Fellows

Radhika Kothari

Radhika Kothari, is presently working with LEAD India as Senior Program Officer based in New Delhi. Before joining LEAD India she was with WWF, as a consultant for conducting Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation in Sikkim. She has previously worked with the Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim based in the Eastern Himalayan state of Sikkim …

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Somya Bhatt

Somya Bhatt is working as Technical Expert, Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas of India Natural Resource Management Programme with Deutsche Gesellschaft Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on Climate Change Adaptation since October 2010. Her work is focused on areas around vulnerability assessments, testing and evaluating community based adaptation measures, state action plans on climate change, information …

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Neha Sinha

Neha Sinha is a Delhi-based conservationist, with a specialisation in environmental policy. After being a journalist for five years with The Indian Express, Neha quit mainstream journalism to study conservation science. She was awarded the INLAKS scholarship to study a Masters in Science in Biodiversity Conservation and Management at Oxford University. Her thesis was on …

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K Ramya

Ramya has over ten years of experience in the community radio sector. Having started her career has a Radio Jockey in 2007; she has progressed to be the Station Manager at Radio Active- Bangalore’s first community radio station. At the station, she is involved in documentation of the station’s activities, coordination of volunteers, designing communication …

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Vani Manocha

Nearly six years of her work experience in media and communication includes stints at The Times of India and Down To Earth (Centre for Science and Environment). At both these organisations, she has worked intensively with the web teams. At Down To Earth, Vani also contributed writings for the magazine and annual books (State of …

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Vijay Vardhan Vasireddy

Vijay Vardhan is heading the Natural Resource Management operations of ITC’s CSR team, which is referred as Social Investments programme. The Social Investment Programmes are implemented in 14 states and ITC works with many reputed and grass-root level NGOs for implementation of the programmes. He is currently based at Kolkata at ITC’s headquarter. Vijay Vardhan …

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Sanjay Jothe

Sanjay is a Ph D student at the School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Science Mumbai and working on my research, which is focused on Urban poverty and Vulnerability in Indian Cities. As a development professional, He has more than ten years of progressive work experience, specializing in climate change, Urban Development, Urban …

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Raju Sharma

Raju Sharma works as DGM MSS (Mawana Social Services) in the Social Services division of Usha International Ltd, New Delhi. He is responsible for all the social initiatives of the organization and Usha’s subsidiary organization Mawana Sugars Ltd. His areas of responsibility are focused on two primary programs – livelihood generation opportunities for women empowerment …

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Leena B Verenkar

Leena Verenkar works at Sesa Sterlite Limtied as Assoicate General Manager- Community Relations at Panaji, Goa. She is a Certified Internal Auditor for Integrated Management system by Bureau Verities, Mumbai and is a Core team member for the Sustainability development Reporting and Vedanta sustainability Governance framework (as per IFC guidelines) for Sesa Sterlite Iron Ore …

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Jyotiraj Patra

Jyotiraj is an independent researcher and presently a Regional Evidence Advisor (Asia)Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA), British High Commission. He is : Responsible for enhancing impact and building a lasting legacy of ESPA research in the South Asia region. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) at New Delhi prior to join with British High Commission …

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