Pramod Priya Ranjan is a social entrepreneur, with academia in system and industrial design from IIT Delhi and MIT ID Loni Pune, respectively. He has co-founded Onpery® (Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd) and Oneform Foundation.
Education:
Masters:
Pramod pursued a Master of Design (M.Des.) in Industrial (System) Design from the Department of Design (DoD), Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) from 2020 to 2022. Pramod secured 'AIR (All India Rank) - 3' in the CEED (Common Entrance Examination for Design) 2020 by IIT Bombay, through which he also got admission offer letters from IISc (Indian Institute of Science) and IIT Guwahati, along with IIT Delhi. Pramod's startup Onpery® (Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd) was selected for a grant of Rs 50 lakhs (from Endowment Nurture Fund 2022) by IIT Delhi Endowment Management Foundation.
Pramod pursued a Master of Design (M.Des.) in Industrial (System) Design from the Department of Design (DoD), Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) from 2020 to 2022. Pramod secured 'AIR (All India Rank) - 3' in the CEED (Common Entrance Examination for Design) 2020 by IIT Bombay, through which he also got admission offer letters from IISc (Indian Institute of Science) and IIT Guwahati, along with IIT Delhi. Pramod's startup Onpery® (Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd) was selected for a grant of Rs 50 lakhs (from Endowment Nurture Fund 2022) by IIT Delhi Endowment Management Foundation.
Pramod secured 'Rank-5' in the entrance process of the Strategic Design Management (SDM) discipline of NID (National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar) in 2020.
Pramod also holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Painting (2019-2021) from Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya.
Bachelors:
Pramod pursued a Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) in Industrial (Product) Design from MIT Institute of Design, Loni, Pune, Maharashtra, under MIT Art, Design and Technology University, from 2015 to 2019. Pramod was a Gold Medalist in his batch of 2015-2019.
Pramod pursued a Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) in Industrial (Product) Design from MIT Institute of Design, Loni, Pune, Maharashtra, under MIT Art, Design and Technology University, from 2015 to 2019. Pramod was a Gold Medalist in his batch of 2015-2019.
Ventures:
Oneform Foundation (OfF) is a not-for-profit section-8 company.
The purpose of Oneform Foundation (OfF) is to ‘(re)design’ social systems & implement them selectively - either by service (for clients or partners) or in-house self-initiated projects that can be made into ventures - of the domains that are fundamental to society's working and structure, such as [vision] people can live a dignified and sustainable (people, social, economic & eco-friendly) life.
One of the ventures of Oneform Foundation (OfF) is Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd which is a healthcare startup, having the brand Onpery®.
Pramod co-founded Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd with Dr. Prof. Nachiket Thakur.
Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd is supported by [1] Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) - FITT & IITD EMF, [2] AIC-MIT ADT Incubator Forum, and [3] Oneform Foundation (OfF).
Onpery® is a sustainable purpose-driven premium healthcare brand, that serves all types of discharges from the vulva - with innovation in product adaptability, accessibility, affordability and domain awareness.
Industry leadership in:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd has been a leader in the following:
• First organization in India to launch detachable and size-adjustable period/absorbent underwear.
• First organization to make a village in India (Oriya village, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand) adopt the 'green/sustainable menstruation' through period/absorbent underwear, largely by the first one to make the product accessible 24x7 at an affordable price to the targeted beneficiaries.
• First organization globally to have filed provisional patents on the entire range of reusable menstrual products.
• Second organization in India to come up with functionally novel (IPs filed) designed-in-India (indigenous) period/absorbent underwear.
• First organization in India to come up with functionally novel (IPs filed) designed-in-India (indigenous) on an entire range of internal reusable menstrual products (i.e. menstrual cup and menstrual disc).
Awards:
IIT Delhi - Endowment Management Foundation:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected for Rs 50 lakhs of grant, as part of the 'Endowment Nurture Fund initiative 2022' (set up by 'IIT Delhi - Endowment Management Foundation' to encourage entrepreneurial talent among the graduating students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi), in Nov 2022.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected for Rs 50 lakhs of grant, as part of the 'Endowment Nurture Fund initiative 2022' (set up by 'IIT Delhi - Endowment Management Foundation' to encourage entrepreneurial talent among the graduating students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi), in Nov 2022.
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN):
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected as 'Top-12 International Finalists' to participate in the 'Youth Solutions Pitch Competition 2022', through the 'Innovation Readiness Program 2022' of 'UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) - Youth Initiative', running from Apr 2022 till Sep 2022. Over 600+ applicants representing 90+ countries across the world applied for the program.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected as 'Top-12 International Finalists' to participate in the 'Youth Solutions Pitch Competition 2022', through the 'Innovation Readiness Program 2022' of 'UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) - Youth Initiative', running from Apr 2022 till Sep 2022. Over 600+ applicants representing 90+ countries across the world applied for the program.
