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Chandra Vadhana Radhakrishnan (born 24 July 1981), alias dr.ceevee [1] is an Indian-born Australian academic, social entrepreneur and author. In 2018, she received special recognition in social entrepreneurship at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Empretec Women in Business Award, becoming the first Indian woman to receive this honor [2][3]. She founded Prayaana Labs[4][5], a non-profit organization in India aimed at empowering women through education and entrepreneurship development.
Education
[edit]She completed an MBA from the School of Management Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)and a Ph.D. in Management from CUSAT[6], along with Masters in Psychology from University of Madras.[citation needed]. She was awarded a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship and conducted research at Stanford University’s Gendered Innovations Lab[7], focusing on sustainable entrepreneurship[8]
Career
[edit]Academic career
[edit]Radhakrishnan is currently a Senior Lecturer at Monash University, Australia[9], where she teaches and researches on subjects related to entrepreneurship, innovation, gender, and sustainability[10]. She is also a guest faculty and mentor at the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation[11], University of California, Berkeley.
Social Entrepreneurship
[edit]In 2017, Radhakrishnan founded Prayaana Labs, Kerala's first employability, entrepreneurship, and innovation ecosystem for women.[12] The organization aims to empower women by equipping them with skills necessary for career advancement. Prayaana Labs has conducted career orientation programs for over 20,000 girls and women and pioneered the Comeback 2 Career (C2C) mission, enabling qualified housewives to re-enter the workforce.[13] Prayaana Labs served as a community partner[14] of the Kerala Startup Mission, a Kerala government body promoting entrepreneurship.
She serves as the Managing Editor of SheSight Magazine[15][16], a digital publication highlighting inspiring stories of women and promoting gender equity through journalism and community engagement.
Awards and recognitions
[edit]- Landecker Fellowship (2023) awarded by Humanity in Action and the Landecker Foundation[17]
- Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022)[18][19], to conduct research at Stanford University’s Gendered Innovations Lab, under the supervision of Prof. Londa Schiebinger[20]
- UNCTAD Empretec Women in Business Award (2018) for social entrepreneurship in skill development of girls and women.
- U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) (2019), participating in the Small Business Development for Women Business Leaders exchange program. [21][22][23]
- Final Selections of Tech.WE Accelerator Meity NASSCOM Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-21 In partnership with UN Women [24]
Select publications
[edit]- Co-author of The FlyHigh Woman, 2023, a self-help book for women.
- Author of The Girl in Me, 2019, poetry collections.
- Author of The Woman in Me , 2021, Poetry Collection. [25] .
- Background Paper in Support of the Sixty-Seventh Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67)
- IEEE Strong Sustainability by Design
- Sustainable Fashion: Intersectional Life Cycle Assessment
- Inventory for Critical Managerial Soft Skills
- Empretec Women in Business: Building purpose-driven enterprises amid crises
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Other initiatives
[edit]Radhakrishnan directed a Malayalam Webmovie titled The Identity[26], which narrates the story of an Indian woman struggling to establish her identity in an abusive marriage.[27][28]
Radhakrishnan worked as a radio jockey at All India Radio, Rainbow FM Kochi 107.5 from 2008 to 2021, as RJ Chandra, hosting entertainment and educational shows. She was also a voice and dubbing artist for various Malayalam films between 2010 and 2021, including Ayaal Jeevichirippundu, Matchbox, Sarvopari Palakkaran, Kunju Daivam, Mamangam, and Oru International Local Story
References
[edit]- ^ Srivastava, Neha; Vee, Cee (2024). Fly High Women. Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp. ISBN 979-8321891162.
- ^ "CEO of Kerala-based start-up gets UN recognition award for empowering women entrepreneurs". India Today. 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "UNCTAD Empretech Women in business awards 2018".
- ^ www.prayaana.org http://www.prayaana.org. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Prayaana Jobs - Diversity hiring portal from Prayaana Labs".
- ^ "PhD Scholars of CUSAT ; reg no 4242, Chandra Vadhana , registered in 2011 under Dr.Zakkariya K.A".
- ^ "Chandra Vadhana Radhakrishnan, Gender Equality: activism meets entrepreneurship | Center for South Asia". southasia.stanford.edu. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ jhavens. "10 Reasons Why Startups Should Consider Sustainability by Design". IEEE Planet Positive 2030. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "Chandra Radhakrishnan, Sr. Lecturer, Monash University".
- ^ "Monash Researchers".
- ^ "Business Model Practicum 2024". Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "News by KSUM".
- ^ "#SheLeads: 'Was Considered Bad Hire' Says Woman Entrepreneur Who Launched Start-Up To Mentor Girls".
- ^ "Startup Community Development - Beneficeries.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "SheSight". SheSight. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ "CeeVees Corner, Editorial of SheSight Magazine".
- ^ "Landecker Fellowship".
- ^ "Announcement of 2024-2025 Fulbright Nehru Fellowships".
- ^ "Fulbright India International Fellows".
- ^ "Gendered Innovations Scholars".
- ^ "Meet the 8 women entrepreneurs from India for IVLP 2018".
- ^ "News by Kerala Startup Mission about IVLP winners of 2018".
- ^ "#SheLeads: 'Was Considered Bad Hire' Says Woman Entrepreneur Who Launched Start-Up To Mentor Girls".
- ^ "Final Selections of Tech.WE Accelerator Meity NASSCOM Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-21 In partnership with UN Women" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 40 (help) - ^ "Book Review, The Woman in Me by The New Indian Express, 2021".
- ^ Indiark Entertainments (2022-03-07). The Identity | Malayalam Web Film | Dr. Chandra Vadhana R | Prayaana Labs. Retrieved 2025-05-02 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Review of Malayalam web movie The Identity by The Hindu".
- ^ "The Identity Malayalam Web movie Review".