Ranjan Kumar Patnaik is the District Manager for Gajapati, overseeing all programmes across 7 blocks in the district. He is also a member of the Finance and Accounts Management Group in Gram Vikas. His route to district leadership ran through Gram Vikas’ own finance function. He joined in 2001 and served as Manager for Payments […]
Dibakar Choudhury is the District Manager for Ghumusur and Ganjam, overseeing the implementation and coordination of all programmes across 24 blocks in Ganjam district. He joined Gram Vikas in July 2025, bringing with him over 33 years of diverse professional experience in rural development, education, health, livelihoods, community mobilization, advocacy, and capacity building. Prior to […]
Biswajit Sahu is the District Manager for Kandhamal and Kalahandi. He leads all programmes across 7 blocks in each district, primarily with Adivasi communities. He came to Gram Vikas through the Odisha Disaster Response Project in 2014, joining as a Project Coordinator before taking on district leadership roles. From 2020 to 2023, he led the […]
Varun Namineni is a member of the Sanitation & Health, Planning & Monitoring, and Habitat & Technology thematic Management Groups in Gram Vikas. In Planning & Monitoring, he coordinates data systems and monitoring processes for the function. In Sanitation & Health, he oversees water quality testing initiatives to support safe drinking water for communities. He […]
Thomas Sunil K is a member of the Village Institutions, Education & Youth, and Human Resources Management Groups. He designs and implements Education and Youth activities focused on upskilling, education, and cultural engagement for young people in rural communities, and supports the HR Development vertical in running the Performance Management System. He joined Gram Vikas […]
Tanmaya Kumar Jena is a member of the Sanitation & Health thematic Management Group at Gram Vikas. He also serves as the Project Manager of the Azim Premji Foundation supported Rural Crèche Initiative project implemented across Kandhamal and Gajapati districts. The Rural Crèche Initiative project provides childcare spaces, improves nutrition for young children, and enables […]
Sumant Kumar Biswal is the Manager-Facilities and a member of the Administration & Logistics Management Group in Gram Vikas. He manages accommodation, fleet, guest relations, catering, cleaning, parking, security, and building maintenance. He joined in March 2014, having previously worked as Supervisor at Mayfair Lagoon, Bhubaneswar, and as Restaurant Manager at Hotel Shanti Palace, New […]
Sudhir Ranjan Sahu is the Manager of Bookkeeping and Statutory Compliance at Gram Vikas, and is a member of the Finance & Accounts Management Group. He first joined Gram Vikas as a Team Leader in the Accounts Team from 2010 to 2014. Over the next several years, he gained experience at Velstone Tech India, Adwell […]
Sheethal T S is a member of the Sanitation and Health thematic Management Group at Gram Vikas. She is also the Team Lead for the WASH Nutrition Resource Group (WNRG). She joined in September 2023 as a Junior Manager and has since taken on the Research Manager role for the CROPS project partnering with Emory […]
Shakti Sekhar Panigrahi is a member of the Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit at Gram Vikas.He leads the Spearhead Team responsible for driving the Gram Swabhiman Initiative and facilitating community mobilization processes at the village level. He also serves as the Project Manager for the Axis Bank Foundation-supported Rural Livelihood Project, providing strategic and […]
