Bharat Bhushan is a committed social worker known for working on crucial issues like Child, Farmer, Migrant Labour and women facing injustice. As one of the founders of PANI he dedicated his life to social welfare at a young age and has fought against casteism, communalism, and other forms of discrimination. As secretary of PANI he is leading organisation and inspiring many social workers in
Neelam is an accomplished grassroot level activist dedicated to work towards Gender Equality. She led the campaign in establishing woman’s entity as a farmer under AROH program. Neelam is an advisor to UPSRLM. She is a post graduate in Medieval Histrory from Allahabad University.
Address: principal Bainglow, 3 University
Road, Delhi School Of Socal Work,
malika Ganj, New Delhi 110007
Dr. Sanjay Bhatt
Vice Chairperson
Dr. Sanjai Bhatt, co-chair of PANI is an experienced Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs), Research, Community Development, and Qualitative Research. Strong community and social services professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Social work, Social development, Trade Unionism, HRD, from MA. Social work, L.L.B. and Ph.D.
Ms. Leelavati is resident of district Ayodhya and is associated with PANI for last 30 years as community worker and change agent. She worked with women farmers and advocated for their rights and entitlements. She is a renowned personality in the sector who has promoted gender equality in eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. She is a graduate from Agrasen Degree College Azamgarh.
Address: Village- Semari, Post Office - Kodari, District - Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mr. Shivendra Mani
Member
Shivendra Mani is a health sector development professional. In his entire 20 years of contribution to the development sector, he has managed programmes funded by DFID, PATH,Misereor, Andhery Hilfe Germany, CCF etc. He is post graduate in Social Work from Kashi Vidaypeeth, Varanasi and a Science graduate from the University of Gorakhpur.
Address: 7/15/381A, Janora, District -
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Poonam Singh
Member
Dr. Singh is an academician and social worker with decades of experience in Health and Nutrition especially, Child Nutrition. Working currently as a lecturer in Jhunjhunwala PG college Dr. Singh has conducted extensive research on impact of healthy child rearing practices on growth pattern in infants.
Address: 483, Jawahar nagar, District - Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mr. Girjesh Kumar
Member
Girish Kumar was a part of Tarun Shanti Sena in 1972 and later on joined Jaiprakash Narayan’s AandolanSampoorna Kranti (Total Revolution). He was part of Jan Vigyan Jattha in 1992 and from
1994 to 2016 he was associated with District Science Club, Unnao. He is a post graduate in Law from Lucknow University.
PANI is pleased to announce the release of Splash! and Hilor, a celebration of the indomitable young women from our Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program in Tarun, Ayodhya district, whose courageous, sovereign choices have created splashes and ripples within their families and village communities.
Nine years ago, when PANI launched its program in Tarun, the odds had seemed insurmountable.
The lives of adolescent girls in this region were governed by societal norms and controls that limited their aspirations and propelled them into a lifecycle of subordination and discrimination.
Of the thousands of girls who became a part of the program, Splash! and Hilor narrates the journeys of twenty-five young women who have conquered immense obstacles to excel at sports, serve in the armed forces, pursue careers in music, and work in companies. Their journeys are a testament to the power of the human spirit to rise above limitations of gender, environment, culture, and society.
We thank Rekha Saleela Nair for meeting, interviewing and soulfully crafting the journey of each girl, and Dr Prachi for translating these narratives into Hindi.
We are grateful to our publishers, the Greenleaf Book Group and BrainInk trust who partnered with us to publish Splash!, and the Sarvbhasha Prakashan for publishing Hilor.
We hope the stories in these books will allow you to experience our world of splashes and ripples and offer you deeper insights into the nuances of empowerment.
