Enzia Ventures — Impact Report

Commissioned for: Enzia Ventures

An overview of Enzia Ventures' portfolio impact across climate, health, and education. Tracks what the capital is actually achieving.

The Promise of Artificial Intelligence in Delivering Better Health Outcomes

Commissioned for: Enzia Ventures

How AI addresses healthcare's three core constraints: professional shortages, curative-focused care, and slow drug discovery. Where the startup opportunities lie.

Accelerate Indian Philanthropy — Annual Report

Commissioned for: Accelerate Indian Philanthropy

The AIP report makes the case for unrestricted, organisational grants over project-based funding. Donors who lead with trust and patience, it argues, can stretch what partner organisations are capable of achieving.

Systemic Drivers of Foundational Learning Outcomes

Commissioned for: Central Square Foundation

Primary research across five Indian states on why only 27% of Grade 3 students can read a Grade 2 text, with recommendations for fixing the foundational literacy crisis.

Remedying Poor Student Assessment Data in India

Commissioned for: Ideas for India

Significant inflation in India's reported learning outcomes perpetuates mediocrity. The case for independent evaluations, technology adoption, and a cultural shift around how schools measure learning.

Phone-Based Assessment Data: Triangulating Schools' Learning Outcomes

Commissioned for: Ideas for India

A study of 449 Grade 2-3 students in Uttar Pradesh finds that phone assessments produce results consistent with in-person testing. A scalable way to bypass inflated school reporting.

Populist Impulses and a Question of Judicial Overreach

Commissioned for: Mint

An examination of the tension between populist political pressure and judicial independence, and what it means when courts either resist or yield to it.

Questioning the Dissenting Voice in the Sabarimala Verdict

Commissioned for: Economic & Political Weekly

Justice Indu Malhotra's dissent in the Sabarimala case sets a dangerous precedent. Exclusions based on menstruation are gender discrimination. Courts cannot defer to religious institutions on this.

A Closer Look at the Lok Sabha's Productivity

Commissioned for: The Telegraph

Parliament's productivity is usually measured by bills passed. That's the wrong metric. A look at what actually happened inside the Lok Sabha and how to think about legislative output.