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The Drishti family is bigger than just the full time staff. Many consultants, volunteers and part time employees help create the magic that it is known for.

The Drishti family is bigger than just the full time staff. Many consultants, volunteers and part time employees help create the magic that it is known for.

ASHOKE CHATTERJEE

Trustee
Ashoke Chatterjee has a vast experience of over 54 years in the field of Communication in Industry, International Civil Service, Public Sector, Education and Development. He was Executive Director of the National Institute of Design (NID) from 1975-85. He has served for many years as honorary president of the Crafts Council of India and continues to work as a consultant in India and internationally, especially on projects concerned with water management and environmental issues.

ARVIND LODAYA

Trustee
Arvind Lodaya trained in Industrial Design, but his work spans virtually every design discipline. He consults with industry, NGOs and research groups, and has taught at various institutes of design in India. He was Creative Director of a strategic brand consultancy under Ogilvy that -amongst other things- undertook the comprehensive corporate rebranding of ICICI. He was the first HP Labs-Srishti Research Chair and was on the steering group of the Nokia-Srishti Design Research Studio. He was invited on the review panel of the UNDP- Government of India's "Endogenous Tourism" pilot initiative, and as Visiting Scholar at the University of Guthenburg in 2010. As Senior Faculty and later Dean of Research at Srishti, he helped set up its undergrad program in Product & Interface Design and postgrad program in Transcultural Design.

KEREN NAZARETH

Trustee
Keren Nazareth, has been with HSI in different capacities since 2011. She has risen to the role of Senior Director, Companion Animals & Engagement, HSI/India in 2023. Over the years, Keren has successfully led a team of over 90 people in programs related to humane and scientific dog population management and community engagement in India and supported projects across Asia and Africa. Keren has worked extensively in community mobilization, participation, youth development, livelihoods – including some pioneering work in non-traditional livelihoods for women, setting up a rural artisans marketing platform, and working with displaced communities in India. She has over 15 years of experience in both human and street dog related development work. Keren holds a master’s in social work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and was an Aspen Institute Fellow (2011), in their program on Emerging Leaders in Development and is an alumnus from the Leadership Academy (Janvikas) along with being an American Express Leadership Program participant..

HARMONY SIGANPORIA

Trustee
Harmony Siganporia teaches in the area of Culture and Communication at MICA. She has a Ph.D. in social history, and her first book, I am the Widow: An Intellectual Biography of Behramji Malabari (Orient Blackswan 2018) was on the langue and parole of reformist discourse around the ‘women’s question’ in late-19th century Western India. It was awarded the Prof. Sneh Mahajan award for best book on modern Indian history (2015-2018) by the Indian History Congress in 2019. A practicing musician, Harmony’s other research areas/interests include ethnomusicology, gender and performativity, culture and conflict, modern Indian history, the role of cultural artefacts in the emplacement of identities in exile, and semiotic theory.

AVNI SETHI

Trustee
Avni Sethi is an interdisciplinary practitioner and leader in the South-Asian arts scene. Throughout her work, Avni creates spaces of radical inclusion, holding a true belief in the importance of the arts for societies to be able to flourish, especially in a reality where political dynamics are making this an increasingly difficult, and sometimes dangerous, path to tread. A practicing musician, Harmony’s other research areas/interests include ethnomusicology, gender and performativity, culture and conflict, modern Indian history, the role of cultural artefacts in the emplacement of identities in exile, and semiotic theory.

Radio Producer

The youngest and most energetic person in the team, Gulnaz is also famous for her PR skills. She is one of the pillars of Radio Nazariya.

Darmiyan Singh

Darmiyan Singh
Darmyan began his career as a radio reporter with Henvalvani in Uttarakhand in 2002. With over 21 years of experience in training and filmmaking, he has successfully trained more than 500 reporters in both radio and video production. For the past four years, Darmyan has been leading the organization.

Chandrik a Makwana

Program coordinator for video production
Chandrika is a filmmaker, at Drishti, she has taken on various roles including cinematographer, in-house editor, and senior trainer. She has worked on over 30 films and trained more than 200 people.

Asst Program Coordinator

After passing out from symbiosis and a brief stint in journalism, this is Rakshita's first exposure to the non profit sector. She is the person behind the cool social media posts of Drishti

Accountant

One of the oldest member of the current team. He has donned different roles within Drishti, from a graphic and web designer to administrator to accountant.

Station In-charge

She has been there with the radio station from the beginning. In the last 5 years she has become the voice of the radio station, Radio Nazariya.

