Anita Patil Deshmukh
Rahul Srivastava
Anupamaa Joshi
Stuti Kalamdani
Ishwar Solanki
Usha Galia
Anil Kumar Valmiki

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Anita Patil Deshmukh
     
  Dr Anita Patil-Deshmukh is the executive Director of PUKAR and she brings a wide variety of talents and expertise to the organization.

A physician by profession, Anita received her Masters in Public Health from Harvard University and worked as a faculty Neonatologist in a teaching institution in Chicago for 20 years. During her tenure she was also the Director of the Pediatric Residency programme and Director of Continuous Medical Education for the Department of Pediatrics.

 

During her stay in the USA she played a major leadership role within India Development Service (IDS) a pioneer organization in United States which supported multiple, small scale, socio-economic development projects across India. During her voluntary tenure at IDS, she returned to India each year to visit, evaluate and learn from the projects IDS supported. She organized many important seminars in Chicago on developmental issues and helped build links between several philanthropic initiatives and leaders in India and the United States. Anita relocated back to India in 2005 to contribute to the developmental sector and currently she is also the Senior Advisor for India China Institute (The New School, NY).

   
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rahul Srivastava
     
  Rahul Srivastava is based in Goa where he writes and does research on urban issues. He has studied anthropology at Mumbai, Delhi and Cambridge (UK). He has written on cities, tribal histories and popular culture and also writes fiction for young readers.
   
He has worked extensively with urban heritage movements. As the co - director of PUKAR, Mumbai, he conceived the Neighbourhood Project which worked with students and civic groups to produce intimate portraits of the city based on local histories, family narratives and biographies.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anupamaa Joshi
     
  Anupamaa Joshi is working with PUKAR as the Office Manager since July 2005. Her previous work experience includes teaching at Sophia Polytechnic and coordinating training progammes at Avehi Audiovisual Education Resource Centre. She has recently completed a diploma in Ecology and Natural Resource Management.
 
   
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stuti Kalamdani
     
  Stuti is an architect and designer, who works as an in house designer with PUKAR. She graduated in architecture from Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA). She has also completed a course in Advanced Computer Arts from CDAC and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Environmental Architecture from YCMOU, conducted by Rachna Sansad, Mumbai.
   
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ishwar Solanki
     
Ishvar Solanki works with PUKAR as an accountant. He has been working in the field of accounts for 30 years. He has worked with Chartered Accountants, Tax consultants, trading firms, Manufacturing units, and also worked with various NGOs - The Hunger Project for 17 years, Swayam Shikshan Prayog for 3 years; Rotary Club of Bombay downtown for 3 years and Handspun for Urban Market for 5 years. .
   
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Usha Galia
     
Usha Galia has done her B. Com. from University of Mumbai, and a diploma in computer programming at NIIT. She has been working in the field of accounts for 20 years. She has worked with Chartered Accountants, trading firms, and also with The Hunger Project which is an international trust. She assists in maintaining accounts at PUKAR.
   
 

   
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 Anil Kumar Valmiki
  Anil Kumar Valmiki is the Office Assistant at PUKAR. He has completed his SSC and a basic diploma course in using computers from NIIT. He hails from Bareilley, UP and has been in Mumbai for over four years.