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

Blair Sachs Hanewall
Advisor

Shiv Kumar
Advisor

Ramesh Sreedharan
Advisor

Rama Kannan
Advisor

Divya Datta
Senior Consultant,
Family Health & Tuberculosis

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

Akhilesh Nair
Human Resources Coordinator
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Mahika Jain
Design Researcher

Aaryan Dalvi
HR Associate

Radhika Kannan
Lead, Mental Health

Kishan Jha
Research Associate

Aditya Dev Sood
Founder & CEO

Amit Srivastava
Accounts Officer

Pratyusha Barua
Manager, Gender & Health

Simran
Partnership Coordinator

Aditi Wagh
Senior Design Researcher

Yogesh Joshi
Manager Business & Finance

Badondor Shylla
Project Implementation Lead

Madhu Priyanka Kannabiran
Lead, Tuberculosis

Bhavisha Darji
Innovation Lead

Niraj Singh
State Manager

Ruby Khan
People & Process Manager

Jai Prakash Sahoo
Admin Officer

Monisha Bhatnagar
Lead, Family Health

Bhanavi Arora
Communication Designer

Manika Rana
Lead - Partnerships

Swati Singh
Recruitment Specialist

Ananya Singh
Design Researcher

Ashmita Singh
Qualitative Researcher

Alok Kumar Padhi
State Manager

Tanniya
Manager - Partnerships
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Bhoomika Jain
Design Researcher

Sawan Kumar
Senior Manager-Implementation

Kislay Yadav
Senior Design Researcher

Rimjhim Sharma
Qualitative Researcher
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Kiran Kakade
Researcher

Megha Mukherji
Project Manager
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