
ABOUT
The Education Policy Institute of Bihar
We are a young, innovative, bi-partisan, pro-people think tank focusing on school education in the State of Bihar.
We believe that the future of Bihar is shaped in its schools.
We believe that the future of Bihar should be shaped by its people.
Therefore, we believe our schools should be shaped by us, the citizens of Bihar.
ABHISHEK ANAND
Project Manager, Patna
Abhishek Anand is leading our Patna office. He holds a BA in Political Science (Hons.) from Delhi University, an MA in Rural Development from IGNOU, an MPhil in International Relations from JNU, an MA in Political Science from Annamalai University (Tamil Nadu) and is currently finishing his PhD at the Centre for South Asian Studies at JNU.
He has recently worked with the Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society and has held various other research and project implementation posts.
PRATIK KUMAR
President, Prayatna
Pratik Kumar holds a BTech from IIT Delhi. He has a career spanning over two and a half decades in the UN, international NGOs, the Indian Government and the private sector. He has also worked with bilateral donors, UN agencies, the cooperate industry and foundations, print and electronic media. He is also a member of the advisory board.
BENJAMIN SCHOLZ
Advisory Board Member
Mr. Scholz is chairman of our German partner organization Nitya Bal Vikas Deutschland e. V. He holds a law degree from the University of Münster (Germany) and has been interning with a law firm in India in the past.
Being head of the PR department at our partner organization, he is representing our think-tank in Europe and manages communications with key donors in the region.
PRABHAT KUMAR
Director, Prayatna
Prabhat Kumar holds an MA, LLB and B. Ed. He is a practicing lawyer and social worker as well as a member of the People's Union for Civil Liberties. As a founder of Prayatna, he has a strong commitment to the idea of non-violence, dialogue as a means to solve conflicts in society, and Gandhian ideals in a broader sense.
MARTIN HAUS
Advisory Board Member
Martin Haus holds a BA in Transnational Social Work from Frankfurt (Germany) and an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics (UK). As the first chairman and co-founder of our partner organization Nitya Bal Vikas Deutschland e. V., he is also one of the initiators of our think tank.
ANJELA TANEJA
Advisory Board Member
Anjela Taneja holds an MSc in Child Development from Delhi University and an MPhil from the Jawaharal Nehru University in Educational Studies. She is India's leading expert for school education and publishes frequently in the most popular newspapers of India and is featured in other media and academic journals on a regular basis. She is a member of the National Council of the Right to Education Forum, India, and Executive Board Member of the global Right to Education Initiative. She currently works with Oxfam.
Dr. VISHWA ANAND
Advisory Board Member
Dr. Anand is a renowned sociologist and an expert on the political economy of Bihar.
He is the author of "Poverty & Rural Violence in Bihar" which provides an in-depth analysis of the rural society in Bihar.
Dr. Anand has been working on the Right to Education for the last two years and also founded the Bihar Equal Education Initiative which demands quality education for all children in Bihar.
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