Meet the Tinkerers!

Driven by curiosity and coffee.

Akanksha Bapna

ace investigator

Founder of Evaldesign, Akanksha has worked extensively on K-12 Education, bridging the gap between policy, research and practice. Akanksha is a Scientist turned Educator turned Entrepreneur, has undertaken a train journey covering 9000 km around India, climbs vertical things and believes in experimentation as the solution to world problems. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry from Cambridge University and a Masters’ in International Education Policy from Harvard University. ​

namrata Sharma

Sorter out of stuff

Namrata first challenged the education system as a Teach For India fellow in a classroom of 40+ students where she worked towards eliminating educational inequity in India. She has worked with Evaldesign for three years where her expertise in planning and designing made her an ace Research Manager. Namrata has designed and built large sets for theatre productions, and is constantly on the look-out for walls to paint. Namrata has studied Sociology at Delhi University.

sunaina kuhn

Make master

Sunaina grew up tinkering in her grandfather’s garage. Coming face to face with the education system during the Teach For India fellowship drives her work and passion in reimagining learning and learning spaces. From creating beautiful data codebooks to running research projects at Evaldesign for the past two years, she has seen the end-to-end of many projects. A lover of precision, she feels about dogs how others feel about family. Sunaina has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Purdue University.
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Sabita

Summer Intern

Sabita is keen to create a tiny space for herself in the development sector, where she has already begun to familiarize herself with the demands of field work. She has just begun her journey with tinkering and education! She loves singing, doodling, travelling and playing basketball.  Sabita is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Ambedkar University, Delhi.

Keerat

SUMMER INTERN

​Keerat discovered tinkering at exactly the same time as he started using a hammer. His love of tinkering grew through the ages, from making fans from motors to fixing his own bicycle. He loves sketching and cooking as much as he loves puppies. He is currently pursuing his high school diploma at Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok.

SEHEL

SUMMER INTERN

Sehal had his first encounter with the education and development sector while working as an intern at Evaldesign. He likes reading, playing video games and trying new things (he took calligraphy and boxing lessons once). He's currently studying Mathematics at Ambedkar University, Delhi.