Team

Advisory
Council

Dr. Ahmad Abdul Hai

Dr. Ahmad Abdul Hai is a renowned Surgeon, an Educationist and a Philanthropist.

Dr. Ahmad Abdul Hai

Dr. Ahmad Abdul Hai is a renowned Surgeon, an Educationist and a Philanthropist, and the Chief Consultant at Paras Hai Medicare & Research Institute (HMRI), Patna, Bihar.

Dr. Hai comes from a distinguished family of physicians and educationists and was Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMNCH) and has guided more than 50 post-graduate students pursuing PH.D. He takes keen interest in scientific organizational work with more than 150 publications and presentations to his credit.

Dr. Hai has been rewarded with various awards including WHO Regional Directors Appreciation Award, Life Time Achievement Award and Life Time Achievement Award. He has been the Vice-President of the International College of Surgeons, member of the Governing Council of the Association of Surgeons of India, and Vice President of the Indian Chapter of Royal Collage of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

A noted philanthropist, Dr. Hai has been contributing to the society through his work and has held various roles of numerous bodies including that as Chairman of Red Cross Relief Committee and member of the Central Red Cross Managing Committee and Finance Committee. He is the founder Chairman of FLAME (Forum for Literacy Awareness & Muslim Education) and Advantage Care trust and also the President of Patna Literary Festival.

Dr. Sreeram Chaulia

Dr. Sreeram Chaulia is a social scientist and an opinion maker on international issues.

Dr. Sreeram Chaulia

Dr. Sreeram Chaulia is a social scientist and an opinion maker on international issues. Currently he is Professor and Dean at the Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, India.

An author of several books, Prof. Chaulia is a regular columnist and commentator on Policy and International Issues. He hosts the fortnightly 'Indian Diplomacy' TV show on India's national broadcaster DD India.

Prof. Chaulia has worked as an international civilian peacekeeper for the Brussels-based NGO, Nonviolent Peace force, in the war zones of eastern Sri Lanka and the southern Philippines for over three years. He was a Contributing Editor serving on the Board of the Kashmir News Network (KNN), a rights advocacy organisation for minority victims of ethnic cleansing in the Indian territory of Jammu & Kashmir. He is an advocate for freedom and democracy and has written extensively about the problems of repression and human suffering under authoritarian regimes.

With more than nine hundred publications to his credit, Prof. Chaulia's writings have appeared in journals in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada and India, some of which are International Affairs; Seton Hall Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations; Journal of Refugee Studies, Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, International Politics, World Affairs, International Journal of Peace Studies, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, Economic and Political Weekly, Contemporary South Asia Journal and India Quarterly.

He holds a Doctorate (Ph.D.) and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science and International Relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, USA. He holds a Master of Science (MSc.) degree in History of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

Jay Vikram Bakshi

Jay Vikram Bakshi is an entrepreneur, startup and social sector mentor.

Jay Vikram Bakshi

Jay Vikram Bakshi is an entrepreneur, startup and social sector mentor with over three decades in media, advertising, corporate marketing and communications, Jay has worked with ABP, Times of India, India Today, WPP Group, Hughes Group, HSBC, and Nokia.

A DeBono-trained creative thinker, Jay founded Digiqom in 2006 and has since shaped over 10 billion digital conversations for over 50 brands, corporates, governments, and NGOs. From campaigns such as #MakeInIndia, renewable energy to the social sector, to movies and film festivals, Digiqom’s data analytics-driven engagement–centric approach has won recognition across the globe. Key brands served to include American Express, Adani Realty, CRISIL, CII, Disney, HDFC Bank, and Red Chillies, among many others.

As a mentor with Indian Angel Network, Jay guides and enables startups across various domains. Jay is the Founder and Trustee of READ India, an NGO helping over 10 lakh rural households in 12 states to achieve sustainable livelihoods via skills training through community libraries.

A Master Trainer with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Jay authored the training material on section 135 for CSR professionals. Jay serves on several boards globally, including ACLC (Association of Commonwealth Leaders’ Conferences), Australia. An alumnus of the Late HRH Prince Philip founded Commonwealth Study Council’s Leadership program; Jay has served as a selection committee member.

