Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander
Professor of Practice
Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, Professor of Practice, Department of Public Policy, has over 35 years of work experience. She has a Ph. D in history and her specialisation was Indo-Portuguese History in the 16th century from the Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Vadodara. Her professional career ranges from working in the University, Not-for-Profit Organisations (NGOs), Corporate and Think Tanks. She is a recipient of Recipient of Rotary Award for Exemplary Services in 1999, Vadodara, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal from 1985-86 and UGC Fellowship from 1984-1988. She also received a certificate for “Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders” from Stanford Business School of Graduate, 2019. She is a TedEx Speaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMVFraMCXqc
Department of Public Policy
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Professor of Practice, Department of Public Policy
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Expertise
Communication Skills-writing, presentation and editing to ensure quality outputs Training-developing, designing and delivering customised training programmes Conducting Workshops-Soft skills, Functional skills for better performance as a professional Developing Processes and Templates Developing Standards and Guidelines for Branding Developed strategies and ToRs for editorial processes, Committees (Research Quality, Field Visit to name a few) She has published several blog articles and edited books and reports. She is also the author of a book titled “Musings, Anecdotes and Experiences-Compilation of Articles-Personal Reflections”.