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Ishan Chrungoo

Ishan Chrungoo

Fellow DBS- TISS SocEnt Fellowship , co-founder OJAS

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  • About me

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  • Education

    • Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster | WWU Weiterbildung gGmbH

      2019 - 2025
      Master of Arts - MA Visual Anthropology -Media and Documentary Practices

    • Tata Institute of Social Sciences

      2011 - 2013
      Master's Degree Social Entrepreneurship

    • University of Mumbai

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering

  • Experience

    • Development Bank of Singapore - TISS Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship

      Jun 2013 - Apr 2014
      Fellow DBS- TISS SocEnt Fellowship , co-founder OJAS

      Initiated ‘Ojas’ - an experimental social enterprise, which used art and technology for the development of expression of children in the post-conflict zones of Jammu and Kashmir - under fellowship and funding by the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), in collaboration with Centre for Social Entrepreneurship – Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

    • PwC

      Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
      Research Investigator

      Review, analysis and summarization of ICDS guidelines for the Technical Assistance Agency (PwC- IIMHR-CINI) under World Bank aided ‘ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project’ (ISSNIP) .

    • Oxford Microfinance Institute (OMI)

      Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
      Field Researcher

      Field based data collection and research on ASOMI Microfinance, Assam, for the preparation ofImpact Assessment Report by the Oxford Microfinance Institute.

    • IndiaSpend

      Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
      Intern

      Interned in India’s first data journalism initiative as a secondary data researcher and worked on ways to make open data more accessible, meaningful and visually engaging.

    • TISS Disaster Management Response

      May 2015 - Jun 2015
      FIeld Researcher/Volunteer

      Involved in the rehabilitative efforts in Post-Quake Nepal as a Field volunteer/researcher for thepsycho-social firstaid relief /psycho-social research in Dhading district in Nepal.

    • Sampurn(e)arth

      Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
      Communication Consultant

      Exploring design and behaviour change with Sampurn(e)arth, a waste management social enterprise on its social and business communication strategy .

    • My Earth Store - India

      Dec 2016 - Dec 2018
      In-house Designer

    • EKA

      Nov 2017 - Sept 2019
      Team Member

      Worked with installing and deploying a community-owned DIY decentralized wifi infrastructure in Zanskar- a remote Trans-Himalayan valley. Designed the user interface for the primary content discovery and retrieval on the network in English and Ladakhi.

    • Self-employed

      Dec 2019 - now
      Independent Design Practitioner

      Based in Dharamshala working as a digital design and product freelancer for local media and DIY projects. Working on projects documenting and archiving the changing urban landscape. Involved with a rural community electronics maker space experimenting with local and sustainable technologies

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Intelligent Interaction Design

      Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

    • Postgraduate certificate course in Aesthetics, Criticism and Theory (ACT) 2022-23

      Jnanapravaha Mumbai
      Jan 2023

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Data Collection

      Issued by TISS M-Ward baseline survey on Nov 2011
      TISS M-Ward baseline surveyAssociated with Ishan Chrungoo

    • Rural Immersion

      Issued by TISS CSE on Nov 2011
      TISS CSEAssociated with Ishan Chrungoo

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Sharika Growth Centre on Jul 2010
      Sharika Growth CentreAssociated with Ishan Chrungoo