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Faculty & Practitioners

Who Teaches
the Programme

The faculty for Policy Agora brings together professionals from ORF and Esya Centre and experts from across the policy ecosystem. 

 

Their backgrounds span government, academia, civil society, think tanks, international organisations, and industry -- ensuring that fellows gain insight from multiple vantage points within public policy.

Core Faculty

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Dr Deep Pal

Director, Koan Advisory Group

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Dr Dhruba Purkayastha

Advisor, Observer Research Foundation

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Dr Harsh Pant

Vice President, Observer Research Foundation

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Meghna Bal

Director, Esya Centre

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Dr Samira Abraham

Economics Lead, Koan Advisory Group

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Shweta Venkatesan

Fellow, Esya Centre

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Vivan Sharan

Partner, Koan Advisory Group

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Immersive Expert
Sessions

In addition to core faculty, the fellowship incorporates immersive sessions with outside experts from diverse policy-relevant fields. 

 

These are not stand-alone guest lectures, they are integrated directly into the syllabus to align with the weekly themes and assignments. 

 

Participants will engage with experts in context, applying insights immediately in workshops, simulations, and assignments.

Organising Committee

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Dr Harsh Pant

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Lavanya Mani

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Meghna Bal

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Samir Saran

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