Peepul helps improve government school education by empowering teachers, creating high-engagement classrooms & strengthening school administration and the system. Join us in providing quality education to children and building brighter futures.
We are a team of educators, entrepreneurs, & management experts.
Our Board and Executive Team
Ramesh Srinivasan is a Senior Partner in the New York Office of McKinsey and Company. Ramesh spent the first 11 years of this McKinsey career in India, and the last 13 years in New York. Ramesh is a leader in McKinsey’s Pharmaceuticals, Private Equity, and Organization practices. He has extensive experience working on a broad range of organizational change – related topics in a variety of industries including high-tech, healthcare, banking, hospitality, and industrial companies. Ramesh has expertise in merger management, organizational design, talent and leadership development, leadership assessments, and capability building. In addition to serving clients on this topic, Ramesh is one of the global leaders of McKinsey’s internal leadership and professional development programs.
Ramesh has a Business Technology degree in Computer Science from IIT Madras. He has done his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, where he was awarded a gold medal for academic excellence. Ramesh is actively involved in education – he is a trustee on the Board of Akanksha – a leading non-profit institution in India, advisor to Teach for India, and a member of the Board of Overseers of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
Vibha Parthasarathi, is an eminent educationalist with almost 50 years of teaching and learning experience in the U.K., the U.S.A. Kenya and India, in Private and State run Schools. Known for exploring alternatives and bold Innovative Programmes, her focus has been to facilitate student to strive for excellence in an independent creative spirit often re-defining inherited educational paradigms, values and goals in the light of essentials of democracy, gender parity and pluralism.
She was the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women from the year 1999 to 2002. She was appreciated for many issue-based challenges that she handled skilfully.
Formally educated at the Universities of Cambridge, London and Boston, she is currently an independent Consultant engaged with national and international research, advisory and mentoring projects.
Sumit Bose was the Union Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India till his retirement from the Indian Administrative Service in March, 2014. In the Ministry of Finance he was also Secretary in the Departments of Expenditure and Disinvestment.
As Joint Secretary in the Department of Elementary Education, he was responsible for the launch of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. He was also Secretary, School Education in Madhya Pradesh.
He is presently Vice Chairman, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). He serves as an Independent Director on the boards of several companies and on the boards of various non-profits such as Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Jal Seva Charitable Foundation (WaterAid India), Parivaar Education Society (Kolkata), Foundation to Educate Girls Globally and Samaj Pragati Sahayog (Bagli, Dewas).
Dr. Deepak Mishra is currently an Adviser to the World Development Report 2026 on AI for Development at the World Bank. He previously served as Director and Chief Executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). Over more than two decades at the World Bank, he worked across fifteen countries, living and working in Africa, South Asia, and East Asia. He also co-directed the World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends. His work lies at the intersection of technology and development, with a particular focus on digital transformation, jobs, and economic growth.
An active voice in India’s policy discourse, he has served on several high-level committees and advisory bodies, including those of the Ministry of Finance, NITI Aayog, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Statistics, and the G20 Independent Expert Group established during India’s G20 Presidency. He has also worked closely with several state governments on policy design and economic reforms. His research has been published in leading academic journals, and he writes regularly for Business Standard and The Economic Times. Deepak holds an M.A. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland.
Kruti Bharucha Chief Executive Officer of Peepul. For the most part of her career, she has worked in leadership positions at multiple organisations. Her decision to pivot to the education sector was rooted in her own experience as a parent. She was concerned that the quality of education in India did not give every child a fair shot at a good life. She realised that the gross socio-economic inequality in our society impacted the ability of parents to mobilise support for their children and the public education system of India was their only bet to grow out of poverty. That is when she decided to utilise her skillset as an executive to create impact at scale by catalysing the entire public education system.
In 2014, she took small but consistent steps to work closely with the public schools in India under the Exemplar Schools Project. Today she manages a portfolio of 7 programmes spread across Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, where more than 10% of our children can hope for better educational outcomes.