Lopa Ghosh

Lopa is a development and communication practitioner.

Lopa Ghosh

Lopa is a development and communication practitioner. During her work life spanning almost two decades she has been with MNCs, UN, INGOs and the media. In her current role as the Country Coordinator at Global Health Advocacy Incubator, Lopa works with civil society organizations, policymakers and opinion leaders, public health experts and media to prioritize policy and action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

For more than a decade now Lopa’s work has centred around the power of people’s voices and movements. As National Coordinator at the UN Millennium Campaign (UNDP) in India, she was at the heart of the momentum that was achieved globally for the achievement of MDGs and subsequently the SDGs.

Lopa has worked on several high impact campaigns including a Guinness World Record holding global anti-poverty campaign. She was a core member of the UN drafting committee for India’s recommendations to the UN Secretary General on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Lopa has post graduate degrees from London School of Economics and Political Science and Jadavpur University. She is also an author, essayist and literary reviewer.

Manavendra Prasad

Manavendra is a financial services professional turned public policy advisor.

Manavendra Prasad

Manavendra is a financial services professional turned public policy advisor. He is a flaneur of sorts. He is passionate about history, politics, and culture. As a policy advisor, he has worked across sectors such as skilling and employability, aviation, sustainability, EVs, and patient capital. He has been involved in CSR projects focused on poverty alleviation, employability, and financial inclusion.

His opinion pieces have been published in Indian Express, Business Standard, Financial Express, Deccan Herald, Outlook Magazine, and many other leading publications. He has written about financial services and social and political issues. His debut book, 'those were the days' is a collection of short stories based on his growing up years in a boarding school.

He enjoys creating things and has been involved in setting up business units from their nebulous stage. Manavendra spent the best years of his life at Welham Boys' School in Dehradun. He attended Ramjas College, the University of Delhi for a B A (Hons) in Economics and NMIMS, Mumbai for his post-graduate degree in business management. He lives in Gurgaon.

Professor Parthasarathi

Prof. Parthasarathi is an academician, a keen observer and commentator of social developments issues.

Professor Parthasarathi

Prof. Parthasarathi is an academician, a keen observer and commentator of social developments issues. Currently he is working as Professor of Physics at Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi.

Prof. Parthasarathi has been instrumental in conducting various research activities and projects involving cutting areas of science including nanotechnology, plasmonics, photonics, quantum dynamical systems and their applications. He has also delved into application of scientific techniques in the qualitative analysis of social media and print media to understand the underlying paradigms that influence the society at large.

He completed his Ph.D thesis in non Hermitian Hamiltonian systems which was one of the pioneering work done in the concerned subject involving foundational aspects of Quantum Theory.

Prof. Parthasarathi has also collaborated to explore various topics of current interest encompassing multiple research areas involving pedagogical studies, gender issues, philosophy etc. Their findings have been published in reputed national and international research journals and magazines. He is a regular columnists and social commentator. Prof. Parthasarathi has been conferred as Rosalind Fellow by London Press, London for his research accomplishments in the year 2021.

Dr. Amna Mirza

She is an Academician, Author, Social Entrepreneur, Curator of Ideas.

Dr. Amna Mirza

Dr. Amna Mirza is an Academician, Author, Social Entrepreneur, Curator of Ideas. She is currently the Assistant Professor of Political Studies at SPM College, the University of Delhi and her research areas include Foreign Affairs, International Political Economy, Globalization, and International Relations.

She has patents awarded by the Government of Australia and India, supervised one PhD candidate and has pursued two research projects. Amna is an alumnus of Delhi Public School (Mathura Road), St. Stephens College (Bachelors Degree- BA Program), Hindu College (Masters Degree in Political Science), M.Phil & PhD from the University of Delhi. She has also pursued additional coursework from Harvard, United Business Institutes, Belgium.

With more than 30 research papers in peer-reviewed journalsm, Amna has participated in more than 100 conferences at national and international level, for paper presentations, as resource person- invited lectures, amongst others.

