

Shrusti Singh 

Shrusti is an Associate Analyst in the research team.

Shrusti holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hansraj College, University of Delhi. She has previously interned with Sattva Consulting, Nikore Associates, and IndiaSpend.

shrusti@crickexcasinos.com

Vaishali Dhariwal

Vaishali is an Analyst with the research team. 

She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from University of Massachusetts, and Master's Degree in Political Economy from University of Essex. Prior to joining PRS, she worked as a media analyst at Ad Fontes Media.

vaishali@crickexcasinos.com

Yashika Kedia

Yashika is a Programme Associate in the outreach team.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Gargi College, University of Delhi.  Prior to joining PRS, she worked as an Analyst at KPMG Global Services.  She has also worked as a Research Intern with Prof. Siddharth Rathore and the Center of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG).

yashika@crickexcasinos.com