About DRISHTI

DRISHTI founded in 1993 is an organization, which uses arts and communication tools to cultivate awareness of human rights and grassroots development in India. Our programs are all approached through the prism of human rights and equality and with a commitment to community participation and outreach. Communication, arts and culture are local, accessible, adaptable and engaging. In the last century with the advancement of communication technologies, ICT has become an important proponent in deepening democracy and improving poverty. Having realized the need to harness the potential of existing art-forms and new technologies in contributing to the pursuit of a just and equal society, Drishti works on strengthening grassroot communications through training, producing films and audio for awareness and strategic communication planning.

In our twenty five years of work, we have entered into over 60 short-term and long-term strategic partnerships with civil society organizations to execute projects using different strategies and mediums like community radio and video, film production, theater, public arts, campaign creation and development communication trainings for social action groups. Drishti has produced over 40 documentary films, supported setting up of over 30 community radio and video units, designed over a dozen rights based campaigns, and conducted over 200 trainings on campaign planning, theatre and audio-visual production.
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ASHOKE CHATTERJEE

Trustee
Ashoke Chatterjee has a vast experience of over 54 years in the field of Communication in Industry, International Civil Service, Public Sector, Education and Development. He was Executive Director of the National Institute of Design (NID) from 1975-85. He has served for many years as honorary president of the Crafts Council of India and continues to work as a consultant in India and internationally, especially on projects concerned with water management and environmental issues.

ARVIND LODAYA

Trustee
Arvind Lodaya trained in Industrial Design, but his work spans virtually every design discipline. He consults with industry, NGOs and research groups, and has taught at various institutes of design in India. He was Creative Director of a strategic brand consultancy under Ogilvy that -amongst other things- undertook the comprehensive corporate rebranding of ICICI. He was the first HP Labs-Srishti Research Chair and was on the steering group of the Nokia-Srishti Design Research Studio. He was invited on the review panel of the UNDP- Government of India's "Endogenous Tourism" pilot initiative, and as Visiting Scholar at the University of Guthenburg in 2010. As Senior Faculty and later Dean of Research at Srishti, he helped set up its undergrad program in Product & Interface Design and postgrad program in Transcultural Design.

KEREN NAZARETH

Trustee
Keren Nazareth, has been with HSI in different capacities since 2011. She has risen to the role of Senior Director, Companion Animals & Engagement, HSI/India in 2023. Over the years, Keren has successfully led a team of over 90 people in programs related to humane and scientific dog population management and community engagement in India and supported projects across Asia and Africa. Keren has worked extensively in community mobilization, participation, youth development, livelihoods – including some pioneering work in non-traditional livelihoods for women, setting up a rural artisans marketing platform, and working with displaced communities in India. She has over 15 years of experience in both human and street dog related development work. Keren holds a master’s in social work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and was an Aspen Institute Fellow (2011), in their program on Emerging Leaders in Development and is an alumnus from the Leadership Academy (Janvikas) along with being an American Express Leadership Program participant..

HARMONY SIGANPORIA

Trustee
Harmony Siganporia teaches in the area of Culture and Communication at MICA. She has a Ph.D. in social history, and her first book, I am the Widow: An Intellectual Biography of Behramji Malabari (Orient Blackswan 2018) was on the langue and parole of reformist discourse around the ‘women’s question’ in late-19th century Western India. It was awarded the Prof. Sneh Mahajan award for best book on modern Indian history (2015-2018) by the Indian History Congress in 2019. A practicing musician, Harmony’s other research areas/interests include ethnomusicology, gender and performativity, culture and conflict, modern Indian history, the role of cultural artefacts in the emplacement of identities in exile, and semiotic theory.

AVNI SETHI

Trustee
Avni Sethi is an interdisciplinary practitioner and leader in the South-Asian arts scene. Throughout her work, Avni creates spaces of radical inclusion, holding a true belief in the importance of the arts for societies to be able to flourish, especially in a reality where political dynamics are making this an increasingly difficult, and sometimes dangerous, path to tread. A practicing musician, Harmony’s other research areas/interests include ethnomusicology, gender and performativity, culture and conflict, modern Indian history, the role of cultural artefacts in the emplacement of identities in exile, and semiotic theory.

ASHOKE CHATTERJEE

Trustee
Ashoke Chatterjee has a vast experience of over 54 years in the field of Communication in Industry, International Civil Service, Public Sector, Education and Development. He was Executive Director of the National Institute of Design (NID) from 1975-85. He has served for many years as honorary president of the Crafts Council of India and continues to work as a consultant in India and internationally, especially on projects concerned with water management and environmental issues.

