OUR TRUSTEES
Amar Jesani(Managing trustee): Graduate in medicine. Has been involved for almost two decades in social science health research. Founder Coordinator of CEHAT from 1994- 1999. Presently Coordinator, Centre for Study of Ethics and Rights- CSER. - the third centre of the Anusandhan Trust.
Dhruv Mankad: Graduate in medicine. A leading spokesper-son on Primary Health Care in Maharashtra. He was Director of VACHAN, a Nashik based NGO, for nine years. Presently working with the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Open University, and with VACHAN as its Acting Director.
Manisha Gupte: Masters in microbiology. A leading spokesperson at the National Level on Women’s Rights and Women’s Health Issues. A founder trustee of MASUM, the grassroots-level woman centered development organisation based in Pune.
Mohan Deshpande: Graduate in medicine. Involved for more than two decades in School Health Education and Training of Village Health Workers, grass root activists especially on Health-Communication.
Nobhojit Roy: Master in Surgery. Head, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai and Web-Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, Mumbai.
Padma Prakash: Doctorate in sociology. Women’s rights, and health activist, was Senior Deputy Editor of the Economic and Political Weekly. Currently editor e-Social Sciences- a free, open Web Journal devoted to advancement in social sciences.
Vibhuti Patel: Doctorate in economics. Women’s rights, and social activist. Has made important contribution to Women’s Studies and Gender Economics. Pres-ently, reader in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai.
Ravinder Singh Duggal: Sociologist, Independent Consultant, India
Padmini Swaminathan: Professor, Reserve Bank of India Chair in Regional Economics at Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, India.