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Meet Our Team

Leadership

Dr. V. Sekar
Founder

Dr. V. Sekar

Educator, academic administrator and ICT specialist with 20+ years in educational planning, digital initiatives and large-scale training.

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Kiran Dogra
President

Kiran Dogra

Education and gender-equity specialist with three decades in girls' education, tribal communities and inclusive education policy.

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Dr. Shakeel Ahemed Quereshi
Vice-President

Dr. Shakeel Ahemed Quereshi

Public-policy expert with 15+ years in policy formulation and implementation; core contributor to the National Education Policy 2020.

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Dr. Mukhtar Alam
General Secretary

Dr. Mukhtar Alam

Social and educational researcher with 25+ years across World Bank, Ford Foundation, UNESCO and Government of India projects.

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Atiqur Rahman
Secretary

Atiqur Rahman

Education-policy and project-management specialist working across MoE, ICAR, NBT and World Bank / ADB funded assignments.

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Abu Hafiz
Treasurer

Abu Hafiz

Development professional with 8+ years in project management, education policy, FLN, ECCE and child protection.

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Core Team

Altab Khan
Core Team Member

Altab Khan

Educationist and social worker with 18+ years at MoE in educational planning, appraisal, monitoring and project management.

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Naiyar Azam
Core Team Member

Naiyar Azam

Communication, media and governance professional with 15+ years in strategic communication, policy advocacy and public outreach.

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Board Members

Nazir Ahmad Reshi
Board Member

Nazir Ahmad Reshi

Educator and academic administrator with three decades in educational planning, programme evaluation and teacher training.

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Sonakshi Gupta
Board Member

Sonakshi Gupta

Media and journalism postgraduate focused on investigative journalism, policy research and content creation.

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Ataullah Khan
Board Member

Ataullah Khan

Social-development and education-policy specialist with 9+ years in project management, M&E, procurement and data analysis.

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Asma Hussain
Board Member

Asma Hussain

Researcher with ~10 years in higher education, specialising in human rights, gender equality and research methodology.

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