About Vihara

Vihara is an innovation and impact network working in global health. We use contextual inquiry, behavioral insights, and human-centered design to improve the way health services are conceptualized and delivered.

Established in 2002, (as Centre for Knowledge Societies) we have worked on global health challenges across Africa, South East Asia, and Eastern Asia.

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Our team has experience and expertise in the following areas of work:

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The Future of Frontline Care (MNCH)

New Approaches to Family Planning (FP-SRH)

Digital Strategies for Adolescent Health

Gender as a Factor in Family Health

Smarter Approaches to Reducing Tuberculosis (TB)

Socio-Cultural Factors in Mental Health and Wellbeing

 

Some of the adjacent themes we engage with are Nutrition and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). In the past year, our work has focused on the evolving Covid - 19 crisis and its impact on our existing focus areas.

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Our Team

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Blair Sachs Hanewall

Advisor

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Shiv Kumar

Advisor

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Ramesh Sreedharan

Advisor

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Rama Kannan

Advisor

Divya Datta
Senior Consultant,
Family Health & Tuberculosis

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Divya Bhardwaj
Senior Consultant,
Mental Health, Gender and Social Acceleration

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Akhilesh Nair
Human Resources Coordinator

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Mahika Jain
Design Researcher

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Aaryan Dalvi
HR Associate

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Radhika Kannan

Lead, Mental Health

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Kishan Jha
Research Associate

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Aditya Dev Sood

Founder & CEO

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Amit Srivastava

Accounts Officer

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Pratyusha Barua

Manager, Gender & Health

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Simran
Partnership Coordinator

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Aditi Wagh 
Senior Design Researcher

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Yogesh Joshi

Manager Business & Finance

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Badondor Shylla
Project Implementation Lead

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Madhu Priyanka Kannabiran

Lead, Tuberculosis

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Bhavisha Darji
Innovation Lead

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Niraj Singh
State Manager

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Ruby Khan
People & Process Manager

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Jai Prakash Sahoo

Admin Officer

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Monisha Bhatnagar

Lead, Family Health

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Bhanavi Arora
Communication Designer

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    Manika Rana
    Lead - Partnerships

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    Swati Singh
         Recruitment Specialist

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    Ananya Singh
         Design Researcher

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    Ashmita Singh
    Qualitative Researcher

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    Alok Kumar Padhi
    State Manager

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    Tanniya
    Manager - Partnerships

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    Bhoomika Jain
    Design Researcher

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    Sawan Kumar
    Senior Manager-Implementation

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    Kislay Yadav
    Senior Design Researcher

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    Rimjhim Sharma
    Qualitative Researcher

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    Kiran Kakade
    Researcher

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    Megha Mukherji
    Project Manager

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