Management

Management

The Team

Internship

The organization is endowed with a rich and diverse human resource pool with decades of development experience. A small core staff team, several part-timers and paid community volunteers merge together to help people catalyze need-based, locale-specific, professionally managed services.

Management

Patrons

Dr. Ashok Ranjan Basu

IAS (Retd.), Ph.D., D.Litt, F.R.A.S.(London),F.I.M.A(Delhi)

Former Administrative Member, Central Administrative Tribunal, Calcutta Bench, Kolkata; Former F.C.(Appeals) Cum-Principal Secretary, Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla; Former President(Corporate Affairs)Fort Projects (Private Ltd.) Kolkata and Vice Chair on R.C.48, Administrative Culture, International Political Science Association, Montreal, Canada

Dr. B.P. SyamRoy

IAS (Retd.)

Former Member of State Finance Commission, Government of West Bengal

Mr. R. K. Johri

IPS (Retd.)

Former Addl. Director General of Police, Government of West Bengal, and Post Retirement - Chairman, Municipal Service Commission and Advisor: Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority, Bidhannagar

Management

Advisors

Agriculture

Mr. Subal Chandra Ghosh

M.Sc. (Agriculture)

Former Additional Director of Agriculture (Special), Government of West Bengal

Environment

Mrs. Lakshmi Sikdar

Proprietor - MALANCHA – a pioneering landscape and horticulture brand in Eastern India, A passionate entrepreneur, strategist, the naturalist.

Social

Mr. Sanjoy Bose

B.Sc.-Business Management (New York), M.B.A. (Radford University)

Managing Director - Granite Financial Advisors, Formerly with Oracle, Xerox and McGraw-Hill

Health

Dr. D. K. Ghorai

MBBS, Calcutta University

Former Project Director - RCH, State Family Welfare Officer and Joint Director of Health services, Government of West Bengal

Dr. Gopikisor Gangopadhyay

MBBS, DMRD

Worked as Practicing Medical Officer (Radiologist) for more than 30 years on different districts hospitals and retired from Medical College, Kolkata

Dr. (Ms.) Bhaswati Sengupta

Associate Professor, Department of Maternal and Child Health, All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, Kolkata

Dr. Subhas Chandra Basak

MBBS

Medical Officer, working with National Health Mission project (OPD, SHIS, Sundarban)

Economic (Skill Development & CSR)

Ms. Sonali Guha (Jha)

M. Sc., Anthropology, University of Calcutta

Formerly with GTZ (German Technical Cooperation) and other NGOs.

Gender

Ms. Roma Bose Kapoor

BA (Political Science), University of Delhi

Currently Director, Donor and Field Engagement, United Way Worldwide (U.S.A.), Received several awards for social service.

 

Education and Training

Mr. Sreejon Deb

B.A., Political Science and History, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Diploma in Social Development, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada

14+ years’ International experience at senior management positions in both emergency response and international development programs in Asia, Africa and Middle East. Total 33 years’ experience in humanitarian and development fields.

Culture

Mrs. Sutapa Ray

MA in English, MA in Rabindra Sangeet

Imparted Music Training to Street Children, Conducted Music Therapy on a few mentally challenged children

Finance

Mrs. Papia Das (Banerjee)

M. Sc. (Economics), Calcutta University

Former Special Commissioner of Revenue, Department of Finance, Government of West Bengal

Mr. Debasish Bose

MBA (Marketing & Finance) ISWBM, B.Sc.(Chemistry & Biochemistry) Calcutta University

Senior Vice President-Kotak Mahindra Bank, Former Vice President E-ING branches -A.P. & East, Hyderabad

Management

Governing Body

Name Designation Qualification Occupation
Dr. Rajat Kumar Das President M.B.B.S., D.M.C.W., D.P.H., D. S. D. (Canada) Development & Public Health Specialist and Consultant
Dr. Dhrubajyoti Chakraborty Secretary M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Anthropological Science from CU, NET Post Graduate Teacher at Vidyasagar University, Medinipur, West Bengal
Mrs. Babita Ray Chakraborty Treasurer B.Sc. Previously worked with Lutheran World Service (India)
Dr. Sebanti Ghosh Member M.B.B.S., Sr. Research Fellowship- Public Health, PAHO & WBI, Course in Gender (Canada), M.Sc. - Public Health Systems & Policy (Lond.) Community Health & Gender Specialist – Formerly with World Health Organization
Dr. Anjan Chattoraj Member M.B.B.S (Cal), D.M.C.W (Cal), D.H.A Former State Project Manager - John Snow India, USAID supported M-RITE project & SMO-NPSP-WHO
Mr. Amit Mukherjee Member B.E. (Electrical) Senior Manager (Retd.) - ICML
Mr. Madan Gopal Sarkar Member B.Sc. Former Tech. Superintendent/Margin Money Officer KVIC, State Office, Kolkata