Data Stories
Over the past 5 years I have been writing data stories for NGOs and Think Tanks. I took care of the entire process from ideation, data extraction, visualization, and analysis.
Independent charts
Independent visualizations to support articles by other authors.
AQI during Lockdowns in SAARC nations
Vasudha Foundation
The following charts were developed to quantify the significant improvement in air quality during COVID 19 lockdowns.
Chart 1
Since the very first lockdown in India was a Sunday, 22 Mar 2020, it was compared with other Sundays of that year.
Chart 2
Around the end of March 2020, governments worldwide had started implementing long-term lockdowns. Cities like Delhi had not breathed such clean air in years.
Chart 3
Surprisingly the cities of Guwahati and Jorapokhar showed an increase in AQI during lockdowns, We had dismissed it as an anomaly but decided to present the data as is from AQICN (source).
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Published Book
4 of my data stories were included in the print version of the book - "Investigating Infrastructure".
Published by: Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Delhi Office​
Published in: Sept 2022
Full Stories
Links to 3 of my data stories in the public domain.
Heinrich Boell Stiftung, India Office
1.7k views
The National Rural Health Mission was launched in India in 2005 to strengthen the rural public health system. After 17 years of its inception, the article highlights the unmet needs and lack of standards.
Published: 22 Aug 2022
Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Hong Kong Office
8.8k views
Although Asia has 66% of the world’s population, it contributes only 12.8% of Olympic participants. Published before the 2020 Tokyo Games, this piece examines the continent’s representation in global sports. It was featured in Perspectives Asia, the organization's flagship magazine.
Published: 20 Feb 2020
Heinrich Boell Stiftung, India Office
2.3k views
In 1998, the central government started setting aside considerable funds under a scheme called NLCPR to fill the infrastructural gap in NE India. This article was one of a series exploring the status of water projects funded under this scheme.
Published: 8 May 2019
Testimonials
Marion Regina Mueller
Director, Heinrich Boell Stiftung India/South Asia
“I would always recommend Ashish for any assignment as he combines a very rare skills of conceptual understanding of a our thematic working area, research skills and analytical data inquiry, and a creative mind for design and presentation. While being able to work completely independently, Ashish has also shown great team spirit and cultural adaptability in communication with colleagues from various countries.“
Srinivas Krishnaswamy
CEO, Vasudha Foundation
In our opinion, Ashish brought in fresh ideas, and innovative designs and was able to work around the complex datasets with ease and importantly in record time. In addition to his expertise in design and development of charts, and visualization, he was adept in sourcing data from various sources, including open-source satellite images. I would give me 10 on 10 for his work and if more opportunities for similar work would arise, I would engage him from time to time.