I have always been a nut for politics, must be my Tamil blood but during my stint with Tata I began exploring the world of public policy. It was during my random Google search that I came across Takshashila Institution in Bangalore run by Nitin Pai (A blogger for Mint).
I enrolled in their Graduate Certificate in Public Policy course. My cohort comprised of people wanting to join the civil service or policy think tanks or transition into the social sector.
It was quite shocking since I had no proper plans and just wanted to see what the course was all about.
In order to contribute some useful bits to the discussions in the classrooms, I began researching about the social sector and came across many interesting fellowships, organizations that I could potentially consider working for.
It was not that I hated my job and wanted out, but the more I researched the more I understood that my skills can be better utilized elsewhere. I could manage an engine’s lifecycle for Daimler or I could step out and help an organization raise capital for poor women in rural Maharashtra looking to start their goat insemination business.
During one of my many late night Google searches, I came across Dasra. While looking at their website and reading about what they do, I knew this place would be ideal for me.
From the very start I was sure that I could never be part of an NGO that works directly with beneficiaries.
I honestly don’t have the emotional quotient required for that kind of work and hence an intermediary would definitely work better for me.
Then the rest somehow was simple, I applied for a job in the Mumbai NGO within the funding and collaboration team through their portal, and I got called for an interview.
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