After a distinguished career in solo, Kathak dancer, Kumudini Lakhia established the KADAMB Centre for Dance in Ahmedabad, in 1967.It was at Kadamb that she focused her energies and vision on the development of the technique, vocabulary and repertoire of the Kathak dance. Her endeavor was to transform the traditional Kathak dance of the past […]
Jayanti S. Ravi has worked as the Commissioner of Schools, the Chairperson of the State Board of Secondary Education and is currently the Commissioner for Higher Education in Gujarat. A Nuclear Physicist by training, she also has a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Ph.D in Technology enhanced Education from the MS […]
Mr Sethi is a Development Educator and practicing Organizational Development expert and a Gender trainer. As founder of Janvikas, he has helped set up several strategic organizations in the country, Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, Sahjeevan, Drishti, Centre for Social Justice, HID forum, Econet, to name a few. He was appointed as member of monitoring group […]
Ela Ramesh Bhatt is the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA). A lawyer by training, Bhatt is a respected leader of the international labour, cooperative, women, and micro-finance movements. She was one of the founders of Women’s World Banking in 1979 with Esther Ocloo and Michaela Walsh, and served as its chair […]
Dr. Bhushan Punani is at present working as Executive Secretary of the Blind People’s Association, Ahmedabad.. He is Rehabilitation Advisor for India to Sightsavers as well as CBM SARO (north, Treasurer of the Credibility Alliance and Chairperson of the ICEVI West Asia. He joined BPA after completion his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from […]
Harinesh started his career with Shreyas School in 1982 as in-charge of Shrirangam, children’s theatre division. He continued with Shreyas Foundation till 1986. He completed his post graduation in law and then worked voluntarily for ‘Trade Union Movement’ for 18 years. During Earthquake of 2001, Harinesh joined the rescue and relief operations in Kutch and […]
Nominated as the 2008 Man of the Year, by the Week magazine, veteran trade union leader Baba Adhav has spent a lifetime advocating the rights of porters, construction workers and others in the unorganized sector. Baba Adhav became involved with the issues of hamals and mathadis (headloaders) in Pune’s markets in the early-50s, as a […]
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