Headstart:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd was awarded as the third best (Top-3) startup of Pune at 'Bharat Pitchathon Initiative (Pune chapter)' by Headstart, out of more than a hundred applicants, in Aug 2022.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd was awarded as the third best (Top-3) startup of Pune at 'Bharat Pitchathon Initiative (Pune chapter)' by Headstart, out of more than a hundred applicants, in Aug 2022.
MIT ADT University:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd declared the winner at Pioneer Awards 2022 in the category of Business Model at the '4th National Conference on Innovative Global Trends in Technology, Architecture, Management and Education, MIT ADT University' organized by 'MIT Art, Design and Technology (MIT ADT) University', in Apr 2022.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd declared the winner at Pioneer Awards 2022 in the category of Business Model at the '4th National Conference on Innovative Global Trends in Technology, Architecture, Management and Education, MIT ADT University' organized by 'MIT Art, Design and Technology (MIT ADT) University', in Apr 2022.
Lexus India:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd declared winner in Jury’s Choice Category for the 'Lexus Design Award India 2022', in Feb 2022 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd declared winner in Jury’s Choice Category for the 'Lexus Design Award India 2022', in Feb 2022 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII):
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd awarded 'CII Design Excellence Award 2021' in Product Design – Wellness and Personal Care Category, initiated by 'CII (The Confederation of Indian Industry)' and endorsed by 'India Design Council', in Dec 2021 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd awarded 'CII Design Excellence Award 2021' in Product Design – Wellness and Personal Care Category, initiated by 'CII (The Confederation of Indian Industry)' and endorsed by 'India Design Council', in Dec 2021 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), Invest India:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected for 'SISFS (Startup India Seed Fund Scheme), Invest India, Startup India, Government of India' by 'Seed Fund from ISMC (Incubator Seed Management Committee)' of AIC-MIT ADT Incubator Forum, Pune, in Nov 2021.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected for 'SISFS (Startup India Seed Fund Scheme), Invest India, Startup India, Government of India' by 'Seed Fund from ISMC (Incubator Seed Management Committee)' of AIC-MIT ADT Incubator Forum, Pune, in Nov 2021.
IndiDesign:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd awarded 'India’s Best Design Project 2021', at 'DesignIndia Show 2021' founded by DesignIndia (Pool) Magazine of IndiDesign, in October 2021 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd awarded 'India’s Best Design Project 2021', at 'DesignIndia Show 2021' founded by DesignIndia (Pool) Magazine of IndiDesign, in October 2021 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
Startup Bangladesh Limited:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd is an awardee of international 'Bangabandhu Innovation Grants (BIG) 2021' by being in the Top-10 international startups at a contest hosted by iDEA (Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy), Startup Bangladesh Limited and facilitated by USMAC, in May 2021. Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd is the only startup from India to be at the Top-10 of this contest, in May 2021.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd is an awardee of international 'Bangabandhu Innovation Grants (BIG) 2021' by being in the Top-10 international startups at a contest hosted by iDEA (Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy), Startup Bangladesh Limited and facilitated by USMAC, in May 2021. Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd is the only startup from India to be at the Top-10 of this contest, in May 2021.
Head Held High (HHH):
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected for 'GAP (Global Action on Poverty) Program', an initiative of HHH (Head Held High) and supported by Tata Trust. Under the program, Onpery® was supported by students of LBS (London Business School) to develop its business strategy as a part of 'Project Asha', which is a collaboration between GAP of HHH and of LBS. The engagement was from January 2021 to April 2021.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected for 'GAP (Global Action on Poverty) Program', an initiative of HHH (Head Held High) and supported by Tata Trust. Under the program, Onpery® was supported by students of LBS (London Business School) to develop its business strategy as a part of 'Project Asha', which is a collaboration between GAP of HHH and of LBS. The engagement was from January 2021 to April 2021.
Lemon Ideas:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected in Top-100 startups across South-Asia (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and UAE) in 'Innopreneurs Startup Contest 2021', an initiative by Lemon Ideas, Nagpur, supported by German Cooperation (GIZ), IAN and others, in Feb 2021.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd selected in Top-100 startups across South-Asia (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and UAE) in 'Innopreneurs Startup Contest 2021', an initiative by Lemon Ideas, Nagpur, supported by German Cooperation (GIZ), IAN and others, in Feb 2021.
