Akshay Bhambri
班亞蒔 , अक्षय भांबरी

Akshay Bhambri is a distinguished ICS-HYI Doctoral Fellow currently pursuing doctoral research on the theme ‘After the Revolution, After Colonialism: A Comparative Study of the Politics of Medical Knowledge in China and India.’ He has also been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Peking University in Beijing. Previously, he dedicated considerable time to research and Mandarin language acquisition at the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.  

Bhambri’s professional journey includes a role as a Research Manager at the Institute for Competitiveness, part of the global network of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School. During his tenure at the Institute for Competitiveness, he collaborated closely with various esteemed departments of the Government of India, including NITI Aayog, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoUHA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, and the National Health Systems Resource Centre.  

Driven by a profound commitment to research and action, his focus spans across diverse domains encompassing Politics of Knowledge in Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Science ,Technology and Society (STS), Development Studies and Public Policy. Moreover, Bhambri’s hands-on involvement in rigorous fieldwork and comprehensive research initiatives in regions like Punjab and Uttar Pradesh has contributed significantly to multifaceted issues such as rural sanitation, hygiene, and election analysis. His unwavering dedication and multifaceted expertise underscore his invaluable contributions to academia and society at large.