ARVIND LODAYA

Trustee
Arvind Lodaya trained in Industrial Design, but his work spans virtually every design discipline. He consults with industry, NGOs and research groups, and has taught at various institutes of design in India. He was Creative Director of a strategic brand consultancy under Ogilvy that -amongst other things- undertook the comprehensive corporate rebranding of ICICI. He was the first HP Labs-Srishti Research Chair and was on the steering group of the Nokia-Srishti Design Research Studio. He was invited on the review panel of the UNDP- Government of India's "Endogenous Tourism" pilot initiative, and as Visiting Scholar at the University of Guthenburg in 2010. As Senior Faculty and later Dean of Research at Srishti, he helped set up its undergrad program in Product & Interface Design and postgrad program in Transcultural Design.

KEREN NAZARETH

Trustee
Keren Nazareth, has been with HSI in different capacities since 2011. She has risen to the role of Senior Director, Companion Animals & Engagement, HSI/India in 2023. Over the years, Keren has successfully led a team of over 90 people in programs related to humane and scientific dog population management and community engagement in India and supported projects across Asia and Africa. Keren has worked extensively in community mobilization, participation, youth development, livelihoods – including some pioneering work in non-traditional livelihoods for women, setting up a rural artisans marketing platform, and working with displaced communities in India. She has over 15 years of experience in both human and street dog related development work. Keren holds a master’s in social work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and was an Aspen Institute Fellow (2011), in their program on Emerging Leaders in Development and is an alumnus from the Leadership Academy (Janvikas) along with being an American Express Leadership Program participant..

HARMONY SIGANPORIA

Trustee
Harmony Siganporia teaches in the area of Culture and Communication at MICA. She has a Ph.D. in social history, and her first book, I am the Widow: An Intellectual Biography of Behramji Malabari (Orient Blackswan 2018) was on the langue and parole of reformist discourse around the ‘women’s question’ in late-19th century Western India. It was awarded the Prof. Sneh Mahajan award for best book on modern Indian history (2015-2018) by the Indian History Congress in 2019. A practicing musician, Harmony’s other research areas/interests include ethnomusicology, gender and performativity, culture and conflict, modern Indian history, the role of cultural artefacts in the emplacement of identities in exile, and semiotic theory.

AVNI SETHI

Trustee
Avni Sethi is an interdisciplinary practitioner and leader in the South-Asian arts scene. Throughout her work, Avni creates spaces of radical inclusion, holding a true belief in the importance of the arts for societies to be able to flourish, especially in a reality where political dynamics are making this an increasingly difficult, and sometimes dangerous, path to tread. A practicing musician, Harmony’s other research areas/interests include ethnomusicology, gender and performativity, culture and conflict, modern Indian history, the role of cultural artefacts in the emplacement of identities in exile, and semiotic theory.

Radio Producer

The youngest and most energetic person in the team, Gulnaz is also famous for her PR skills. She is one of the pillars of Radio Nazariya.

Additional Director

Darmyan started his career as a radio reporter in Uttarakhand in 2002. In his over 15 years of work experience he has trained reporters from more than 20 community radio stations

Program Coordinator

Chandrika is the go to person for all inhouse editing, graphics and shooting in Drishti. She has 5 years of experience of working on video.

Asst Program Coordinator

After passing out from symbiosis and a brief stint in journalism, this is Rakshita's first exposure to the non profit sector. She is the person behind the cool social media posts of Drishti

Accountant

One of the oldest member of the current team. He has donned different roles within Drishti, from a graphic and web designer to administrator to accountant.

Station In-charge

She has been there with the radio station from the beginning. In the last 5 years she has become the voice of the radio station, Radio Nazariya.

Radio Producer

The youngest and most energetic person in the team, Gulnaz is also famous for her PR skills. She is one of the pillars of Radio Nazariya.

Additional Director

Darmyan started his career as a radio reporter in Uttarakhand in 2002. In his over 15 years of work experience he has trained reporters from more than 20 community radio stations

Program Coordinator

Chandrika is the go to person for all inhouse editing, graphics and shooting in Drishti. She has 5 years of experience of working on video.

Asst Program Coordinator

After passing out from symbiosis and a brief stint in journalism, this is Rakshita's first exposure to the non profit sector. She is the person behind the cool social media posts of Drishti

Accountant

One of the oldest member of the current team. He has donned different roles within Drishti, from a graphic and web designer to administrator to accountant.

Station In-charge

She has been there with the radio station from the beginning. In the last 5 years she has become the voice of the radio station, Radio Nazariya.

Radio Producer

The youngest and most energetic person in the team, Gulnaz is also famous for her PR skills. She is one of the pillars of Radio Nazariya.

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To cultivate awareness of human rights and grassroots development in India through media and arts.
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