Speaking
Teaching, talks and conversations on public policy, health communication and entrepreneurship.
The HEAL Talk: Meet the Experts
Birla School of Communication, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar · 14 October 2025
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Panellist
The Role of Health Communication
I joined a panel on how media can connect healthcare professionals with the public, drawing on my work with Swasthya Plus in health communication and public awareness.
DigiNiti Technology and Policy Conclave
FLAME University, Pune · 17–18 March 2025
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Panellist
Think Tanks, Industry, Governments – What Else Does Public Policy Offer?
I joined Yash Agarwal (Public Policy India) and Reshu Natani (AWS) to discuss public-policy careers beyond government and think tanks, drawing on Swasthya Plus’s work making health information accessible in Indian languages.
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Moderator
Bridging Academia and Industry: Crafting Tomorrow’s Policy
I moderated a discussion with Parth Shah (Indian School of Public Policy) and Prashant Girbane (MCCIA) on how universities, industry and civil society can work together to shape policy.
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Dhenkanal · 2023 and 2024
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Teaching
Media entrepreneurship
I taught media entrepreneurship, exploring emerging media formats and business models. Students worked in groups to develop ideas for their own media businesses.
YO.DH Charcha
Youth Ownership of Digital Health · Online · 24 April 2024
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Webinar panellist
Startups in the Digital Health Space: Journey of our YO.DHAs
I shared the journey of building Swasthya Plus Network alongside Manoj Sanker, Co-founder of Nemo.Care, in a webinar on healthcare entrepreneurship, startup challenges and ways to overcome them. Shambhavi Bhagat of the Public Health Foundation of India moderated the discussion.
YUVA 2024 · Andhra Pradesh State Youth Festival
KL University, Vaddeswaram · 7–9 January 2024
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Speaker
Future of Work
I spoke across multiple sessions, including one on the future of work, at this festival organised by the Department of Youth Services, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
FLAME University
Pune · 2023
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Alumni speaker
Digital Health for Better Health Outcomes for Everyone
I returned to FLAME to discuss health literacy, barriers to healthcare access across India, and how young people can contribute to digital-health solutions.
The Media and Content Business
Podcast with Jugal Wadhwani · 4 November 2022
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Podcast guest
Dissecting ‘Swasthya Plus’ — a regional healthcare media network
I joined Jugal Wadhwani to discuss building Swasthya Plus: producing health videos across Indian languages, working with doctors, and choosing YouTube as the core platform for distribution and revenue.
Conference contributions from collaborative studies are listed on Research.