Prior to Peepul, Kruti worked in various management and leadership roles. She kickstarted her career by working at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, where she specialised in education sector policy, fiscal policy and financial sector reform. Later, she joined the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), in Washington DC where she managed the research, product development and client advisory in for their technology vertical. Later, she shifted to India as the Senior Director to lead CEB’s finance practice in India. At McKinsey and Co., she expertized in diverse sectors such as consumer goods, retail and agri-business.
An economist by training, Kruti has completed her MSc (Development Studies) with a distinction at the London School of Economics, MA (Economics) from the University of Maryland and her BA (Economics) with Distinction from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi.
Kruti was recently recognised on Business World’s 40Under40 List for 2019. She was also awarded Social Entrepreneur of 2019 by Business World. She has been felicitated as Promising Leader for Innovation in Education by the Asian African Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 2018, Kruti was selected by The Economic Times in their Women Ahead List of 26 women leaders, as Disruptor of the Year by Business World and received the Women Super Achiever 2018 award by World HRD Congress.
Urmila Chowdhury has over 30 years of varied experience in the field of education. She has been a teacher, school leader, teacher trainer, a DIE (Drama in Education) practitioner and an English Language Teaching (ELT) consultant. She has developed curricula, written school textbooks and worked extensively on teacher development.
Urmila is currently the Education Director for Peepul. She leads the education and academic team at Peepul to run exemplar schools, contextualize and use international best practices, train teachers in both curriculum and pedagogy, design new programmes and develop scalable solutions for learning challenges faced by children from underprivileged backgrounds. With the core belief that every child, regardless of their background, deserves a great education, she joined the organization in 2015 as the Founding Principal of the flagship school started in Delhi in partnership with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. In that role, she spearheaded the launch of the first PPP school in Delhi, growing the school from an enrolment of 9 to 120 students within the first month of operations.
Earlier in her career, she was the Director for Education at the Ahvaan Trust for Education, where she designed and led an intensive Professional Development Programme for around 30 Teachers across 6 model Delhi Government Schools. She also served as Programme Advisor, Scholarships and Grants at The Tiara Charitable foundation, a privately-owned philanthropic entity where she conceptualized and set up the scholarship programme which identified and supported deserving students irrespective of economic background.
Before joining the social sector, she taught for twenty years in two of India’s most prestigious schools — La Martiniere, Kolkata and The Shri Ram School, New Delhi. At The Shri Ram School, she was a teacher for 15 years and school leader for 5 years. Her first foray into the social sector was made when she volunteered for about 5 years in a school for underprivileged children that her mother had set up in a village close to Kolkata. She trained the teachers of the school and guided them in curriculum.
Her work and her writing have been featured in Times Education Supplement (TES) UK, Business Standard, Times of India and Reader’s Digest. She has spoken at international and national conferences, such as the India Economic Summit 2017 of the World Economic Forum and Imagine, a conference on Special Education Needs. Urmila has an MA in English, B.Ed. and CELTA (A Cambridge Certification for teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).
Our Advisors
Umang joined Cipla in October 2015 as its Global Chief Financial Officer, and from January 2016 to August 2016 was Cipla’s Global Chief Operating Officer. After gaining degrees in engineering, marketing, and finance, Umang was associated with companies such as Eicher Motors and PepsiCo. Prior to joining Cipla, Umang was Head of the North America business for Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. Through his previous roles in India and the USA, he has built a distinguished career spanning almost two decades with deep understanding and experience in various aspects of the global pharmaceutical business. Recognised as an action-oriented industry leader, Umang is a firm believer in the power of agile business models, disruptive technologies, data-driven analytics and a future-ready workforce with a view to shaping the healthcare ecosystem and making a difference to the lives of patients.
Technology leader with 20+ years of proven record of building and scaling businesses across smartphones, consumer electronics, e-commerce, and AI infrastructure. He currently leads the expansion of G42 across Asia and Latin America, focusing on the development of sovereign AI ecosystems, including data centres, compute infrastructure, and local-language AI models, in partnership with governments and industry.
