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Entrepreneurship built around sustainability, not retrofitted to it.
I'm drawn to the founders, investors and institutions reshaping what a company can be from the inside out, and I want to contribute to that space.
BORN IN CHENNAI, BASED IN LONDON
Sustainability,
storytelling & the
shape of impact.
Hi, my name is Ruvanthika and I'm currently in my second year at the London School of Economics, majoring in Economics + Environment. My writing spans climate policy, gender, sustainability and community.
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01 · Overview
About Me
I was born in Chennai, India, and have spent much of my life moving between India and the UK. Through this journery, books and storytelling became a steady source of grounding, and a way of making sense of the world.
At the same time, experiencing Cyclone Vardah was my first real encounter with the uneven weight of natural disasters. It shaped how I think about climate inequality, prompting an IB extended essay on the unequal effects of climate change on women, and a Maths IA modelling logistic growth and maximum sustainable yield in fisheries.
Today I study Environment & Sustainable Development with Economics at the London School of Economics. My work sits at the seam of sustainability, business and storytelling, between systems and people, and the belief that the right narrative can make someone care enough to act.
02 · What I'm doing
Translating complex things into things people feel.
I'm interning with Ocean Generation, working on ocean advocacy and sustainability communications. My role is turning dense environmental research into content that lands with a wider, younger audience.
Alongside that, I'm building a voice across written and digital platforms. A voice that explores sustainability, ambition and the more honest questions of what it means to live and work with intention in your twenties.
On Medium, I publish pieces that sit between personal reflection and policy analysis. Climate, gender and health, along with book reviews are what I explore through these articles.
03 · What I care about
Four questions I keep returning to.
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Gender Inequality within sustainability
Baviskar argues that 'heat is gendered." Women carry the disproportionate weight of climate change while being underrepresented in the rooms where decisions happen. Both imbalances need addressing.
III.
A twenties that is ambitious and grounded and joyful.
Not through constant productivity, but through building a life that holds both. Something I'm actively figuring out, in public.
IV.
Health and Ambition
Living with PCOS has taught me our bodies are not obstacles to overcome. I'm interested in the personal and institutional structures that support health without limiting ambition.
04 · Research
Written things.
Peer-reviewed abstract · UK Institute of Radiologists
Sustainability in Radiology
Co-authored with my sister, this work examines the environmental footprint of radiology practices and argues for greener clinical systems. A reminder that sustainability thinking belongs in every sector, not just the obvious ones.
LSE · Political Ecology & STS
Technopolitics in the Maldives
An academic paper on the intersection of technology and political power (Greater Malé Waste-to-Energy\u00a0 Project)\u00a0in a small island state facing acute waste challenges. Who controls the digital infrastructure shaping climate adaptation, and on whose terms?
05 · Storytelling
I write because the way we tell our stories shapes whether anyone choose to act on them.
Data without narrative rarely moves people. Narrative without rigour and authenticity rarely changes systems. My goal is to hold both at once.
My essays span climate policy, gender and sustainability, the small interior weather of ambition and health, and the real shape of taking ideas seriously in your early twenties.
06 · Snapshots
Moments from work & life.
A collection of moments from both work and life. Internship days, Bharatanatyam, fieldwork, places, and people. The captions are short, the images speak for themselves.
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