Manasi Bhagyashri Prabhakaran (she/her) is currently pursuing the Young India Fellowship at Ashoka University, building a career in public policy research & communications. She graduated with a degree in Applied Psychology from Gargi College, University of Delhi, and her research interests lie at the intersection of mental health, global health policy and gender. She has worked as a content strategist for over four years, with various engagements across content agencies and brands. Her artistic liberation comes from her engagement with poetry, Bharatnatyam, and films.