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.

Dr. APARAJITA SHARMA

Advisory Board Member

Dr. Sharma has been working for a decade with various leading national and international organizations on the Right to Education in India and South Asia.
She is author of the book "Education for Peace - Building Possibilities Through Countering Hegemony".

RAKESH KUMAR RAJAK

Digital Fellow

Rakesh K. Rajak is a Digital Fellow at EPIB. He has a master's degree in social work from the Delhi School of Social Work (Delhi University) and extensive experience in the third sector.

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.