About me
I realise my four pillars of interest through these roles: Technical Program Manager, Tech Evangelist, Founder of Prayogshaala, Diversity and Inclusion Advocate
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Researched and built strategies for diversity, equity and inclusion for women in technology in India. Developed my network with various women in tech communities, D&I champions and organisations supporting women in tech in India. As Verna Meyers says, "Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance."
Data Science and Machine Learning
Received the 'Women in AI Leadership' Award by Analytics India Magazine in 2020 and completed the 'GE Analytics Engineer Certification' in 2016. Interested in hackathon participation and various certifications in topics of interest. As W. Edwards Deming says, "Without data, you're just another person with an opinion."
Leadership
Recognised with the 'Lead Like A Girl 2020' fellowship. I have been managing projects, programs and
people. My strength lies in
adding some method to the madness and practicing empathetic leadership. A certified #IAmRemarkable
facilitator. As Peter Drucker says, "Management is
doing things right; Leadership is doing the right things."
Community Building
Involved with various tech communities in India for over a decade now with about five years of
experience
in building, nurturing and scaling communities. I have received a lot from communities and am striving
to find ways to pay it forward. As Helen Keller says, "Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do
so much!".
Prayogshaala
Weekend online bootcamp to nurture young women in technology
Prayogshaala aims to provide tech and applied skills education for engineering college girls in India through a weekend online bootcamp to help them thrive in the technology industry.
Selected participants will have an opportunity to enhance their skills on leadership, communication, personal branding and technology.
For more queries, feel free to mail us at writetoprayogshaala@gmail.com.
Prayogshaala Testimonials
Attendees sharing their experiences and project reports as videos, blogs, articles etc.
Jaya Preethi
30 Sep. 2020
Vipula Vivek Sail
5 Oct. 2020
Arya Reddy
8 Oct. 2020
Aafreen
29 Oct. 2020
Articles shared by the participants on their bootcamp experience
Projects created by the participants as part of the bootcamp
Talks
Resources from the talks I have presented
Bringing communities together with tech
15 Jun, 2021
InspiHer: July Edition by ACM VIT
27 Jul, 2021
Voice Talks India - Voice for Marketers
25 Feb, 2021
TEDx IIIT Bangalore Speaker
5 Sep, 2020
Women in AI Leadership Award
4 Jul, 2020
IWD Bangalore 2018 Summit
24 Mar, 2018
Introducing Women Techmakers Program
30 Jun, 2017
Journey with Technology
06 Dec, 2014
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TALKS/WORKSHOPS6
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE14
COMMUNITY PRESENCE7
AWARDS WONBlog
A collection of articles I've written!
Experience
Courage. Resilience. Empathy.
My hope is to inspire one and all to exhibit courage, stay resilient and practice empathy in all that you do.
Experience
Forging a gender equal world
The article speaks about how creating a gender equal world involves us, our role models and allies.
Conference
International Women's Day Month in 2021
The post talks about my top five moments of the International Women's Day Month!
Experience
Getting to the bottom of my to-do list
This post talks about how I utilized my one week of break from work in doing things that I enjoy!
Experience
Women Techmakers India IWD Summit
A Google Keyword Blog on my thoughts on reorganizing an IWD Summit into a bigger online celebration.
Conference
Grace Hopper Conference 2019
My learnings from the largest women in technology conference in the world, GHC 2019.
Workshop
Machine Learning and Tensorflow
Resources from a workshop on Machine Learning and Tensorflow using the MNIST dataset.
Experience
India’s Women In Tech: 2017 Learnings
Taking up the role to manage the Women Techmakers program and the learning that came with it!
Gallery
My Travel Diaries, My Favourite Moments and some Happy Times :)