An avid traveller, voracious reader & vegan, her academic initiatives took her to University of Duisburg Essen (Germany), University of Fribourg (Switzerland) amongst others. She is recipient of various awards including the prestigious Golden Ovary Awards, Bharat Nirman Award for Women Entrepreneurship, Mook-Nayak National Award, St. Stephens College Centenary Medal for 'character combined with learning', Business Rankers Women Achievement Award, amongst others. Amna has been associated with various art & culture festivals and is on the board of the Delhi Literature Festival. She has 8 books to her credit and is a regular columnist to several newspapers and magazines writing on social issues.

Dr. Anshu Bhati

She is an academician and currently a senior faculty member at IIPS, MP.

Dr. Anshu Bhati

Dr. Anshu Bhati is an academician and currently a senior faculty member at the International Institute of Professional Studies (IIPS), Devi Ahilya University (DAVV), Indore, Madhya Pradesh. A registered PhD guide, she has to her credit more than 30 research papers published in national and international journals.

With over two decades of experience in education and research, Dr. Anshu is an active member of the Innovation Council of Devi Ahilya University (DAVV), an initiative of the Ministry of Education (MOE), which aims at fostering start-up culture at Higher Education Institutions.

Dr. Anshu specialises in service marketing, brand management, entrepreneurship, mass communication, and Tourism marketing. Additionally, she is heading the training and placement cell of the Advertising and Public Relations program at IIPS and is a mentor to the start-up 'Blood Basket'.

Bishalakhi Ghosh

Bishalakhi is a social entrepreneur with vast experience in Corporate Communications & CSR.

Bishalakhi Ghosh

Bishalakhi is a social entrepreneur with over two and a half decades of vast experience in Corporate Communications & CSR.

Bishalakhi was heading the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation where she was instrumental in introducing programs for very young mothers in Egypt supporting for education, first-hand medical knowledge and pre & post-natal care.

Bishalakhi’s work in the area of Equity & Diversity global campaign through Schwab Foundation and the United Nation was successful in bringing women across 5 continents and 23 companies to conduct both written and oral interviews. The paper was thereafter presented at the annual DAVOS WEF.

Through her initiative Class-in-the-Cloud, she provided a unique opportunity for employees across 37 geographies, who have lived away from their homeland, to participate and be able to devote time, expertise and funds back to the young generation in their home country.

Nishant Prakash

Nishant is an educationist and founder of Nishant Prakash Law Classes in New Delhi.

Nishant Prakash

Nishant is an educationist and founder of Nishant Prakash Law Classes in New Delhi. Popularly known as Super 30 of Law Entrance Examinations, he is currently a member of the ‘Committee on National Education Policy' in the State of Assam. He is also associated with Niti Aayog, Government of India and part of the team working on Reforming Legal Education in India.

A graduate from Hidayatullah National Law University Raipur, Nishant started his career as a corporate lawyer in 2011 working with leading law firms of the country including, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices and JSA.

While working with law firms, he specialized in matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights, Insurance, and Trade Law and was associated in various domestic and cross-border transactions. He has also worked under the guidance of legal luminaries like Mr. Ram Jethmalani & Mr. KK Venugopal during his early days. He has around 50 journals published globally.

Gayathri Sharma

Gayathri is the Head of Communications - India & South Asia for Rolls-Royce and an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer.

Gayathri Sharma

Gayathri is the Head of Communications - India & South Asia for Rolls-Royce and an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer with several public performances to her credit including on national and international platforms.

She is the co-patron of Kalakriti Arts and passionate diversity and inclusion champion in her professional and personal life. In addition to promoting inclusion at the workplace, she has been instrumental in creating themed dance presentations promoting gender equity and women empowerment through ancient Indian philosophies and stories.

With over two decades of experience as a Communications specialist, Gayathri has worked in leadership roles across both corporates and PR agencies managing corporate and brand reputation for brands across several sectors. Some of the companies and brands she has worked with in her career journey include PepsiCo, Samsung, Coca-Cola, IKEA, Domino’s, Hero MotoCorp, American Express, Boeing and MasterCard, to name a few.

A post-graduate in Public Relations from Xavier Institute of Communications and Business Management from IMT (CDL), Gayathri regularly shares her learnings and experiences at industry platforms. She has served as jury member for key industry awards including the ET Brand Equity Kaleido Awards, the Fulcrum Awards, and the Ask Insights-TOI Diversity and Inclusion Awards.

