Who is Hrishikesh A. C. Wakhare?

Hrishikesh A. C. Wakhare works at the operating layer of India's demographic dividend as Public Policy & Development Practitioner with the Ex-Government of Odisha. He also holds fellowships at Citizens for Public Leadership (CPL) and IMPRI, researching how India's grassroots skilling story translates into public diplomacy and soft power.

What is Dakshyata Panji?

Dakshyata Panji is a centralised, live management information system that synchronises trainee registers across 13 administrative line departments into a single unified district talent dashboard.

What is The Convergence Table?

The Convergence Table is a closed-door working session for policy and governance practitioners to bring a real structural problem, stress-test it without bureaucratic theatre, and leave with usable frameworks. It is not a webinar or a group chat.

How can I contact Hrishikesh A. C. Wakhare?

He can be reached via WhatsApp or LinkedIn for policy consultations, strategic skilling advisory, invitations to The Convergence Table, or institutional partnerships.

Biography

Hrishikesh A. C. Wakhare

Public Policy & Development Practitioner • CPL Fellow • IMPRI Researcher

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Foundational Thesis

Demographic Dividend at the Operating Layer

“Policy is only as good as its execution.”

Hrishikesh A. C. Wakhare works at the granular operating layer of India's demographic dividend as Public Policy & Development Practitioner with the Ex-Government of Odisha. In Dhenkanal district, he converges 13 distinct line departments and 14 implementing agencies into concrete outcomes that youth can tangibly experience.

In parallel, his fellowships at Citizens for Public Leadership (CPL) and IMPRI (Impact and Policy Research Institute) build the analytical counterpart: investigating how India’s grassroots skilling story translates into its 21st-century public diplomacy and soft-power capabilities.

Key Domains of Practice

Public Policy Execution District Governance Architecture Demographic Dividend Realization Public Diplomacy India's Soft Power Inter-Agency Convergence

Prestigious Fellowships

Fellowships & Research Affiliations

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026 Competitive Cohort

Policy Fellow

Citizens for Public Leadership (CPL)

Selected for elite public policy fellowship engaging directly with parliamentarians, senior civil servants, and global policy scholars to formulate governance intervention white papers.

Jul – Oct 2025 Research Division

Policy Researcher

IMPRI (Impact and Policy Research Institute)

Focus on Public Diplomacy, Foreign Policy & Geopolitics. Author of pivotal research on India's 21st-century international storytelling and narrative credibility.

2021 Cohort Grassroots

Gandhi Fellow

Piramal Foundation • Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Intensive two-year leadership residency in rural Rajasthan, driving institutional reform in government schooling, headmaster capacity development, and local panchayat engagement.

Academic Distinction ISB Executive

Certificate in Public Policy

Indian School of Business (ISB)

Rigorous analysis of regulatory frameworks, political economy, and state capability under premier Indian public policy faculty.

Academic Foundations

Education & Credentials

Understanding Public Policy in India

Indian School of Business (ISB)

Evaluation of public policy formulation, welfare economics, and institutional friction.

Graduated with Distinction (2025)

Bachelor of Arts in History

Savitribai Phule Pune University

In-depth study of agrarian economics, institutional state history, and social governance movements.

2015 – 2018 • Pune, Maharashtra