ANKITA KUMARI

Social & Behaviour Change Practitioner
Odissi Dancer

M.Sc. Development Communication & Extension from Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi
Bsc (Hons) Home Science in Development Communication and Extension from Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi
Secondary education from Ramjas School, R. K. Puram, New Delhi in the year 2015

Center for Communication and Change-India, sister affiliate of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs

Program Manager | Apr'23-present

Program Officer| Oct'21-Mar'23

ROSHNI (Research Fellow) | Oct'20 - Oct'21
Menstrupedia (Communications Freelancer)
Debadhara (Assistant Festival Director, Social Media Manager and Content Developer) | Sept'17- present
Michigan State University, Lady Irwin College & Uttarakhand Jan Jagriti Sansthan (Research Intern) |May'19- Jul'19
Women Power Connect (Intern) | April'19- Nov'19
Center for Communication and Change India (Research Intern) | Dec'18- Jan'19 & Mar- April'20
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (Intern) | May'18 - Jul'18

Kumoji, E., Bharath Kumar, U., Piccinini Black, D., of Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (CCP); Khera, A., Porwal, A., Alam, D., of EngenderHealth; Agnihotri, S., Jana, S., Kumari, A., of Center for Communication and Change-India (CCC-I). (2022). Field Test of Prototypes. Design Thinking Process. Final Report. India Delhi: USAID MOMENTUM.
Anand, S., & Kumari, A. (2021). Women lead the Process: Understanding how women are making local communities sensitive to Nutrition needs of women and Adolescent girls. In Gupta, K. (Ed.). Community Science and Sustainable Community Development. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing._ ISBN: 978-620-4-19757-9.
Kumari, A. & Upadhyay, R. (2021). Padyali system: A traditional agricultural practices in Narendra Nagar, Uttarakhand. International Journal of All Research Education & Scientific Methods, 9(9), 1838-1845. ISSN: 2455-6211 http://www.ijaresm.com/uploaded_files/document_file/Ankita_Kumari1,_Dr._Rupa_Upadhyay2_Ydhi.pdf
Co-course writer for module on ‘holistic health of adolescents’ with Dr. Sarita Anand under the flagship of Jamia Milia Islamia (funded by UNFPA)

Empowerment of Farm Women through Agricultural Practices: A Study in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Role and Scope of Indian Classical Dance in Development Communication

Part of Ad-hoc panel - Dept. of Home Science, University of Delhi
Qualified UGC- NET 2019 and 2021 for Assistant Professor (Subject: Home Science)
Qualified UGC- NET 2020 for Assistant Professor (Subject: Performing Arts)
Assistant Festival Director; Faculty at Debadhara- An Academy of Odissi Dance
College award for first position in B.Sc. (Hons) Home Science (Development Communication & Extension)
Rank 1 in DU entrance for M.Sc. Development Communication & Extension
Professional Odissi dancer and recognised as grade artist by Doordarshan Kendra, Delhi
All India topper in Visharad (graduation) in Odissi dance by ABGMVM, Mumbai
Voluntary writer for Women’s Web
Collaborations to initiate dialogue on mental health & emotions through dance
Associated with NGO, Social Action Foundation as an Odissi dance teacher for underprivileged children
Various scholarships from Lady Irwin College, Young Women Association, Rotary Club
External examiner for Development Communication course subjects