About Us

Founder of INHERE, Mentor, and Life Member with over 40 years of experience in community development and environmental sustainability. He has been affiliated with Purwanchal Gramin Sewa Samiti, is a founding member of Sambandh (Uttarakhand Civil Society Network), and has served as a consultant to the Ministry of Agriculture (Kingdom of Bhutan), Centre for Policy Research (River Mahakali Project), and ICIMOD Nepal on agrobiodiversity in the Uttarakhand Himalayas.

Founder of INHERE, with over 40 years of experience in sustainable development. She has served as South Asia Coordinator for the FAO (UN) and held key roles with IGSSS, the Times of India Research Foundation, the National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment, and the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Registrar (Retired) and senior academician from JNU, New Delhi, with over 40 years of experience in teaching and research at the postgraduate and doctoral levels. He has published 9 books, authored 40+ research articles, and completed over a dozen research projects. His work has been supported by organizations such as UN Women (UNIFEM), UNESCO, IBE (Geneva), UNHCHR, Ford Foundation, ILO, NHRC, Election Commission of India, MHRD (GOI), and ICSSR. He has also served as a member of the Ministry of Labour (GOI).

Senior academician (retired) at Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi; Author of 3 books: (1) 'Traditional Health Practices in Kumaoni Women: Continuity and Change' (2) 'Images of Women in the Folksongs of Garhwal Himalayas' and (3) 'A river sings'; Vice President- Mountain India Peoples Forum, Speaker: Harvard School of Public Health in Boston on Traditional Health Practices of Women in Himalayan Communities; Consultant- UNICEF; Consultant- Chintan NGO.

Retired senior academician from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, with over 30 years of experience in teaching, research, and training. Her work focused on forest ecology, sustainable resource use, soil fertility, and biodiversity. A recipient of the UNESCO-ROSTCA Young Scientist Award (1990), she is also a Fellow of the National Institute of Ecology and served on the Research Advisory Committee of the Rain Forest Research Institute (ICFRE). She coordinated a World Bank-aided forestry project and previously held positions at IIFM Bhopal and NERIST, Itanagar.

Director of Admin, Finance, and Programs at INHERE, with over 30 years of experience managing development and environment-focused initiatives. Formerly Admin Manager for the Indo-Canada Environment Facility (ICEF Project), and Team Lead for World Bank’s Swajal Project, and drinking water projects supported by the Ratan Tata Trust and Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust. He has also served as Principal Investigator for projects under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (MoEFCC) and the Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India).

Secretary and Programs Lead at INHERE with 8+ years of experience in grassroots development across the Uttarakhand Himalaya. He has led projects for IRRI (India), IFHE (USA), and MISEREOR (Germany), and co-led a MoEFCC-supported Himalayan studies project. He has presented research in Nepal and serves as a resource person to the Uttarakhand Ministry of Rural Development.

Seed Bank Coordinator, Rural Enterprise Promoter, and Community Mobiliser at INHERE, with over 10 years of grassroots experience. Also serves as a Gender Fellow with the Himachal Queer Foundation.

Progressive farmer and resource person on value addition of medicinal and aromatic crops, having trained agricultural extension officers in the Kingdom of Bhutan. He holds extensive knowledge of traditional health systems in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, with over 30 years of experience.

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A local community member and Advisor at INHERE, with a postgraduate degree from Kumaun University. He is an expert in community-based development and research, and has been associated with the organization for over 34 years.