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Natasha Mukherjee Sinha

Natasha is a communications professional with PG Diploma in Advertising & PR from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. She has over 17 years of experience in health communications, corporate communication, brand management and research, public relations and media relations for corporate & non-profits agencies with organizations like India Today, Mumbai Mirror, CB Richard Ellis Asia Pacific, Rediffusion DY & R Brand Communication, JWT/HTA and SIFPSA as full time staff and for UNICEF, PATH, VHAI as a Consultant.

Her primary skills are planning, public relations, advocacy and professional creative writing. Some of her key assignments were Radio Drama Serials on the issues of reproductive & child health to bring about a behavioral change, editor and coordinator for VHAI’s seminal publication on HIV/AIDS- “Keeping the Promise: Two Decades of India’s fight with AIDS” and Spearheading Caferati-The Writers’ Forum in Singapore and North India. Natasha is trained in the Whole Person Process Facilitation (WPPF) and OST (Open Space Technology) under the Genuine Contact Program.

Natasha shares a deep connection with flora and fauna, nature walks, running marathons, practicing yoga, reading, music, travelling and making a difference in the lives of people. 

Deepak Maun

While for some, a degree could mean completion of education, Deepak believes that ‘education and learning' is a life-long process and one needs to go beyond his comfort zone to learn new things. During the two years he spent at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, he realized that maximum learning happened not in the classroom but outside it. He found that there was so much to learn beyond textbooks, and the reality could be different from what the textbooks told.

After completing his PG Diploma, he worked with Marico Ltd., a leading FMCG company. While he liked the job, he found the learning to be one dimensional. With an urge to make a social contribution and do more than just routine stuff, he left his well paid job and is now venturing on his to improve learning levels in rural and semi-urban schools of Haryana. Before joining IIM Ahmedabad, he had completed his B.Tech in Dairy Technology from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal and worked with ITC Ltd., an FMCG major. Deepak is trained in the Open Space Technology ( OST ) under the Genuine Contact Program.

Gireeja Rajesh

Gireeja has BA degree in Psychology (Hons) from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University, an MA in Applied Psychology from Delhi University, and has undertaken post graduate courses at UC Berkeley, California. 

Gireeja worked for about 10 years in Delhi at Feedback Ventures, and at IBM (then, Price Waterhouse Coopers) as a consultant in Human Resources. She moved to New York in 1998 and worked at the UN headquarters as a consultant from 1999 to 2000. Gireeja's experience spans across the corporate, NGO and education sector. She has worked in diverse environment, in the fields of Human Resources, qualitative research and child psychology. Some of the recent projects undertaken include working on HR policies with Udyogini, Delhi based NGO, Feedback Ventures and Banyan Capital Associates, Delhi based financial firm and teaching as a middle school substitute at the American School, Delhi.  She has been associated with Muskaan since 2010, in co-facilitating WPPF workshops. Her other interests include photography, food and travel. Gireeja is trained in the Whole Person Process Facilitation (WPPF) and Open Space Technology ( OST ) under the Genuine Contact Program.