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ORF Mumbai Centre
One BKC, B Wing,
19th Floor, G Block,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra East, Mumbai – 400 051.
Tel: + 91 22 3566 2866
Fax: +91 022 22886264
Media inquiries
Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma is Manager, Visual Media at ORF’s Mumbai Centre. His work includes event photography, video editing and curating visual content online. He also produces films and documentaries for the Foundation — both as standalone projects, as well as for publications. Read more
Anusha Kesarkar Gavankar
Anusha is Senior Fellow at ORF’s Centre for Economy and Growth. Her research interests span areas of Urban Transformation, Spaces and Habitats. Read more
Ayjaz Ahmad Wani
Ayjaz Wani is a Research Fellow at ORF Mumbai. He is currently working on the project: “Kashmir Conflict, Managing Perceptions and Prospectus for Peace.” Designed in the form of questionnaires and surveys with key stakeholders, the project is based on the Kashmiri youth perspective. Read more
Dhaval Dushyant Desai
Dhaval is Senior Fellow and Vice President at Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai. His spectrum of work covers diverse topics ranging from urban renewal to international relations. He currently heads research and administrative functions at ORF Mumbai. Read more
Girish Luthra
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra is Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai. He is Former Commander-in-Chief of Western Naval Command, and Southern Naval Command, Indian Navy. A Navigation and Direction specialist, he has commanded frontline warships, including aircraft carrier INS Viraat, and the Western Fleet. Read more
Hiranshi Mistry
Hiranshi is a Programme Assistant and part of ORF’s Forums team. Her work involves the ideation, curation and execution of conferences, programmes and convenings. Read more
Hrishikesh Suryawnshi
Hrishikesh Suryawanshi, a dedicated journalist, assumes the Coordinator at ORF, leveraging his expertise in print and electrproficiency in electronic journalism, social media strategy, wediting, project management, and market research, he excel ensuring maximum impact and organizational success. Read more
Jaibal Naduvath
Jaibal is Vice President and Senior Fellow of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India’s premier think tank. His research focuses on issues of cross cultural representation, particularly identity formation, governance, technology and media. Jaibal is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Fudan University, Shanghai. Read more
Preeti Lourdes John Puliyankunnel
Preeti Lourdes John is Deputy Editor at ORF Mumbai. She oversees the centre’s longform publications. Read more
Prithvi Gupta
Prithvi Gupta works as a Research Assistant for ORF's strategic studies programme. Read more
Rahil Miya Shaikh
Rahil Miya Shaikh is Lead, Graphics and Design, at ORF’s Mumbai centre and designs special reports, infographics, social media creatives, collaterals and branding for events, and podcasts. Read more
Ramanath Jha
Dr. Ramanath Jha is Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai. He works on urbanisation — urban sustainability, urban governance and urban planning. Read more
Sameer Patil
Dr. Sameer Patil is a Senior Fellow at ORF Mumbai. His work focuses on the intersection of technology and national security, including cybersecurity. He also researches India’s national security priorities, counter-terrorism, and regional security. Read more
Sauradeep Bag
Sauradeep has worked in several roles in the startup ecosystem and in international development with the United Nations Capital Development Fund. His areas of interest include fintech, economic development and public policy. Read more
Snehashish Mitra
Snehashish is a Fellow-Urban Studies at ORF Mumbai. His research focus is on issues of urban housing, environmental justice, borderlands and citizenship politics. Read more
ORF Chennai Centre
5th Floor, A-1 Tower (Rear Wing),
89 Dr Radhakrishnan Road,
Chennai – 600004.
