Mahaboob KhanSite Coordinator, Lakshadweep and Programme Officer Qualifications: Master of Social Work, University of Calicut, Kerala, 2015. B.A. Travel and Tourism Management, University of Calicut, Kerala, 2013. E-mail: mahaboob@dakshin.org Profile: Mahaboob, while pursuing his Masters in Social Work, got many opportunities to interact with different communities and understand their challenges. These experiences motivated him to work for…
Pradeep BSenior Programme Officer (Tamil Nadu) Qualifications: M.A Development Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam (2015) M.Sc Biotechnology, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu (2012) E-mail: pradeepb@dakshin.org Profile: Pradeep has eight years of work experience in the development sector, primarily in education. He has worked with non-governmental and government organisations in various capacities. Prior to…
Puja MitraPartnerships and Policy Lead, Ocean Solutions Qualifications: MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation & Management (Commonwealth Scholar), University of Oxford, UK (2008-09) BA in Media, Psychology & English, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore University, India (2004-06) Email: puja@dakshin.org Profile: Puja has over fifteen years of experience in conservation and community development across marine, coastal, and terrestrial ecosystems in…
Madhuri MondalPartnerships, SeaChange and Policy Lead, ANET Qualifications: M.A. Natural Resources & Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (2016-2018) B.E Information Technology, Osmania University, 2009 Email: madhuri.mondal@dakshin.org Profile: Growing up in the Andamans and living close to the rainforest and coastal ecosystems, Madhuri has always been fascinated by them. After working for over six years as…
Aarthi SridharSeaChange Lead, Programme Head Aarthi is a founder trustee at Dakshin. She holds a doctoral degree in human geography from the University of Amsterdam. In her functional capacity, she heads Dakshin’s Communities and Resource Governance Programme and supports our SeaChange efforts and leads the Communications Team. Trained in the social sciences, her academic interests centre…
T.R.GopiFinance Manager Qualifications: M.B.A. in Finance from Karnataka State Open University, Mysore Email: gopi@dakshin.org Profile: T.R. Gopi has 25 years of finance and accounting experience in the non-profit and for-profit sector, with exposure to best practices and accounting standards and have led Finance, Accounting and regulatory compliance teams in both Indian and International NGOs. He…
Jagdeesh RaoSenior Advisor In a career spanning over 35 years, Jagdeesh has focussed on the conservation of natural resources, the interrelated issues of poverty and environmental degradation, and on systems thinking at the interface of ecology, society, and economy. He was part of the founding team of the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) and served…
Kartik Shanker Kartik Shanker is a founder trustee of Dakshin Foundation. An ecologist by training, Kartik has interests in both mountain and marine systems. Currently, he is a Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore where he conducts research on a range of taxa including frogs, reptiles, birds,…
Kartik Shanker Kartik is a founder trustee of Dakshin Foundation. An ecologist by training, Kartik has interests in both mountain and marine systems. Currently, he is a Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore where he conducts research on a range of taxa including frogs, reptiles, birds, plants,…
Sneha DharwadkarResearch Affiliate Qualifications: BSc Environmental Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India (2009) MSc Wildlife Biology, AVC College, Bharathidasan University, India (2011) PhD student, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, USA (Ongoing) Email: sneha.dharwadkar@uga.edu Profile: Sneha is a wildlife biologist, currently pursuing PhD in Comparative Biomedical Sciences. Her work is multidisciplinary and revolves…