Career Journey: Khush Vachhrajani
Podcast Duration
67 mins
Khush Vachhrajani
Khush has been the National Resource Person at SAFAR or Social Accountability Forum for Action and Research for the past year and a half. Previously, he completed his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from L J Institute of Technology and was a Fellow with Piramal Foundation's Gandhi Fellowship and Ashoka University's CMGGA. He then led state operations at Indus Action for a short period of time before proceeding to pursue his MPA from Brown University.
About the podcast
Designation: National Resource Person, Social Accountability Forum for Action and Research
Roles covered: Gandhi Fellowship, Chief Minister's Good Governance Associates, Grassroots Implementation, Policy Action and Research
Focus areas: Education, SHGs, Democratic Governance
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Khush takes us through his career of working on grassroots governance across different social causes, as well as his experience of choosing and pursuing a Master's degree abroad. In addition to delving deeper into his work at Indus Action and SAFAR, he also contrasts his experience of two transformational fellowships -- the Gandhi Fellowship, which focused on the personal journey to create grassroots change and the CMGGA, which is an experiential learning opportunity for youth to build good governance in Haryana in collaboration with the Chief Minister's Office. Khush's insights on the responsibilities and takeaways from his fellowships are immensely helpful for anyone looking to understand or decide between the varied fellowship opportunities available in India's social sector.
Khush's journey of strengthening public systems at the grassroots allows his to share a range of insightful advice that are a must-listen for anyone looking to make the systems work in a more equitable manner!