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POV: Welcome Week on the LSE Campus as a Pracademic💡From Department Inductions and a PhD Fair to Founder Panels and a Researcher Writing Circle, the start of the academic term at the @londonschoolofeconomics truly embodied what it means for me to be a Pracademic in the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship space🚀 What a week🙌🏽 Looking forward to the new academic year✨

PS: Watch the video till the end to see the adorable puppy face of @lsegenerate’s Chief Happiness Officer, Little Bear🐶💖

#Academia #WelcomeWeek #Entrepreneurship #HigherEducation #PartofLSE taken in London, United Kingdom by @paroma_

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9 days ago

Happy Birthday Ma🥳 Thank you for being amazing😍 Blessed to have the best mother in the whole world😻 Love you💖 #BestMomEver
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#ma #Mother #mom likemotherlikedaughter by @paroma_

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11 days ago

As I gear up for the new academic year at @londonschoolofeconomics (starting next week), I am also reflecting back to my teaching over the summer🌞 Every year, I teach a few lectures on the ‘Leadership in Organizations’ course offered by @lsemanagement, as part of the @lse_summer_school🎓 My lectures focus on the topic of ‘Building & Leading Innovative and Purpose-Driven Organizations’ & I teach concepts related to entrepreneurial & purpose-driven leadership to international students (a mix of undergrads, postgrads & industry professionals) from across the world🌍

As a Pracademic, I use case-based teaching & include several practical exercises as a part of this course, to bring the academic theory to life📚 A popular feature for the students every year is the Entrepreneurial Leadership panel that I host during one of my lectures, where I invite 3 entrepreneurs from the @lsegenerate community, who are leading successful startups & scale ups, & building venture teams 🚀 The founders speak candidly about their entrepreneurial leadership journeys & students get a chance ask them questions & learn from their invaluable insights as practising entrepreneurs in the field💬 I also ask each founder to share one leadership related challenge with the class & the students work in groups to brainstorm ideas & solutions for the founder challenges shared, working on live business cases, connecting academic concepts to practical venture needs in real time⏱️ The energy in the classroom is always very high for this lecture segment, with mutually beneficial insights co-created for both the students & the founders🤝

📷 This photo is from my LSE Summer School lecture in July 2026, where I invited Joly Fengyang Zou (Co-Founder & CEO, @prorizon.tech), Chitraj Singh (Founder & CEO, @mymindhug) & Ivan Aditya (Co-Founder, @manaclass) to the classroom to speak on the panel & to work with the students on founder challenges💡Huge thanks to the brilliant entrepreneurs for their valuable time & insights & to the amazing students for their active participation & engagement🙌🏽

#Pracademic #Teaching #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Academia

PS: The students consented to the photo:) taken in The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE by @paroma_

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Happy 8th Adoption Anniversary to our cutie pie🥳 Love you Jennifer😻 Proud to be your Meowmy🥰 #FurBabyLove
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Thank you to @straycatalliance and @crumbs_whiskers for bringing Jennifer into our lives💖 @anirudhkitt #AdoptDontShop taken in London, United Kingdom by @paroma_

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Hello 👋🏾 I’m starting this new account to take you along on my pracademic career journey, navigating learnings and experiences across academia and practice. Here, I’ll share snapshots, stories, notes and reflections from my work in action research, teaching, startup advisory and ecosystem building in social innovation and entrepreneurship, across different global contexts 🌍

I’m originally from India, have lived in Denmark and the US, and am now based in the UK, where I work at the London School of Economics and Political Science ✈️
Navigating a pracademic career has been exciting yet challenging, impactful yet demanding, rewarding yet chaotic🙂 I’m passionate about building meaningful bridges between academia and practice through my work, and I hope this page can be part of that too:)

I feel grateful to do work I love, and I learn constantly through the people, places, ideas and contexts I encounter💡 I am launching this page on the special occasion of Teachers’ Day in India (5th September), to celebrate the teachers who have taught me and shaped me into the person I am today, as well as, my students who have inspired me to be the best educator I can be✨ Thank you for following me on this journey! Let’s go 🙌🏽
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📷 This photo was taken in Nairobi in 2024, during a peer knowledge-exchange breakfast and female founder showcase event I hosted for women entrepreneurs in Kenya in partnership with @nairobitstrust 🇰🇪 It was part of the exciting pracademic work I do as the Head of Social Innovation at @lsegenerate, the entrepreneurship hub of @londonschoolofeconomics 🚀 The photo was captured by talented young single mothers who are being trained in photography skills by @sokasamaritaninitiative, an inspiring community based enterprise I have engaged with in Kibera, Nairobi🙌🏽
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💬 I will share glimpses of my work at LSE, alongside wider reflections from my personal pracademic journey. The views expressed here are my own.

#pracademiclife #academia #socialinnovation #entrepreneurship #teachersday by @paroma_

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8 years since we brought this fluff ball home from @straycatalliance in LA😻 From a ‘temporary’ foster home (I had other lifelong plans😸)to a permanent foster fail (I mean, just look at that face🥹) when we adopted her a few weeks later💖 Happy 8th Foster Anniversary to Jennifer😻 We love you😻💖 #FurBabyLove #AdoptDontShop #FosterFail taken in London, United Kingdom by @paroma_

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Good hair day. Beautiful views, sunshine and a cool breeze on the walk home🌞 Flip flops and t-shirt weather. Simple pleasures✨ #londonsummer by @paroma_

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2 months ago

Last week, we welcomed founders, investors, academics and ecosystem partners to the Entrepreneurial Wellbeing Summit as part of the Resilient Founders programme, delivered by LSE Generate, MindHug and ATLAS SkillTech University.

The evening brought together wellbeing experiences, honest conversations and interactive discussions to explore a simple question: how can we build a more supportive startup ecosystem where founders can thrive, not just survive?

From the art corner, silent disco, VR experience and sound bath to a panel discussion and roundtable conversations, every part of the evening was designed to encourage connection and shared learning. ✨ by @paroma_

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Happy Anniversary Mamma & Dad🥳 Lots of love from Jennifer & me😻💖 #FamJam taken in London, United Kingdom by @paroma_

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Whirlwind work trip to Mumbai and Delhi 🇮🇳 Reunions with old friends, colleagues and students, meeting amazing new people, delivering an exciting ecosystem event on blended finance for climate innovation, teaching social innovation and entrepreneurial thinking to the next generation, creating fun memories with the best team and enjoying the serene beauty of the beautiful @anvaya.delhi✨ #IndiaAdventures by @paroma_

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A heatwave during London Climate Action Week didn’t stop @lsegenerate from showing up for the planet 🌍

A gallery walk on women-led climate innovation, conversations on sustainable fashion, and a deep dive into blended finance for female entrepreneurs - it’s been a packed week. Here’s your recap 🙌

#londonclimatecationweek taken in The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE by @paroma_

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Happy Father’s Day to Baba & Dad🥳 Blessed to have the best fathers in the whole wide world😻 Love you both💖 #FathersDay2026
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Happy Father’s Day to Ani from Jennifer the Princess Kittie😻💖 Thank you for being the best Pawpa ever😎 We love you😻💖 #CatDad
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#father #fatherinlaw #catdaddy by @paroma_

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