Previously, he served as Global Vice President at Xiaomi, where he built and scaled the India and South Asia business to market leadership, reaching over 100 million users and approximately US$8 billion in annual revenue.
He has also co-founded a leading fashion e-commerce platform in India and worked at McKinsey & Company, advising organisations across emerging markets.
He brings deep expertise in scaling systems, partnerships, and technology-led transformation.
Academic Advisory Council
For over 30 years, Nilesh Nimkar has dedicated his career to creating meaningful learning experiences for children and has conceptualized professional development programs for educators to deliver quality education. As Founder Trustee and Director of QUEST, he has designed organization’s programs and teaching learning resources. He has also developed tech-based solutions, including educational films for teacher development and a Learning Management System tailored for rural India context, enabling the large-scale expansion of educational efforts. Under his leadership, QUEST has reached more than 3.5 lakh children and 15,000 educators.
He has worked as a consultant to Tata Trust’s education initiatives and served on the expert committee responsible for developing Maharashtra’s State Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage.
Nilesh has authored numerous academic papers and articles based on his field experience. ‘Shikata Shikavita’, a compilation of his Marathi articles, has been well received by educators. He also enjoys writing books for children in Marathi.
He is the recipient of the ‘Maharashtra Foundation Award for outstanding social work in the field of education’ (2011), ‘Extraordinary Early Childhood Education Leadership Award’ given by Education World magazine (2017), ‘Rotary Award for Excellence in Service to Humanity’ (2025) and ‘Qimpro Gold Standard Award for Education’ (2025).
Prof. Padma M. Sarangapani is a prominent academic, researcher, and education leader who has been instrumental in shaping the teacher education and policy landscape in India. She is currently the Chairperson of the Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education (CETE) and Professor of Education at TISS Mumbai. She has several notable national and international publications to her credit.
Prof. Sarangapani led the Connected Learning Initiative (CLIx), which was awarded the prestigious UNESCO-King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education in 2018 and also the OER Award for Excellence in 2019.
She has been a key member and trusted advisor of several important national and international committees and task forces, including the UNESCO Teacher Task Force, the Niti Ayog Working Group on Secondary Education, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), the CABE Committee on the National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, and the steering group of the National Curriculum Framework (2005).
Shubhra Chatterji is one of India’s leading education thinkers and practitioners, with over four decades of experience shaping policy, practice, and systems reform across the education and development sectors. As Founder and Director of Vikramshila Education Resource Society, she has provided visionary leadership to large-scale initiatives focused on early childhood development, foundational learning, teacher development, adolescent empowerment, and career readiness.
An internationally recognised expert in Early Childhood Care and Education, Shubhra has made significant contributions to national policy, curriculum development, institutional capacity building, and education systems strengthening. She has served on several national advisory and expert bodies associated with NCERT, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, IGNOU, and other leading institutions, and has contributed to shaping approaches to early learning, foundational literacy, and inclusive education. She has also served on the Advisory Board of the Language and Learning Foundation.
Throughout her career, she has championed innovative, evidence-driven approaches that bridge grassroots realities with policy and systems-level change. Her work has influenced education programmes and public systems across multiple states, particularly in the areas of early childhood education, foundational learning, teacher professional development, and adolescent transitions.
She brings to the Advisory Body a rare combination of strategic vision, technical expertise, and deep field experience in advancing equitable and transformative learning opportunities for children and young people.
Our Leadership
With 27+ years of experience, Joshy has led large-scale education, livelihood, and gender-transformative programmes, impacting over 3 million individuals. His leadership in education programmes across 12 states has benefited more than 1 million vulnerable children, making him a fantastic addition to our team as we continue to scale our impact. He has an impressive leadership track record and experience driving social impact in his previous roles across sectors. A strong advocate for human-centred design and systems thinking, Joshy is leading our 80+ passionate professionals in Madhya Pradesh to foster collaboration, strengthen programme delivery, and create an enabling environment for impact at scale.
