Syam Krishna SProgramme Associate- Community Health and Wellbeing Qualifications: Master of Social Work, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, 2025 Email : syam@dakshin.org Profile: Syam Krishna holds a Master’s degree in Social Work, specialising in Youth and Community Development, from the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Chennai. He previously worked with the…
Ria PhilipProgramme Associate- Community Health and Wellbeing Qualifications: MA in Public Policy and Governance, Azim Premji University, 2023 BA in Humanities with minor in Development and Sustainability, Azim Premji University, 2019 Email : ria.philip@dakshin.org Profile: Ria’s undergraduate years at APU changed her in two ways - 1) sharing a campus and learning together with students…
F. Vences LausProgramme Associate- Community Health and Wellbeing Qualifications: Master of Social Work (Medical and Psychiatry), Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, 2020–2022 Bachelor of Social Work, St. Philomena’s College, Mysore, 2015–2018 Email : vences@dakshin.org Profile: Vences has diverse work experience across multiple fields. He has worked in the slums of Bhopal, where juvenile delinquency rates were…
Renju PrasadSenior Programme Assistant Qualifications: Masters' in Social Work, Central University of Tamil Nadu (2022-24) Masters' in Hindi Language and Literature, IGNOU (2024-Present) Email : renju@dakshin.org Profile: Renju has a background in Social Work and has gained experience across medical and mental health settings. Her work has involved providing psychosocial support, assisting with research, and…
Mariam JoeProgramme Assistant Qualifications: BA in Economics with a minor in Climate Studies, Azim Premji University, 2024 Email : mariam@dakshin.org Profile: Hailing from the small island of Panavally, situated in the picturesque backwaters of Kerala, Mariam has been deeply influenced by her surroundings and community from a young age. This upbringing, combined with her deep-rooted passion…
G Anil KumarProgramme Assistant Qualifications: Bachelor’s in Mathematics with a minor in Sports, Azim Premji University, 2025 Email : anil@dakshin.org Profile: Anil Kumar is a Programme Assistant at the Dakshin Foundation, working on initiatives that promote community wellbeing through sports. He believes in the power of sport as a medium for holistic development, fostering teamwork, confidence,…
Aplonia TopnoProgramme Assistant Profile: Aplonia is a teacher at the after-school learning programme conducted by Dakshin Foundation under the Wipro Applying Thought in Schools initiative. She holds a Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) and has had experience in the domain of school-support and curricular training for students of primary and upper-primary school. She enjoys learning…
Prof. Raman Sukumar Profile: Dr. R. Sukumar is a Professor at the Centre for Ecological Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is also the Managing Trustee, Asian Nature Conservation Foundation and a Project Leader, Wildlife Trust Alliance, New York. His areas of interest are wildlife ecology (Asian elephant ecology and management; population dynamics; wildlife-human conflicts),…
Rohini Nilekani Rohini Nilekani is the Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. She is also the Founder and Former Chairperson of Arghyam, a foundation she set up in 2001 for sustainable water and sanitation, which funds initiatives all across India. From 2004 to 2014, she was Founder-Chairperson and chief funder of Pratham Books, a non-profit children’s publisher that…
Meena Balgopal Meena Balgopal is a discipline-based educational researcher and an insect ecologist. Her training is diverse and spans agro-ecology, insect ecology, and science education. For the past 15 years she has been studying the role that instructional strategies have on learners’ environmental (and scientific) literacy. Her research interests center on “writing to learn,” group…