Sasmita Mohanty

Recognised among the 'Top HR Leader" by the World HRD Congress, Sasmita is the Vice-Chairperson of the IFCCI HR Forum.

Sasmita Mohanty

Recognised among the 'Top HR Leader" by the World HRD Congress, Sasmita is the Vice-Chairperson of the IFCCI HR Forum. She has served in the leadership team of various corporates including Exel (now DHL SCM), Sapient Corporation, and XPO and currently, heads the CSR and CHRO function of Bollore IL in South Asia.

She had been associated with the Milk Federation, Govt. of Odisha, leading the OWDP program involving and educating village women to be entrepreneurs.

With a Masters's in Sociology and a Management from IIMA, she serves as a Human Resources Professional offering over two and a half decades of generalist experience leading organizational development and human resources initiatives linking human capital to strategic business results.

Suparnaa Chadda

Founder of the Simply Suparnaa Media Network a UN Women awardee, Suparnaa Chadda is a social entrepreneur.

Suparnaa Chadda

Founder of the Simply Suparnaa Media Network a UN Women awardee, Suparnaa Chadda is a social entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience in media, advertising, television, radio, print, events, and new-age media.

A passionate activist at heart, she has used her versatile experience to curate the Social and Business Enterprise Responsible Awards & Summit (SABERA) and establish Woman Endangered (WE) as a trust. SABERA, is a one-of-its-kind annual social impact award and summit which highlights SDG & ESG-aligned work across the country. WE initiative to affect behavioural changes and enhance gender equity.

Suparnaa regularly conducts menstrual hygiene workshops across slums and institutions through the non-profit initiative. She also conducts awareness workshops to address and stop Gender-based violence.

Vinodini Gupta

Vinodini is a sustainability champion, advocating sustainable living and mindfulness through her work.

Vinodini Gupta

Vinodini is a sustainability champion, advocating sustainable living and mindfulness through her work. A certified physical trainer she conducts workshops on the holistic practice of mindfulness integration to empower participants to reflect on their lifestyles and take action towards deepening their commitment to environmental issues.

Honoured with the award for excellence by Prime Minister’s Office for her contribution to the Performance Management Department Vinodini conducts mental health and mindfulness workshops for the women police officers of Delhi Police.

Vinodini graduated from Lady Shri Ram College and did her MBA from FMS, Delhi University.

Anubha Srivastava

Anubha has spent 25+ years in the education sector teaching Undergrad and Post grad learners at Pant Nagar University;

Anubha Srivastava

Anubha Srivastava, Principal, East Point School, Vasundhara Enclave, New Delhi . Anubha has spent 25+ years in the education sector teaching Undergrad and Post grad learners at Pant Nagar University and NSIT, New Delhi and from kindergarten to grade XII across premier CBSE schools in NCR.

Anubha believes in bringing to the fore in children the best values of heritage, culture, resources, traditions, craftsmanship, arts, ethnicity as well as historic riches, of India. She emphasizes on the purposeful development of compassion towards oneself and others as well as towards the earth as the natural philosophy of learning.

Anubha's contribution to the people is through various avenues of social service. She regularly contributes to different NGOs working for the children and the homeless. She is also associated with multiple environmental organizations for awareness & support. In her locality, Anubha along with few like minded ladies, have initiated a green group named "saral sanjeevani" which advocate and propagate traditional green practices of India to conserve the traditional riches.Presently the group's endeavor is to be instrumental for zero % waste generating households and establish terrace/ balcony kitchen gardens in urban community.

She has gained momentum in areas of education, social service and sustainable practices which has been recognized at various platforms. Few notable recognitions include "Leader’s award for community engagement" by Edu excellence (2020) as a recognition of her inputs towards sensitization, awareness generation and development of society; Green School Award from Centre for Science and Environment, for five consecutive years in a row from 2105-2020.

Subhabrata Basu

Subhabrata is an Angel Investor and founder of Achievate.

Subhabrata Basu

Subhabrata is an Angel Investor and founder of Achievate. A seasoned professional with over three decades of extensive experience in Indian and global capital markets operations, he specializes in bridging the gap between the startup ecosystem and finance, leveraging the capital markets to drive sustained success, deliver impactful change, and maintain a competitive edge in complex, dynamic environments.