Sonia has been working in the field of elementary education for the last 12 years and has been striving to make this space more dynamic through her interventions with both children and educators. Her work has involved teaching, developing curriculum and leading teacher capacity building. Since she joined Peepul in 2017, Sonia has developed training modules for government teachers on classroom management, lesson planning and developed curricular toolkits that can be used by teachers to deliver classroom instruction more effectively.
Earlier in her career, Sonia worked as Primary Academic Coordinator and Primary Teacher in private schools in India. Her teaching career included working at Amity International School, Heritage School and Tagore International School. She led the team of textbook writers for the Amity University Press, which worked on designing teaching learning material (textbooks, workbooks, lesson plans and teacher manuals) for primary grades. Sonia has also developed curriculum content and has published picture story books and mathematics teacher resource books with Eklavya and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), India’s premier curriculum development authority. Sonia has a Masters in Elementary Education from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and a Bachelors in Elementary Education (B El. Ed.) from Delhi University.
Additionally, she has been trained by Cambridge as a certified speaking examiner for Cambridge’s YLE (Young Learner’s English) Programme. Sonia has spoken at government conferences on innovations in teacher training and at national conferences including University of Chicago’s Teacher Training network group in India.
Shiladitya brings a wealth of experience and a diverse professional background to education and development. In his current role, he serves as a Senior Programme Manager at Peepul, where he focuses on enhancing the capacity of government school leaders and teachers participating in the CM RISE schools program. His responsibilities involve designing and delivering training sessions and implementing best practices across 200+ selected schools in the initial phase. Previously, Shiladitya held the position of Director-Principal at NH Goel World School in Raipur, CG, India. In this role, he established a working model to transform academic practices and taught Grade 10 CBSE and IGCSE9 & 10 students. Additionally, he conducted CBSE grade 10 & 12 exams as a Centre Superintendent. Prior to that, Shiladitya worked as an Independent Consultant, collaborating with schools to enhance teaching practices and assessments. He also served as a Director at the Shiv Nadar Foundation for VidyaGyanLeadership Academy and as a Director for Teacher Empowerment Initiatives at Encyclopedia Britannica.
Amit is a finance professional with over 19 years of extensive experience in Finance & Accounts, Statutory Compliance, Audit, Budgeting, and Reporting. His diverse background includes working with various organisations, particularly in the international development sector, collaborating with multi-country teams. Prior to joining Peepul, Amit worked as the Sr. Manager- Finance at ActionAid India. Before that, he held key roles such as Chief Accounts Officer at YWCA of Delhi and Sr. Manager– Finance Operations at ICRA Management Consulting Services Ltd. Amit is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a completed CA-IPPCC Level from ICAI, New Delhi. Additionally, he holds an MBA in Finance and a B.Com. degree from Patna University.
Sachin is the state lead, Madhya Pradesh, under the School Quality Assurance programme, and has been with the organisation since September 2014.
With over 12 years’ experience in the development sector, Sachin has worked in the education reform space in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. His focus has been on school operations, school assessment framework, project planning, implementation and evaluation, training and facilitation.
With over 12 years’ experience in the development sector, Sachin has worked in the education reform space in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. His focus has been on school operations, school assessment framework, project planning, implementation and evaluation, training and facilitation.
Previously, he has worked with TESS India, Bharti Foundation, SAMARPAN, and Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society. Sachin has a Master’s degree in Social Work from Devi Ahilya University, Indore.
Kanishka is an experienced and trusted advisor in the international development sector with over 15 years of experience at a leading global management consulting firm and as an independent strategic advisor. He has successfully guided global and Indian corporations, foundations, NGOs, and governments across more than 50 engagements in over 15 countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. His expertise spans strategy and performance, program design, monitoring and evaluation, policy and advocacy, innovation market landscaping, and governance. His domain knowledge includes energy access, renewable energy, innovative finance, financial inclusion, disability, and education, and he has a reputation for
effectively translating lessons and best practices across diverse contexts to drive impact and scale. Currently an independent consultant, Kanishka provides high-level advisory support to senior leaders on strategy, program design, policy and advocacy, research, and monitoring and evaluation. His notable contributions include advising Peepul, a leading Indian education NGO impacting nearly 10
million children, leading the strategy and evaluation of USAID’s \$50 million SAREP program, and co-developing CGAP’s FI Pathfinder, an AI-powered evidence platform. He has also played pivotal roles in the Disability Impact Fund, the Sports and Society Accelerator, and NITI Aayog’s State Support Mission.
