Places I've called home
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OnitshaNigeria
1991 – ~1997
Born in Mysore; the family moved to Onitsha where my father worked. My earliest years in West Africa.
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LagosNigeria
~1997 – 2004
14 formative years across Onitsha and Lagos — the energy and scale of Lagos shaped how I think about cities.
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BengaluruIndia
2004 – 2005
Returned to India. Bengaluru became home — school, family, cricket at Chinnaswamy. Still home base in India.
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ChennaiIndia
2005 – 2009
Chennai taught me hard work the hard way — a unique, fiercely proud culture that leaves a lasting impression. Learnt Tamil almost entirely by watching movies, probably the fastest I've ever picked up a language.
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PuneIndia
2009 – 2012
Undergraduate at Symbiosis International University. Media & Communication.
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LondonUnited Kingdom
2013 – 2014
MSc at SOAS — International Studies & Diplomacy, Economics and Climate Policy.
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New DelhiIndia
2014 – 2018
LAMP Fellowship, then Chief of Staff to MP Prof. Rajeev Gowda — working in the corridors of Parliament.
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BerlinGermany
Aug 2016 – Jan 2018
German Chancellor Fellow. Visiting scholar at WHU. Presented research at the European Commission.
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MumbaiIndia
Aug 2018 – Nov 2019
Senior Consultant at FTI Consulting — led policy engagement for Virgin Hyperloop One's Mumbai–Pune corridor.
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BengaluruIndia
2020 – 2023
Remote base through the Omidyar Network India and India Climate Collaborative years. Always home.
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Manchester ★United Kingdom
Aug 2024 – present
Current home — with my wife Dr. Radhika Acharya. Leading Climate Catalyst's India programmes from here.