Rural Entrepreneurship Development at Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS Pilani
Sīkar Area, India
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- Rural Entrepreneurship Development at Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS Pilani
- Staff Blogger at WATBlog
- Author at Mutiny.in
- Past
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- Research Intern at International Center for the Advancement of Rural Eyecare at L V Prasad Eye Institute
- Campus Ambassador at Minglebox.com
- Secretary at English Language Activities Society, BITS-Pilani
- Project Lead, CEL Print Team at Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS-Pilani
- Summer Intern at Ratna Infrastructures Projects Pvt Ltd
- Activity Co-Lead at Yofa
- Education
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- Birla Institute of Technology and Science
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- Civil Engineering
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Rishabh Kaul’s Summary
Through my internships and projects I have gained experience in health-care sector, the web, infrastructure sector, the non-profit sector. These opportunities have allowed me to juggle with a variety of roles.
My goal is to work is to work in a dynamic and sustainable organization in the developmental sector. The web along with the Rural and social technologies are what I am passionate about the most.
I am good at mobilizing large crowds and getting the work done. In the past I have initialized, conceptualized and worked with big and small teams to organize Startup recruiting events, B-Plan competitions, International Movie festivals
Some of the skills that I have acquired:
Qualitative and quantitative research methods
Market Research
Technical writing
Econometric and Statistical analysis of data
Good understanding of the rural health-care industry
Creating viral media, campaigns, PR, Business blogging
Team building, Networking & Liaison, Event management (from international business plans to unconferences)
Rishabh Kaul’s Specialties:
Econometric and Statistical analysis, Research methodology, Networking, Team building, Event management, Strategy, Creative and Business writing, New Media
Rishabh Kaul’s Experience
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Rural Entrepreneurship Development
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS Pilani
(Civil Engineering industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
RED is the rural entrepreneurship cell at CEL. I am currently working on establishing a bio gas plant for the nearby villages in Pilani, training the people and then finding a sustainable market for the bio gas
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Staff Blogger
WATBlog
(Online Media industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
At WATBlog I report and analyze on the various emerging trends, social media, upcoming events and technology.
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Author
Mutiny.in
(Writing and Editing industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Mutiny is an Indian thought terminus - a platform to place an opinion, share experiences, and debate issues. A community blog that aims at discussing and addressing issues of social importance around politics, religion, science, media, technology, terrorism, gender, sport, cinema, television - and many more. To make a long story short, we blog about anything that has to do with India, or an Indian perspective of matters around the world.
Recently, Mutiny has jumped into the print media space as well and comes out with a monthly magazine. -
Research Intern
International Center for the Advancement of Rural Eyecare at L V Prasad Eye Institute
(Research industry)
May 2009 — August 2009 (4 months)
At ICARE, I am currently working on finding out the cost effectiveness of the various models of primary eye care in Andhra Pradesh. I am also trying to understand the various models of primary health and how they can be better managed.
I am also involved in cutting costs for the spectacle delivery model here at ICARE which is a critical part in revenue generation. -
Campus Ambassador
Minglebox.com
(Internet industry)
January 2008 — June 2009 (1 year 6 months)
I am responsible for creating a brand image for Minglebox.com at campus, a web 2.0 college social networking site. I also write daily topical blogs for Minglebox.com.
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Secretary
English Language Activities Society, BITS-Pilani
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 1 month)
As the Secretary of ELAS, it was my job to organize, coordinate and promote all literary activities at BITS-Pilani. Event management, mobilizing people and leading them was a core part of the job, with ELAS hosting some of the biggest collegiate quizzes in the country during the college's two major festivals, APOGEE and OASIS.
The participation of various quizzes increased during my tenure. We also tried various new literary events as well as hosted an international film festival, a first of its kind at BITS -
Project Lead, CEL Print Team
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS-Pilani
(Think Tanks industry)
August 2008 — December 2008 (5 months)
As part of my stint as the project leader of the CEL Print Team, I am the Editor-in-Chief of CEL's student run global newsletter, Aspire. Aspire reaches out to CEL and BITS-Pilani alumni, investors and pretty much anyone who has ever been associated with CEL in the past, informing them about the E-Cell's achievements as well opportunities to invest in the club.
Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership, BITS-Pilani is the E-Cell of BITS-Pilani and is amongst the 6 centres of excellence on campus. It's core motives are to foster the entrepreneurial spirit amongst BITSians and also work on various entrepreneurial projects. In the past it has worked on case studies, with SHG and incubated various ventures. It's also one of the founding members of the National Entrepreneurial Network. -
Summer Intern
Ratna Infrastructures Projects Pvt Ltd
(Construction industry)
May 2008 — July 2008 (3 months)
Ratna Infrastructures Projects Private Ltd is an upcoming construction firm based in Hyderabad with operations all over India. As a summer intern there, I spent my time in the finance department understanding the taxation process as well as analysed their quality control techniques on site at one of their projects(NH7).
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Activity Co-Lead
Yofa
(Internet industry)
May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)
Activity Co-Lead of Youth Journalism, the pilot project of Yofa.in, an upcoming web 2.0 non-profit, for-impact start up. Yofa stands for youth factor.
Rishabh Kaul’s Education
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science
B.E(Hons)+Msc(Hons) , Civil Engineering, Economics , 2006 — 2011 (expected)
Core member of the Association of Rockers(ARBITS) at BITS:
Responsible for the organisation of one of the nation's largest rock music competition ROCKTAVES. Also responsible for organising the professional shows during OASIS
Member of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) BITS-Pilani
Group Leader at the Department of Stage Controls:
Responsible for organising the cultural festival OASIS. Hosts the BITS Language& Attitude Battle, as well as Scheduling of the Festival.
Group Leader at The English Drama Club.
Core Member at the English Literary Activities Society:
The official organisation responsible for the promotion and growth of English language activities throughout the campus
Editorial team of the Annual Literary Magazine Cactus Flower.
Additional Information
Rishabh Kaul’s Websites:
Rishabh Kaul’s Interests:
Start-ups, Development, ICT, Cricket, Quizzing, Journalism, Event Management, Creative writing, Rock, Advertising, Web 2.0, Blogging, Media, Entrepreneurship, Unconferences and most recently World Cinema
Rishabh Kaul’s Groups:
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, KCircle, English Literary Activities Society, Association of Rockers at BITS, English Drama Club, Department of Stage Controls
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BITS Pilani Alumni -
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs -
BITS, Pilani -
Non Profit Network - MojaLink -
Interactive Media Worldwide -
WATBlog -
MediaNama -
The Indian Startup Fraternity
Rishabh Kaul’s Honors:
Zonal winners and National semi finalist at Tata Crucible Campus Business Quiz beating 3000+ teams
ESPN School Quiz Zonal Semifinalists two years in a row, beating 3000+ teams from all over India
Played in the U-16 Cricket team for Hyderabad District and emerged winners,
IMS Quotient All India Quiz Semifinalists, beating 3000+ teams all over India
Meritorious position in TSI Maths Olympiad,
EAMCET in top 2% of Andhra’s Engineering students given by 150,000+ students
ESPN Champions of the World Quiz 2008 national quarter finalists.
Rishabh Kaul’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
- expertise requests
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