Sebin Mathew

Sebin Mathew is a member of the Village Institutions Thematic Management Group and leads the Resource Mobilisation Support Group (RMSG) at Gram Vikas. In her Team Leader role in RMSG, she leads overall planning, coordination, and integration of RMSG functions, ensures alignment with districts and management groups, and reviews team performance. She joined in August […]

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Sanjoy Kumar Sabud

Sanjoy Kumar Sabud is a member of the Water and Livelihoods Management Groups at Gram Vikas. His work focuses on advancing water source sustainability through the Comprehensive Sourceshed Development (CSSD) approach, leading initiatives on voluntary carbon markets, and integrating weather information and advisory services into farm livelihood programmes. Sanjoy joined Gram Vikas in April 2025, […]

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Sanjeev Nayak

Sanjeev Nayak is a member of the Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit at Gram Vikas. He leads the Rainmatter Foundation-supported project. He coordinates collaboration with Goonj on the Cloth for Work initiative across Gram Vikas’ working locations. He also supports the Network for the Water Secure Gram Panchayat Programme (NWSGP), providing operational and logistical […]

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Sangita Patra

Sangita Patra is a member of the Documentation & Communications Management Group and Human Resources Management Group at Gram Vikas. She leads the Documentation and Communication function.  She is also responsible for managing internship, volunteer, and fellowship programmes, Campus Placements and Staff Development activities. She joined Gram Vikas in November 2016, bringing over 14 years […]

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Pratap Chandra Panda

Pratap Chandra Panda is responsible for programme design and implementation, training and capacity building, partnership management, and resource mobilization at Gram Vikas. He contributes to strengthening climate-resilient rural economies through sustainable agriculture, women-led enterprises, value addition, and local economic development. When he joined Gram Vikas in 2016, he brought over 18 years of experience in […]

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Nirmal Chandra Mohanty

Nirmal Chandra Mohanty is the District Manager for Keonjhar and Sundergarh. He is a member of the Livelihood thematic and Habitat & Technology thematic Management Groups.  He also oversees the HDFC Bank Parivartan supported Holistic Rural Development Project and SBI Foundation supported Gram Saksham project in Keonjhar and Kalahandi districts respectively. When he joined Gram […]

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Manjary S

Manjary is a member of the Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit and leads Enterprise Development Resource Group (EDRG).  She is also a member of the Safe and Dignified Migration Programme Team and a member of the Staff Development Cell. Her work focuses on Gram Udyog Mitra Fellowship development, Enterprise Performance Benchmarking systems and staff […]

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Malay Kumar Panda

Malay Kumar Panda is a member of the Water thematic and Habitat & Technology thematic Management Groups in Gram Vikas. He is also serving as the Project Manager for the Wipro Cares supported Water Secure Initiative project in Chandaka, Bhubaneswar.  He manages work around water infrastructure, groundwater monitoring, sanitation access, plantation-based conservation, and community-led governance […]

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Madhusmita Pattanayak

Madhusmita Pattanayak is a member of the Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit at Gram Vikas. She leads evidence-building efforts for WSGP across multiple locations and coordinates the implementation of Water Secure Gram Panchayat initiatives with partner organizations and is a member of Network for Water Secure Gram Panchayat (NWSGP). She joined in February 2025 […]

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Lipika Verma

Lipika Verma is the Coordinator for the Executive Director’s Office at Gram Vikas, a role she has held since 2019. She is also a member of the Planning & Monitoring Management Group. She brings 20 years of experience in the social development sector, including as Administrative Assistant at WHO Bhubaneswar, Coordinator at ODAF, Assistant Manager […]

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