Previously, he was an Associate Partner at Dalberg Advisors, where he was part of the founding team in Asia and contributed to its growth from 10 to 150 staff. He has led landmark initiatives such as the World Bank’s Africa Energy Access Flagship and India’s State of Aadhaar initiative.
effectively translating lessons and best practices across diverse contexts to drive impact and scale. Currently an independent consultant, Kanishka provides high-level advisory support to senior leaders on strategy, program design, policy and advocacy, research, and monitoring and evaluation. His notable contributions include advising Peepul, a leading Indian education NGO impacting nearly 10
million children, leading the strategy and evaluation of USAID’s \$50 million SAREP program, and co-developing CGAP’s FI Pathfinder, an AI-powered evidence platform. He has also played pivotal roles in the Disability Impact Fund, the Sports and Society Accelerator, and NITI Aayog’s State Support Mission.
Previously, he was an Associate Partner at Dalberg Advisors, where he was part of the founding team in Asia and contributed to its growth from 10 to 150 staff. He has led landmark initiatives such as the World Bank’s Africa Energy Access Flagship and India’s State of Aadhaar initiative.
With a successful stint in policy analysis with the Ministry of Steel to impactful roles in the education sector, Manju has demonstrated exceptional expertise in monitoring, evaluation, and program management. Prior to joining Peepul, Manju worked at the Language and Learning Foundation (LLF), where she significantly enhanced educational outcomes through strategic initiatives like the LLF 1-year course and foundational literacy and numeracy programs across India. Manju’s analytical skills have been pivotal in designing assessment tools, leading research studies, and managing donor relationships with entities like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Manju’s work has been instrumental in advancing educational quality and access, showcasing a remarkable blend of technical acumen and strategic vision.
Rashmi is a highly accomplished professional with the ability to seamlessly bridge the gap between various organizational functions. At Peepul, her role involves collaborating closely with the CEO to reinforce our functional verticals, spearheading the rollout and execution of organization-strengthening initiatives, and providing robust operational support to ensure our commitment to quality at a larger scale. Prior to Peepul, Rashmi worked at IDInsight and brings 11 years of strong operational and functional experience. At IDInsight, she was overseeing IDinsight’s India region operations as a Senior Manager. She also worked at MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) with the Executive, Capacity Building, and Research team. Prior to that, she worked as a journalist at Hindustan Media Ventures Limited. She also worked part-time at Doordarshan as a youth television anchor and at All-India Radio as a voice-over artist and interned with Relative Media. Rashmi holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Patna Women’s College.
Our Leadership
With 27+ years of experience, Joshy has led large-scale education, livelihood, and gender-transformative programmes, impacting over 3 million individuals. His leadership in education programmes across 12 states has benefited more than 1 million vulnerable children, making him a fantastic addition to our team as we continue to scale our impact. He has an impressive leadership track record and experience driving social impact in his previous roles across sectors. A strong advocate for human-centred design and systems thinking, Joshy is leading our 80+ passionate professionals in Madhya Pradesh to foster collaboration, strengthen programme delivery, and create an enabling environment for impact at scale.
Sonia has been working in the field of elementary education for the last 12 years and has been striving to make this space more dynamic through her interventions with both children and educators. Her work has involved teaching, developing curriculum and leading teacher capacity building. Since she joined Peepul in 2017, Sonia has developed training modules for government teachers on classroom management, lesson planning and developed curricular toolkits that can be used by teachers to deliver classroom instruction more effectively.