Subhabrata has led multiple strategic greenfield projects and managed capital market processes for leading Indian and multinational organizations such as Stock Holding Corporation, JP Morgan, and State Street. His expertise spans across various geographies, including India, the U.S., Europe, and APAC, where he has demonstrated a proven track record in strategic leadership, business transformation, operational excellence, and risk management within these top-tier firms. At Achievate, he mentors and advises early-stage startup founders, helping them scale and achieve significant growth. His guidance empowers businesses to elevate to new heights through focused strategic development.

Subhabrata holds an Advanced Programme in FinTech and Financial Blockchain from IIM Calcutta and is passionate about applying deep tech innovations across various sectors. In addition to his professional pursuits, Subhabrata is actively involved in environmental sustainability initiatives and CSR efforts, demonstrating a strong commitment to creating positive societal impact.

Young
Change Makers

Nayanika Sharma

Nayanika Sharma is a Biotechnology Engineer from Jaypee University of Information Technology, India.

Nayanika Sharma

Nayanika Sharma is a Biotechnology Engineer from Jaypee University of Information Technology, India and is currently working with Elucidata, a company aimed to Accelerate R&D using ML-ready biomolecular data.

She interned at the Quality Control team of Boston Scientific and worked with Max Healthcare during COVID on a project finding the "Coinfection between H1N1, Influenza and COVID" and "The effect of H1N1 and COVID on Comorbid Patients".

She has always been interested in medicine and healthcare and has authored a paper on Big Data Analysis of Alzheimer's disease for Early Prediction. Nayanika served as the Secretary of her college's student council spearheading a 5 tier team and organised many events.

Apart from her job in the healthcare industry, she helps with a Youtube Channel Chalchitra Talks and is involved with WWF and other animal shelters in Gurgaon.

Shukti A

Shukti is pursuing her graduation in English from Azim Premji University, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Shukti A

Shukti is pursuing her graduation in English from Azim Premji University, Bangalore, Karnataka. Representing a nation-wide autonomous youth network called STEPS, she has moderated a multi-stakeholder webinar series including government officials, CSO’s and students from India, about the National Educational Policy, organized by The YP Foundation.

She also authored an article analysing the policy from a students’ perspective. Shukti was chosen to represent at the International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) event where she spoke about the challenges faced by adolescents due to the lockdown. She was a speaker at the United Nations General Assembly Event - Accountability Breakfast, hosted by PMNCH, World Health Organization (WHO) where she interviewed the Health Secretary, Government of India.

She has spoken on various other global platforms including the Generation Equality Forum, Paris 2021 and at ECOSOC Youth Forum side event as a young leader panellist where she highlighted key findings in the document framed by PMNCH and the UN. She is currently working with a Youth Advisory Group on Sexual Reproductive Health Issues faced by adolescents in India and is a passionate advocate of youth mental health issues.

Krisha Kapur

Krisha is majoring in Economic from Ramjas College, University of Delhi and is a Member of Enactus Ramjas.

Krisha Kapur

Krisha is majoring in Economic from Ramjas College, University of Delhi and is a Member of Enactus Ramjas and the editor of Ramjas economic review. Krisha completed her schooling from Springdales School, New Delhi.

Being a scholar throughout her school years, she held various positions including Prefect, Captain of Equality house and Secretary of the UNESCO club. Krisha was awarded the best mathematics student of class 12th and headed the pi club. She published a research paper on minimizing ambulance response time in India in the WJERT 2021.

She volunteered for the community service program for Child rights and You (CRY India), NAI DISHA and Tamanna International where she actively worked on campaigns to aid special needs students. With a special interest in writing, she has been awarded and recognised for various writing competitions and is a freelance writer for the Discordium Magazine.

Her articles has been published by Enactus Ramjas and various publications including NE India News, Indian Newshub and Higher Education Digest.

Navya Goel

Navya Goel is pursuing her Bachelors in Interior Architecture and Design.

