Lakshmi Shashidhar
Lakshmi is engaged as the Assistant Admin Manager at Takshashila Institution. She has prior experience in human resources and recruitment in the IT/ ITES industry.
Shivakumar Ramesh
Shivakumar Ramesh works as the Manager (Finance) at the Takshashila Institution.
Revati Gandekar
Revati Gandekar is a final year B.Sc Economics student at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. She's interested in public policy, developmental economics, and geopolitical issues.
Anushka Saxena
Anushka Saxena is a Staff Research Analyst with Takshashila’s Indo-Pacific Studies Programme. Her research focuses on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and its reforms, China-Taiwan Relations, and India’s Foreign Policy. She also curates the weekly Newsletter, ‘Eye on China’. She tweets @SaxenaAnushka_.
Anisree Suresh
Anisree Suresh works as a Research Associate in Geoeconomics at the Takshashila Institution. Her role involves exploring different aspects of international trade and India's geoeconomic interests. Prior to joining Takshashila, she served as a Senior Associate in International Relations and Strategic Engagement at the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) in Kochi.
Leah Govias
Leah is an Assistant Programme Manager for the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (Defence & Foreign Affairs) programme at Takshashila Institution.
Dr Y. Nithiyanandam
Dr Y. Nithiyanandam is a professor and the head of the Takshashila Institution's Geospatial Program. He is working on several themes in defense and national security.
Satya Shoova Sahu
Satya is a Research Analyst with the High-tech Geopolitics programme at Takshahsila. His research primarily focuses on Technology policy, Semiconductor Geopolitics, and AI Governance. He also curates the HTG programme’s flagship newsletter, Technopolitik.
A graduate of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, he has completed Takshashila’s GCPP (Technology and Policy) and now teaches modules on semiconductors, AI governance, and responsible strategy in the same course.
Kingshuk Saha
Kingshuk Saha works as a researcher with the Indo-Pacific Studies programme at the Takshashila Institution. His research interests include Indo-Pacific, Indian Foreign Policy, Political Risks, Law and Public Policy.
Shreya Ramakrishnan
Shreya is a Programme Manager of the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (Advanced Public Policy) program at Takshashila. Before this, she worked in the sustainability, education, and consumer goods sectors in roles involving communications, stakeholder engagement, and key account management.
Kripa Koshy
Kripa Koshy is a Programme Manager (for the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy) at the Takshashila Institution. She has previously worked with the public and third sector. She holds a Bachelors in International Development Studies from McGill University and a Masters in Public Administration from Queen’s University.
Rohan Pai
Rohan is the Assistant Programme Manager of the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (Technology and Policy) programme at Takshashila. He graduated cum laude from Ashoka University with a BA (Hons) in History & International Relations interdisciplinary major and a Media Studies concentration.
Shailesh Chitnis
Shailesh was a fellow with the High-Tech Geopolitics Programme at the Takshashila Institution. He is interested in policy issues involving business, technology, and government.
Rijesh Panicker
Rijesh is a Fellow with the High-Tech Geopolitics programme at the Takshashila Institution. He works on issues related to the evolution of and geopolitics surrounding quantum technologies.
Saurabh Todi
Saurabh tracks the geopolitics of emerging technologies, especially in biotechnology and nuclear power. His research interests also include export controls, WMD issues, and the geostrategic dynamic between India, China, and the United States. He manages the Network for Advanced Study of Technology Geopolitics (NAST) Fellowship at the Takshashila Institution and is a consultant with Inklude Labs.