Earlier in her career, Sonia worked as Primary Academic Coordinator and Primary Teacher in private schools in India. Her teaching career included working at Amity International School, Heritage School and Tagore International School. She led the team of textbook writers for the Amity University Press, which worked on designing teaching learning material (textbooks, workbooks, lesson plans and teacher manuals) for primary grades. Sonia has also developed curriculum content and has published picture story books and mathematics teacher resource books with Eklavya and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), India’s premier curriculum development authority. Sonia has a Masters in Elementary Education from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and a Bachelors in Elementary Education (B El. Ed.) from Delhi University.
Additionally, she has been trained by Cambridge as a certified speaking examiner for Cambridge’s YLE (Young Learner’s English) Programme. Sonia has spoken at government conferences on innovations in teacher training and at national conferences including University of Chicago’s Teacher Training network group in India.
Shiladitya brings a wealth of experience and a diverse professional background to education and development. In his current role, he serves as a Senior Programme Manager at Peepul, where he focuses on enhancing the capacity of government school leaders and teachers participating in the CM RISE schools program. His responsibilities involve designing and delivering training sessions and implementing best practices across 200+ selected schools in the initial phase. Previously, Shiladitya held the position of Director-Principal at NH Goel World School in Raipur, CG, India. In this role, he established a working model to transform academic practices and taught Grade 10 CBSE and IGCSE9 & 10 students. Additionally, he conducted CBSE grade 10 & 12 exams as a Centre Superintendent. Prior to that, Shiladitya worked as an Independent Consultant, collaborating with schools to enhance teaching practices and assessments. He also served as a Director at the Shiv Nadar Foundation for VidyaGyanLeadership Academy and as a Director for Teacher Empowerment Initiatives at Encyclopedia Britannica.
Upasna possesses a diverse range of skills and proficiencies spanning Data & Business Analysis, Fund Raising/Sales & Pitching, People & Team Management, and Creative Skills, including Content Creation. Presently, she holds the position of Senior Programme Manager at Peepul, where she leads the CM Rise Schools programme. In this role, she collaborates closely with state bureaucratic leadership to strengthen the education system in Madhya Pradesh. Before joining Peepul, Upasna worked as a Senior Curriculum Designer at Mastree Learning, where she innovated a new curriculum that utilizes English Language Arts to teach critical thinking, active citizenship, and leadership skills to adolescents. Additionally, Upasna served as a Fellow with Teach for India, where she taught English, Math, Science, and Social Studies to 50 students in the VIth and VIIth Grades in an urban slum. Before her career in education and development, Upasna worked in the banking sector as a Director in Capital Markets at Standard Chartered Bank. In this role, she honed her skills in building relationships with top Indian clients and investors.
Sachin is the state lead, Madhya Pradesh, under the School Quality Assurance programme, and has been with the organisation since September 2014.
With over 12 years’ experience in the development sector, Sachin has worked in the education reform space in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. His focus has been on school operations, school assessment framework, project planning, implementation and evaluation, training and facilitation.
With over 12 years’ experience in the development sector, Sachin has worked in the education reform space in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. His focus has been on school operations, school assessment framework, project planning, implementation and evaluation, training and facilitation.
Previously, he has worked with TESS India, Bharti Foundation, SAMARPAN, and Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society. Sachin has a Master’s degree in Social Work from Devi Ahilya University, Indore.
Sonia has been working in the field of elementary education for the last 12 years and has been striving to make this space more dynamic through her interventions with both children and educators. Her work has involved teaching, developing curriculum and leading teacher capacity building. Since she joined Peepul in 2017, Sonia has developed training modules for government teachers on classroom management, lesson planning and developed curricular toolkits that can be used by teachers to deliver classroom instruction more effectively.
Earlier in her career, Sonia worked as Primary Academic Coordinator and Primary Teacher in private schools in India. Her teaching career included working at Amity International School, Heritage School and Tagore International School. She led the team of textbook writers for the Amity University Press, which worked on designing teaching learning material (textbooks, workbooks, lesson plans and teacher manuals) for primary grades. Sonia has also developed curriculum content and has published picture story books and mathematics teacher resource books with Eklavya and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), India’s premier curriculum development authority. Sonia has a Masters in Elementary Education from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and a Bachelors in Elementary Education (B El. Ed.) from Delhi University.