Phone: +91 011 43520020, 30220020
Fax: +91 011 43520003, 23210773
Media inquiries
ORF Kolkata Centre
Plot no II, D/18, Major arterial Road,
Action Area II, New Town, Rajarhat,
Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA
Pin – 700156
Phone: +91 9830482588
[email protected]
Our Scholars
Aditya Bhan
Dr. Aditya Bhan is a Fellow at ORF. He is passionate about conducting research at the intersection of geopolitics, national security, technology and economics. Read more
Ambar Kumar Ghosh
Ambar Kumar Ghosh is a Junior Fellow under the Political Reforms and Governance Initiative at ORF Kolkata. His primary areas of research interest include studying Indian democracy and its institutions, federalism, political leadership, citizenship and migration studies. Read more
Anamitra Anurag Danda
Anamitra Anurag Danda is Senior Visiting Fellow with ORF’s Energy and Climate Change Programme. His research interests include: sustainability and stewardship, collective action and institution building, adaptation to climate change, resolving human-wildlife conflict, and nature conservation. Read more
Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury
Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury is Senior Fellow with ORF’s Neighbourhood Initiative. She specialises in South Asia, energy politics, forced migration and women in conflict zones. Read more
Anirban Sarma
Anirban Sarma is a Senior Fellow at ORF. His research focuses on media, ICTs, and technology-enhanced learning.
Debosmita Sarkar
Debosmita Sarkar is a Junior Fellow with the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth Programme, Centre for New Economic Diplomacy at Observer Research Foundation. Her research interests include macroeconomic policy, international finance and development economics. Read more
Nilanjan Ghosh
Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh is Director, Centre for New Economic Diplomacy, Observer Research Foundation, and ORF’s Kolkata Centre. His previous positions at various points in time include Senior Fellow and Head of Economics at ORF Kolkata, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist at MCX (I) Limited in Mumbai, and Professor of Econometrics at the TERI School of Advanced Studies in New Delhi. Read more
Pratnashree Basu
Pratnashree Basu is an Associate Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata, with the CNED programme. She is a 2017 US Department of State IVLP Fellow and is currently pursuing her Ph.D in International Relations at Jadavpur University. Read more
Sohini Bose
Sohini Bose is a Junior Fellow at ORF, Kolkata with the Strategic Studies Programme. Her area of research is India’s eastern maritime neighbourhood, where she explores connectivity, geopolitics and security concerns in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.Read more
Soumya Bhowmick
Soumya Bhowmick is an Associate Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata, under the Inclusive Growth and SDGs Programme. His research focus is on sustainable development, economics of globalization and Indian economics. He works closely with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Ease-of-Doing Business parameters and Foreign Direct Investments.Read more
Sreeparna Banerjee
Sreeparna Banerjee is a Junior Fellow at ORF Kolkata. She is currently working on Rohingya issue within the Bay of Bengal region under the ‘ORF's Neigbhourhood Regional Studies Initiative research project. She is also part of the ongoing study on BIMSTEC.Read more
Suyash Saurabh Das
Suyash Das is Research Assistant with the Economy and Growth Programme at ORF Kolkata. He works on the broad themes of the domestic economy, international relations, economic sociology and gender, racial and ethnic relations. He is currently tracking the Indian economy and the sustainable development agenda.Read more
Swati Prabhu
Swati Prabhu is Associate Fellow with the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy (CNED). Her research explores the interlinkages between India’s development partnerships in South Asia and Africa and the Sustainable Development Agenda. Swati’s broader research interests encompass climate change and environment, sustainability, and development cooperation.Read more
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay is a Visiting Distinguished Fellow. He is a researcher and author on science and the natural environment. He received his Ph. D. in engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975. He then joined the Centre for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, as a visiting post-doctoral fellow. He joined the Faculty of IIM Bangalore in 1978 and started to work on public interest knowledge. Read more
Rakhahari Chatterji
Professor in Political Science, Calcutta University (Retired 2008). Formerly Dean, Faculty of Arts, Calcutta University; Visiting Fellow in Political Science and Associate, Committee on South Asian Studies, University of Chicago; Visiting Fellow in Political Science at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and University of Virginia (Charlottesville); Emeritus Fellow, UGC. Read more