Youth Co:Lab India 2021 (AIM - NITI Aayog & UNDP India):
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd awarded as a national winner at 'National Innovation Challenge 2021' of 'Youth Co:Lab India' supported by AIM NITI Aayog, UNDP India and Citi Foundation, in December 2020 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd awarded as a national winner at 'National Innovation Challenge 2021' of 'Youth Co:Lab India' supported by AIM NITI Aayog, UNDP India and Citi Foundation, in December 2020 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
UNDP Accelerator Lab India:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd awarded as Co-Winner (Top-7) at the national 'Innovate4SDGs Contest' of 'UNDP Accelerator Lab India', in Nov 2020 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd awarded as Co-Winner (Top-7) at the national 'Innovate4SDGs Contest' of 'UNDP Accelerator Lab India', in Nov 2020 - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd is an awardee of 'BIG-16 Grant (Biotechnology Ignition Grant Scheme)' in August 2020 (active till Jun 2022) by BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India - with Venture Center, Pune being the BIG-Partner - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd is an awardee of 'BIG-16 Grant (Biotechnology Ignition Grant Scheme)' in August 2020 (active till Jun 2022) by BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India - with Venture Center, Pune being the BIG-Partner - for its product 'Onpery® menstrual cup'.
The Battle of Design Projects Competition, Association of Designers of India:
Pramod was awarded the 'Design Excellence Award' (1st runner-up in the craft design category) in 'The Battle of Design Projects Competition 2019', at 'Pune Design Festival 2019' organized by the 'Association of Designers of India (ADI)' - for his individual student project 'Dokra Lamp'.
Pramod was awarded the 'Design Excellence Award' (1st runner-up in the craft design category) in 'The Battle of Design Projects Competition 2019', at 'Pune Design Festival 2019' organized by the 'Association of Designers of India (ADI)' - for his individual student project 'Dokra Lamp'.
Design4India Award, Nasscom:
Pramod was awarded winner (in the web category) in the 'Design4India Awards 2018' initiated by Nasscom, in Sept 2018 - for his individual student project 'Kala Form' (an e-commerce platform UI on indigenous art of Sohrai and Khovar).
Pramod was awarded winner (in the web category) in the 'Design4India Awards 2018' initiated by Nasscom, in Sept 2018 - for his individual student project 'Kala Form' (an e-commerce platform UI on indigenous art of Sohrai and Khovar).
Design4India Award, Nasscom:
Pramod was selected as a finalist (in the mobile category) in the 'Design4India Awards 2018' initiated by Nasscom, in Sept 2018 - of his individual student project 'Kaam Ka' (a mobile application UI that links labourers and constructors).
Pramod was selected as a finalist (in the mobile category) in the 'Design4India Awards 2018' initiated by Nasscom, in Sept 2018 - of his individual student project 'Kaam Ka' (a mobile application UI that links labourers and constructors).
Taiwan International Student Design Competition:
Pramod was selected as a finalist (in the product design category) for the 'Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2018' - for his individual student design project 'Sanitary Napkin Incinerator'.
Pramod was selected as a finalist (in the product design category) for the 'Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2018' - for his individual student design project 'Sanitary Napkin Incinerator'.
Taiwan International Student Design Competition:
Pramod was selected as a finalist (in the product design category) for the 'Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2018' - for his individual student project 'Slipper for Rain'.
Pramod was selected as a finalist (in the product design category) for the 'Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2018' - for his individual student project 'Slipper for Rain'.
Taiwan International Student Design Competition:
Pramod was selected as a finalist (in the product design category) for the 'Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2018' - for his individual student project 'Vaporizer for Sinus Patients'.
Pramod was selected as a finalist (in the product design category) for the 'Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2018' - for his individual student project 'Vaporizer for Sinus Patients'.
Aava Glass Bottle Design Contest:
The team of Pramod and Saahir Shetty received a Special Jury Mention (with Rs.15,000 cash prize) for the 'Aava Glass Bottle Design Contest', organized by 'Sheelpe Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad' in collaboration with the 'National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad' - for group student project of designing 'premium glass water bottle'.
The team of Pramod and Saahir Shetty received a Special Jury Mention (with Rs.15,000 cash prize) for the 'Aava Glass Bottle Design Contest', organized by 'Sheelpe Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad' in collaboration with the 'National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad' - for group student project of designing 'premium glass water bottle'.
The Battle of Design Projects Competition, Association of Designers of India:
Pramod was awarded the 'Design Excellence Award' (1st runner-up in the industrial design category) in 'The Battle of Design Projects Competition 2018', at 'Pune Design Festival 2018' organized by the 'Association of Designers of India (ADI)' - for his individual student project 'Vaporizer for Sinus Patients'.