Additionally, she has been trained by Cambridge as a certified speaking examiner for Cambridge’s YLE (Young Learner’s English) Programme. Sonia has spoken at government conferences on innovations in teacher training and at national conferences including University of Chicago’s Teacher Training network group in India.
With a successful stint in policy analysis with the Ministry of Steel to impactful roles in the education sector, Manju has demonstrated exceptional expertise in monitoring, evaluation, and program management. Prior to joining Peepul, Manju worked at the Language and Learning Foundation (LLF), where she significantly enhanced educational outcomes through strategic initiatives like the LLF 1-year course and foundational literacy and numeracy programs across India. Manju’s analytical skills have been pivotal in designing assessment tools, leading research studies, and managing donor relationships with entities like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Manju’s work has been instrumental in advancing educational quality and access, showcasing a remarkable blend of technical acumen and strategic vision.
Rashmi is a highly accomplished professional with the ability to seamlessly bridge the gap between various organizational functions. At Peepul, her role involves collaborating closely with the CEO to reinforce our functional verticals, spearheading the rollout and execution of organization-strengthening initiatives, and providing robust operational support to ensure our commitment to quality at a larger scale. Prior to Peepul, Rashmi worked at IDInsight and brings 11 years of strong operational and functional experience. At IDInsight, she was overseeing IDinsight’s India region operations as a Senior Manager. She also worked at MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) with the Executive, Capacity Building, and Research team. Prior to that, she worked as a journalist at Hindustan Media Ventures Limited. She also worked part-time at Doordarshan as a youth television anchor and at All-India Radio as a voice-over artist and interned with Relative Media. Rashmi holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Patna Women’s College.
Amit is a finance professional with over 19 years of extensive experience in Finance & Accounts, Statutory Compliance, Audit, Budgeting, and Reporting. His diverse background includes working with various organisations, particularly in the international development sector, collaborating with multi-country teams. Prior to joining Peepul, Amit worked as the Sr. Manager- Finance at ActionAid India. Before that, he held key roles such as Chief Accounts Officer at YWCA of Delhi and Sr. Manager– Finance Operations at ICRA Management Consulting Services Ltd. Amit is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a completed CA-IPPCC Level from ICAI, New Delhi. Additionally, he holds an MBA in Finance and a B.Com. degree from Patna University.
Meet our Team
Madhya Pradesh Team
Aamin Banarsi
Project Associate
Abhilasha Sachan
Project Manager
Abhishek Sharma
Senior Project Associate
Aishwarya Yadav
Project Coordinator
Akash Dubey
Senior Project Associate
Alekh Tiwari
Project Coordinator
Meet our Team
Madhya Pradesh Team
Aamin Banarsi
Project Associate
Abhilasha Sachan
Project Manager
Abhinav Thakur
Project Manager
Abhishek Singh
Project Manager
Abhishek Sharma
Senior Project Associate
Aishwarya Yadav
Project Coordinator
Akash Dubey
Senior Project Associate
Alekh Tiwari
Project Coordinator
Meet our Team
Delhi Team
Aakanksha Rajore
Network Coordinator
Abhay Kumar Mishra
Senior IT Associate
Abhay Yadav
Project Manager
Adnan Khan
Special Education Teacher
Afifa Khan
Primary Teacher
Akshay Goel
Computer Science Teacher
Amir Khan
Project Coordinator
Meet our Team
Delhi Team
Aakanksha Rajore
Network Coordinator
Abhay Kumar Mishra
Senior IT Associate
Abhay Yadav
Project Manager
Abhishek Chanda
Sr. Communications Specialist
Adnan Khan
Special Education Teacher
Afifa Khan
Primary Teacher
Akshay Goel
Computer Science Teacher
Amir Khan
Project Coordinator
