Dr. Ranjana Kumari
Director
A renowned social activist and a prolific academician, Dr. Ranjana Kumari is the Director of Centre for Social Research as well as Chairperson of Women Power Connect. Dr. Kumari has dedicated her life to empowering women across the South Asia region.
Dr. Manasi Mishra
Head of Research Division
Dr. Manasi Mishra is presently the Head of Research & Knowledge Management Division in Centre for Social Research (CSR), India. She is a known voice against pre-natal sex selection leading to skewed
Dr. Anita Brandon
Advisor
Dr. Anita has been a Professor in-charge for Capacity Building of PRIs and State Nodal Officer for PRI Training in Rajasthan for last 23 years. She has also been the Nodal Officer for all projects assisted by United Nations, in the SIRD&PR, Rajasthan.
Valerie Hohman
Head of Organisational Development
Jyoti Vadehra
Head of Media and Communications
With over 15 years of industry experience, Jyoti Vadehra heads the Media and Communications operations at the Centre for Social Research. She serves as one of the first Indian members of Meta's Global Women’s Safety Expert Advisors. She leads, mentors, and implements projects in gender rights, digital safety, and sustainable development. And is skilled in social media strategy and management, organizational and business communications, partnerships management, as well as graphic design.
Mandrita Trivedi
Senior Project Coordinator
Mandrita is an experienced DRR and Climate Change Professional with about 4 years of experience in Disaster Risk Resilience, Climate resilience, Capacity Building and Community Mobilization. She has done her M.Sc in Disaster Management with core specialization in Geoinformatics from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
Shruti Das
Assistant Project Coordinator
Shruti Das has more than 3 years of experience in research, project implementation and monitoring & evaluation. She has worked on multiple projects at the grassroots with children, young girls and women on the intersection of gender, children, education and digital technologies.
Shruti holds a Master's degree in Politics with a Specialization in International Relations, from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Appurva Bhandari
Assistant Project Coordinator
Appurva has 4+ years of experience working in the PR, media, and development sector, handling multiple projects in the women's rights, health, and education domain. She holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication from GJU, a PG diploma in Public Relations & marketing from BVB, and a graduation in English from Delhi University.
Subha Dogra
Assistant Project Coordinator
Archana Hazarika
Assistant Project Coordinator
Tanya Thakur
Social Media Head
K.K Balakrishnan
Administrative Secretary
Manoj Kashyap
IT Person / SEO Analyst.
Anil Kumar
Accountant
Sandeep Gupta
Consultant
Rakhi Sharma
Counsellor