Uttishta Varanasi works as a design researcher in the Crisis Narratives project. His research interests lie at the intersection of design and technology, with his M.A. dissertation on “Mapping the vocabulary of AI through a pluriversal lens”. He is also working on a project “Promoting Critical, Playful and Inclusive Algorithmic Literacy and Digital Citizenship among Young Learners” funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Global Program Pilots, which explores how new forms of participatory engagement and technological fluency affects youth in Finland and India.