Mukund Padmanabhan
Steering Committee Member, Deccan Centre Mukund Padmanabhan is a distinguished journalist and academic with extensive experience spanning journalism, philosophy, media law and cultural programming. He served as Editor of The Hindu between March 2016 and February 2019, following his tenure as Editor of The Hindu BusinessLine. He holds an MPhil in Philosophy and began his […]
Jagdeesh Rao
Steering Committee Member, WELL Labs Jagdeesh Rao is an environmental practitioner, systems thinker and social entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience working at the intersection of ecology, society and economy. He was part of the founding team of the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) and served as its Chief Executive from 2001 to […]
Farzana Afridi
Steering Committee Member, IWWAGE Dr Farzana Afridi is a Professor of Economics at the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, Visiting Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, and Research Fellow at IZA, Bonn. Her research focuses on development and labour economics, with particular interests in gender and […]
Bishnu N. Mohapatra
Steering Committee Member, IWWAGE Bishnu Mohapatra is a political scientist, poet, educator and commentator whose work spans society, governance, public policy and culture. He has taught politics for more than 25 years at the University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Azim Premji University. He has also held visiting appointments at institutions including the Maison […]
Bharath Sundaram
Steering Committee Member, WELL Labs Dr Bharath Sundaram is an ecologist and Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Krea University, with an interdisciplinary research and teaching focus on the relationship between environment and society. He previously served as Associate Professor of Human Ecology at Nalanda University, working at the intersection of ecology, development and environmental […]
Arti Ahuja
Arti Ahuja is a distinguished retired IAS officer with over three decades of experience in public administration, policy formulation, programme implementation and leadership. Her areas of expertise span health systems, nutrition, social protection, women’s workforce participation and social sector programmes. She served as Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, where she led reforms focused on […]