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Baskaran E is a Junior Finance Associate at Dvara Research, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Kongunadu Arts and Science College in Coimbatore. Prior to joining Dvara Research, he gained nearly two years of experience in accounts and direct and indirect taxation as an Accountant Assistant at Anbarasu and Jalapathi Auditors, Coimbatore. And also, […]

Saravanan M is a Junior Administrator at Dvara Research. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Corporate Secretaryship from A.M Jain College. Before joining Dvara Research, Saravanan worked as a Processing Executive on the Dedupe project at Axis Bank, where he honed his skills in data processing and project management. Outside of his professional […]

Madhavi is a Program Officer for the Customer Protection Program housed under the Centre for Customer Protection at Dvara Research. She has prior experience in project management and monitoring. Before joining Dvara Research she worked at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Bangalore as a Project Assistant. Madhavi has a master’s degree in environmental science and technology […]

Navaneeth is a Research Associate with the Financial Systems Design Initiative at Dvara Research. He graduated with an Integrated Masters in Development Studies from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and his area of interest lies in addressing the multifaceted issues of inequality. Driven by his dedication to development-oriented research, Navaneeth has gained valuable experience […]

Shree Harini V, is an Research Associate at Dvara Research. She is an Econometrics post graduate from University of Madras with a Diploma in Data Science from IIT Madras with notable achievements such as UGC-NET(Economics) and GATE 2021 (All India Rank 95). Proficient in STATA, SPSS, R Programming, and Python, she has served as an […]

Dr. Indradeep Ghosh is the Executive Director of Dvara Research. He has a PhD from MIT, an MA from Cambridge University (where he won the Adam Smith Prize given to the top graduating student in the university), and a BA from St. Stephen’s College, all in Economics. After finishing his PhD, Dr. Ghosh pursued an […]

Sowmini is a Senior Research Associate with the Financial Systems Design initiative at Dvara Research. Her research focuses on the design of regulatory frameworks that govern India’s financial markets and customer protection in financial services. She also contributes to the organization’s research efforts on India’s health systems. Sowmini holds a master’s degree in public policy […]

Priyadarshini Ganesan is a Senior Research Associate with the Household Finance Practice at Dvara Research, specialising in financial inclusion and agriculture finance. Her work explores key themes, such as credit, savings, insurance, etc., to identify pathways that translate financial access into meaningful impact. With over nine years of diverse experience spanning corporate roles, Public Sector […]

Misha leads the Household Finance Practice at Dvara Research. In this role she focuses on identifying key research gaps in the field of household finance and building evidence to inform market practices and design of financial sector policy.  Misha specialises in policy research and advocacy in the domain of financial inclusion. She has several years […]

Hasna is a Senior Research Associate with the Social Protection Initiative. She completed her master’s degree in development studies from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. At Dvara Research she has been researching extensively about social security systems, with a focus on health systems. As a fellow to the Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health […]