Meet our team

Chairperson

Ms. Nupur Sinha is Managing Trustee and Founding Member of Centre for Social Justice & Human Rights Activist.

Managing Trustee

Mr Nayan Patel is currently serving as Managing Trustee of Institute for Studies and Transformations (IST), Ahmedabad. He has more than two decades work comprising of project planning, management, review and monitoring, developing strategic plan, mew initiatives and capacity building of personnel at different levels in organization.

Board Member

Ms. Keren Nazareth Dua has worked extensively on humane and scientific dog population management and community engagement in India, besides supporting projects across Asia and Africa. She has over 15 years of experience in both human and street dog-related development work and is currently Senior Director, Community Animals & Engagement at HSI/India.

Board Member

Mr. Tushar Dayal is former Chairman & Managing Director of TML Industries Ltd. He is qualified as a Chartered Accountant (CA) in 1977 and worked with companies such as AF Ferguson & co., Management Consultants, Punjab Chemicals and Reliance Petrochemicals Ltd.

Board Member

Ms. Avni Sethi is an interdisciplinary practitioner with her primary concern lying between culture, memory, space and the body. She studied Interdisciplinary Design from the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore and pursued a master’s in performance studies at Ambedkar University, Delhi. She conceptualized and designed the Conflictorium in 2013 and has operated as its Artistic Director from 2013-2023. Trained in multiple dance idioms, her performances are largely inspired by syncretic faith traditions as well as sites of contested narratives. She is interested in exploring the relationship between intimate audiences and the performing body.

Board Member

Ms. Neha Parti has 15+ years of experience in education programs. She is currently the Director for the Schools program at Quest Alliance in Bengaluru, a non-profit trust that equips young people with 21st century skills by enabling self-learning. Educator capacity building, learning experience design and program management are her core skill sets. She has worked extensively on both learner and teacher facing curriculum for 21st century skills development. This has entailed applying blended learning approaches and tools. The school’s program has been implemented with 5000+ teachers, 3 lakhs + learners across 10 states in India.

Board Member

Mr. Chakradhar Buddha is a researcher with LibTech India, which focuses on improving transparency, accountability, and democratic engagement in rural public services delivery.