Soumyadeep is a trained Engineer who is pursuing his research at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore. His ongoing work deals with Power Distribution Sector Reforms, which is part of a larger project funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India. 

 

Before joining NIAS, he worked with a few regional NGO’s of Tripura on Rural Development & Technology Intervention Projects. Later he worked with a subsidiary unit of Tripura Government under the Department of Industries & Commerce and was a vital member of the State Public Grievance Redress & Monitoring Unit. Apart from this, he is a thorough Sports & Music enthusiast and has a keen interest in projects linked to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Grassroots Innovation. His biggest desire is to win the “Whitley Award” someday so that he could contribute to his homeland Tripura