Pramod was awarded the 'Design Excellence Award' (1st runner-up in the industrial design category) in 'The Battle of Design Projects Competition 2018', at 'Pune Design Festival 2018' organized by the 'Association of Designers of India (ADI)' - for his individual student project 'Vaporizer for Sinus Patients'.
The Battle of Design Projects Competition, Association of Designers of India:
Pramod was awarded the 'Design Excellence Award' (1st runner-up in the industrial design category) in 'The Battle of Design Projects Competition 2017', at 'Pune Design Festival 2017' organized by the 'Association of Designers of India (ADI)' - for his individual student project 'Carrier for Bottle Vendors'.
Pramod was awarded the 'Design Excellence Award' (1st runner-up in the industrial design category) in 'The Battle of Design Projects Competition 2017', at 'Pune Design Festival 2017' organized by the 'Association of Designers of India (ADI)' - for his individual student project 'Carrier for Bottle Vendors'.
Features:
“Startup Mantra: Time to go green, sustainable. Period!”
Hindustan Times, Pune | 1 Oct 2022
Hindustan Times, Pune | 1 Oct 2022
“City based startup launches country’s first detachable Menstrual Underwear”
Daily Pioneer, Ranchi | 29 Aug 2022
Daily Pioneer, Ranchi | 29 Aug 2022
“First Designed in India Innovative ‘Menstrual Cup’ Launched on International Women’s Day Care”
Punekar New | 8 Mar 2021
Punekar New | 8 Mar 2021
“First Designed-in-India Innovative 'Menstrual Cup' to be launched on Women's Day”
Daily Hunt (via Hindustan Samachar) | 5 Mar 2021
Daily Hunt (via Hindustan Samachar) | 5 Mar 2021
“City based ‘CupMan’ wins #Innovate4SDGs Contest”
Daily Pioneer, Ranchi | 3 Dec 2020
Daily Pioneer, Ranchi | 3 Dec 2020
“Pune start-up earns BIRAC grant worth Rs 50 lakh”
Times of India, Pune | 7 Sep 2020
Times of India, Pune | 7 Sep 2020
Associations:
Association of Designers of India (ADI):
Pramod is an affiliate member (volunteer) of the Pune Chapter of the Association of Designers of India (ADI), since Apr 2021.
Pramod is an affiliate member (volunteer) of the Pune Chapter of the Association of Designers of India (ADI), since Apr 2021.
FITT, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd was incubated at FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer), IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Delhi, from Jan 2022 till Jan 2024.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd was incubated at FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer), IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Delhi, from Jan 2022 till Jan 2024.
AIC-MIT ADT Incubator Forum, Pune:
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd was incubated at AIC-MIT ADT Incubator Forum, Pune (supported by AIM, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India and hosted by MIT ADT University), from Jul 2019 till Jul 2021.
Onpery®, Care Form Labs Pvt Ltd was incubated at AIC-MIT ADT Incubator Forum, Pune (supported by AIM, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India and hosted by MIT ADT University), from Jul 2019 till Jul 2021.
Early days:
Pramod has been born and brought up in a humble space in Ranchi (tier-3 city), Jharkhand, India. He completed his schooling at Delhi Public School (DPS), Ranchi.
Pramod’s father Dr. Vinod Kumar Ranjan is a fine artist and a fine art teacher; his mother Mrs. Tapasi Ranjan is a teacher; and his younger sister Toshi Priya is an IT associate and management consultant.
Pramod being a design student incorporated a sole proprietorship entity called “Kala Form”, in May 2018, as an experimental project to understand the merger of art/creativity with commerce. Kala Form offered services of sustainable wall murals, and did remarkable work in the medium of glass mosaic murals and fibreglass, with clients being government departments, government-owned enterprises, architects and builders. It gave great B2B and B2G business exposure to Pramod. To initiate other creative projects & ventures, Pramod closed the entity in March 2023.
Pramod did a part-time internship from May 2018 till Dec 2018 at Sanotion Pvt Ltd (SquatEase®), Pune. He worked on a shoe design for kids, in which 1 shoe can expand into 3 sizes. The project further ventured into a different entity of the founder, called Sanosyzo Pvt Ltd (Aretto®), and launched in Apr 2022. Pramod got first-hand exposure to “social entrepreneurship” led by design which further ignited him to venture out into creating solutions of briefs initiated by him.
Pramod also internship at Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicraft Development Corporation (Jharcraft), from May 2018 till Jun 2018; Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances (B/S/H/), from Jan 2019 till Jul 2019; among other forms of engagement at other organizations/projects till Sep 2019, which gave him great exposure and built his initial industry understanding.