Hyderabad, Hustle, and Health: Ups and Downs of My 2025 Journey
The Bridge: Leaving the Strategy Tables (Late 2024)
Until late 2024, my professional life was rooted in the Management Education sector in Mangalore. I spent my hours deconstructing business models and teaching MBA students strategy and innovation drive the corporate world. It was a world of efficiency, competitive advantage, and growth metrics.
But as 2024 closed, I felt a pull toward something more fundamental—the "operating system" beneath the business world: our legal and social framework.
The Hyderabad Hustle (Early to Mid-2025)
I arrived in Hyderabad in early 2025 with a major pivot. I moved into the Engineering Education sector, teaching the Constitution of India to B.Tech students.
The Up: Translating the complex language of the law into the logical, system-based thinking of engineers was exhilarating. We discussed Article 21 (Right to Life) and Article 19 (Freedom of Speech) not as abstract concepts, but as design requirements for a digital society.
The Down: This was also a season of profound uncertainty. Navigating an old yet new city while searching for my "next big thing" was a lesson in resilience. There is a quiet irony in standing before a classroom lecturing on the Right to Equality of Opportunity while personally navigating the anxieties of the job market.
The Academic Grind: Books, Boards, and Breakthroughs
While my days in 2025 were spent in the classrooms of Hyderabad, my nights belonged to a different kind of hustle: the UGC NET and CSIR NET preparation.
There were moments of genuine "downs." Earlier in the year, I faced the disappointment of not qualifying for the CSIR NET(Mathematical Sciences). In the world of academia, a "non-qualified" result can feel like a closed door. But as I reflect on it now, that "failure" was actually a vital data point in my journey. It forced me to refine my research methodology and pushed me to look deeper into the management and Macroeconomics of Policy—the very skills that eventually opened the door to my new role in Udaipur.
The December Breakthrough (2025)
After months of searching and "hustling" in Hyderabad’s fast-paced environment, the pieces finally clicked in December. I secured a Research role in healthcare for a leading institute.
This isn't just a job; it’s a synthesis of my entire journey. My background in Teaching MBA students provides the lens for strategy and system efficiency; my Constitutional teaching provides the ethical and legal framework for the "Right to Health"; and my interest in Macroeconomics and Health allows me to see how healthcare spending transforms a state's economy.
The New Horizon: Udaipur 2026
As 2026 begins, I will be moving to Udaipur, to shift from the tech-heavy corridors of Hyderabad to the hilly, culturally rich landscape of Southern Rajasthan for a new chapter in Health and Health related Public Policy research.
Udaipur presents a unique macroeconomic case study in health care. With Rajasthan’s pioneering stance on healthcare rights, I will be researching how "care" scales across urban and rural divides, where I will be applying the theory of the classroom and practice of my thesis work in rural areas.
Final Reflection
2025 taught me that a career isn't a straight line—it’s a series of pivots that eventually build a unique perspective. I will be leaving Hyderabad with a deeper understanding of our Constitution and entering Udaipur with those reflections to see those rights realised through healthcare.
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