Navya Goel

Navya Goel is pursuing her Bachelors in Interior Architecture and Design at the Indian Institute of Art and Design. She has also done 2 short diploma courses in law and psychology as an additional venture during school. A dedicated social worker, Navya has been associated with student-led organisations like ‘Souls For Slums’. She advocates for animal rights and has worked toward the adoption of stray dogs under ‘People For Animals’.

She has been a persistent climate change activist and has been one of the leaders of a youth venture ‘Stubble Trouble’ and has worked at the ground level by talking to village farmers and providing alternatives to stubble burning.

During her school days, she has been an aero-gymnast and won many competitions, including nationals. This inspired her to do a body language and movement study, which includes an entire project for her foundation year in college.

She now hopes to use her design degree to create something that caters to comfort and instinct and hopes to borrow vastly from natural elements and ecosystems to do so.

Shriya Gupta

Shriya is a 20-year-old pursuing law, in Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad.

Shriya Gupta

Shriya is a 20-year-old pursuing law, in Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad. She is doing a five-year course of BBA LLB, and is currently in her second year. Along with an interest in the field of law, she is also an athlete and represented her school in various basketball and football events.

She has won many tournaments along with her teams and also won an individual championship trophy in high school. Shriya completed her schooling from National Public School, HSR Layout, Bangalore, where she scored 90% in her board exams. She was the house captain in her school and leaded them to wins in intra-school extra-curricular activities.

She also headed a commerce fest across schools in Bangalore, called Inceptra hosted by NPS. She has volunteered in Samarthanam trust and taught English to some underprivileged and specially abled children. Apart from this she has participated and run drives for planting of more trees and making our planet greener. She was also a part of the public relations team for an organisation called Heals Space, which works to provide affordable mental health services. She has a senior diploma is the kathak dance form and is a professional dancer. Her skills include being an avid researcher and fast learner.

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Meenakshi Sarkar

Meenakshi is a Communication professional with over two decades of experience across multiple sectors.

Meenakshi Sarkar

Meenakshi is a Communication professional with over two decades of experience across multiple sectors, namely Cleantech, IT, Hospitality, and Education sectors.

In her current role at Mercom Capital Group, a communications and research firm in the cleantech space, she actively coordinates events and communication strategies for a global client base. In her recent role at Hero Future Energies, a renewable energy venture of the Hero group, she has been deeply involved in sustainability communication, and content development for ESG reports.

As a digital marketer, she has conceptualized and executed an online thought leadership forum for cleantech experts, #Power2Think.

Meenakshi has completed her certification in Digital Marketing from IIM, Lucknow and her post-graduate degree in Marketing Management from Pondicherry University.

Anup Sharma

Anup is an Strategic Brand & Communication Consultant with two and a half decades of experience in Public Relations.

Anup Sharma

Anup is an Strategic Brand & Communication Consultant with two and a half decades of experience in Public Relations, Public Policy Communications, Political Campaign Management, Digital and Social Media Outreach.

Anup is external communication consultant with PMNCH, the world’s largest alliance for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health and well-being and a multi-constituency partnership hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). He was earlier associated with MyGov India, the citizen engagement platform for the Government of India and was communication consultant to the Union Ministry of Urban Development.

Earlier, as an external consultant for World Bank, Anup had been involved in designing & implementing the communication component for the National Rural Livelihood Mission, Agriculture & Rural Development Program and with IFC (Intl Finance Corporation) was part of the lead communication team in the Investment Climate Advisory (tax reform program) for the Government of Bihar.

Prior to this he was leading the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of strategic communication and partnerships for the UNICEF: `India Unite To End Polio Now’ campaign with AidMatrix India. A former Senior Director with Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI), Anup is ranked 19 globally in the Commetric’s #PRMeasurement top 100 PR Influencer Index, and recognised as the top 100 Influential Game Changer of India (in the Public Relations space).

Anup is an MBA in Advertising & Public Relations from Indore and holds a Post Graduate diploma in Sales & Marketing. Anup is a regular columnist and also a visiting faculty to communication and management institutes across India. Closely involved with various TEDx events, Anup curates programs under Scribes & Storytellers and is an advisor to The Delhi Literature Festival, The Patna Literary Festival and #AdvantageConclave, Bihar.

Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek is the founder of Gurgaon based digital marketing agency Fotoplane Social.

Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek is the founder of Fotoplane Social, a digital marketing agency based out of Gurgaon. A graduate in Computer Science & Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, he has worked in the IT sector with major financial institutions like Bank of America, Lloyd’s Banking Group and Nationwide Building Society. He went to IIM-Calcutta and IIT-Delhi to study Digital Marketing Strategy and Entrepreneurship respectively before starting his venture.

He has been on both sides of the aisle, fulfilling roles as a marketer & as an agency professional, which lets him bring a holistic perspective to Brand Management & Marketing for the clients.

Abhishek is also a documentary photographer with formal training in creative photography from Sri Aurobindo Center for Arts and Communication, New Delhi. His photos have been exhibited at renowned national art galleries like India Habitat Centre, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, and MF Hussain Art Gallery, New Delhi.

His photo book titled ‘The Hope Street’ was based on the life of protestors of Jantar Mantar Road. It was one among the 8 books selected worldwide to be exhibited during India Photo Festival 2018 at State Art Gallery in Hyderabad. He has also worked on several environment-related photography documentaries which include photo stories around waste plastic management at the grassroots level. Currently, Abhishek is pursuing post-graduation in Environmental Science.

Shreshtha Agrawal

Shreshtha is a graduate of University of Delhi and is also an alumnae of MICA, Ahmedabad.

Shreshtha Agrawal

She graduated from University of Delhi and is also an alumnae of MICA, Ahmedabad. Along with interest her in digital marketing, she is also passionate about sports and have participated in various basketball events.

She is currently working with Fotoplane Social, a company working towards building brands on digital platforms. She has also volunteered for fundraising for Muskurahat Foundation.

From being a part of Hostel Association to being a part of team Fotoplane, she has always played an integral part in the organisations. She is a team player and works with her team to bring together the holistic solutions the company has to offer to clients.

Pankaj Kumar

Pankaj Kumar currently holds the position of Director of Imaagica Ventures.

Pankaj Kumar

Pankaj Kumar currently holds the position of Director of Imaagica Ventures. Prior to this, Pankaj worked in proximity with the PHED (Public Health Engineering Department) in Bihar for more than a decade and was part of the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ to save and reduce water usage.

At Imagicaa Ventures, Pankaj is actively involved in several projects in association with Aga Khan Foundation and Bihar State Govt to develop a robust, sustainable, and environmentally viable model for effective solid waste management in urban and semi-urban areas, all the while increasing citizen’s participation in and around the disposal of solid waste.

He has masterminded in conceptualizing and designing marketing collaterals, e-Modules, audio, and video clips on the importance of waste segregation and storage of Waste; effective delivery of SWM services by Urban Local Bodies (ULB) officials and elected representatives; and safety equipment for rag-pickers to drive public awareness on the subject.

His project portfolio at Imaagica Ventures includes Solid Waste Management (SWM) with the Municipal Corporation of Bihar; quantification, and characterization of Municipal solid waste research, and several government and non-government report writing projects.

Pankaj graduated in Rural Studies (Rural Management & Development) from Patna University and contributes actively on a pro bono basis to his role in the leadership team of the Center for Empowerment & Development Studies (CDES).

Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar currently holds the position of Associate Vice President at Imagicaa Ventures.

Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar currently holds the position of Associate Vice President at Imagicaa Ventures. In his role as a Creative Designer at Datawise Management Services India, Hyderabad, he has led the design project in association with Aga Khan Foundation, to promote a decentralized approach to municipal solid waste management (SWM) which in turn contributed to the larger sanitation initiatives of Bihar State Government.

His passion for rural development led him to develop training modules on the quantification and characterization of Solid Waste Management (SWM) for Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Parishad & Nagar Nigam in Bihar. His core expertise lies in creative design and Information, Education & Communication (IEC). His research work in SWM offers public health managers a base to improve the design of IEC interventions.

Abhishek has been taking the lead in the development and implementation of IEC strategies for all relevant projects at Datawise Management. He holds a Post Graduate Degree in Rural Management & Development and as a social worker Abhishek Kumar has been a part of the leadership team at the Centre for Empowerment & Development Studies (CDES).

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