A field guide to Niharika Chauhan Mumbai, India
I’ll either have a hypothesis, or a follow-up question.
Economics student · Research & strategy · Creative intellect
01 — The thread
Exposure to different cultures shaped how I think long before it shaped what I studied. I’m drawn to the systems behind everyday choices — and to the human stories inside them.
— NiharikaA few fun facts
02 — Field notes
I’ve never wanted to pick just one aspect of myself. So I didn’t.
At A.T. Kearney, I researched market and policy questions across 40+ official documents and applied Route API, Geo API, QGIS, and excel formulas and documentation to official data, experiencing true consultancy for a month.
Business Analyst Intern · 2026As Social Media Director and volunteer with Bridge the Gap, I wrote posts, made reels, and helped with outreach. Across non-formal NGO schools, I also taught 200–300 children aged 7–13 in confidence-building, communication, and Kathak. In 2026 I partnered up with ACT, paper wings to give rural women a voice of their own by publishing their stories as case studies for the world to see.
Social impact · 2023After 13 years of Kathak training, I performed a artistic piece as a devtee of Lord Ganesha at India Habitat Centre for children at the Society for Child Development, using classical storytelling to make their special abilities feel loved and accepted.
Kathak · Social advocacy · 2023Kierkegaard wrote that life can only be understood backwards, but it has to be lived forwards. I’ve found learning works the same way. The things that confused me most often made sense years later, once I’d walked far enough to look back and see the route.
A route can feel different when the clock changes.
03 — Timeline
Social impact & expression
Interned with a mental health organisation called Baatcheet. Worked with them for 2 months and helped build their social media account while also connecting with and helping people struggling with mental health issues.
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04 — Beyond the frame
Curiosity has range.Extra colours in the palette.
Accepted to Bocconi University’s Game Theory & Economics course
LearningWrote a research paper from scratch using primary data, mathematical hypothesis and economic hypothesis
ResearchChaired 3 MUN conferences; received 8 Best Delegate awards
SpeakingRepresented India at CIOFF Turkey (2019); modelled at Lakmē Fashion Week
PerformanceEnrolled in Ashoka University’s Young Scholars Programme summer school
LearningIB Diploma: 41/45; Roll of Honour
EducationIf something here sparked a question
Open to creative, media, and research-led opportunities.