Author

Aakanksha Thakur aakanksha@microsave.net

Aakanksha is an Associate in MicroSave’s Mobile Network Operator Domain. Examples of her recent works include: Design of exploratory research study to carry out socio-economic impact of e-auction of PDS rice, sugar, jowar and ragi in Karnataka. Design of a review study to identify success parameters for running ‘activity – based learning’ Bala Badi in Cheepurupalli, Vizianagram district, Andhra Pradesh for rural and tribal children. Before joining MicroSave, Aakanksha was an Account Associate at MSL India where she undertook the role of Communication Consultant for a financial planning firm and an FMCG product, her deliverables ranged from garnering media coverage – both online and offline to training companies’ representative(s) for media interactions. She holds an MBA with specialisation in ‘Rural Management’ from the Xavier Institute of Management in Bhubaneswar and Bachelor’s in Business Economics from University of Delhi. She is fluent in Hindi and English.