I have more than 12 years of experience carrying out policy research in the fields of poverty, natural resource management, environment, energy and rural livelihoods. Much of my work has been in the field of water use in agriculture, energy-irrigation nexus (including solar irrigation) and rural livelihoods. I have worked with Indian and multi-lateral donors, central and state governments, research institutes and grassroots NGOs and have several publications in national and international journals. Have mostly worked in India and South Asia; but also have some experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.