Bidyutprava Praharaj

Bidyutprava Praharaj is a District Monitoring Lead for the Swayamshree project, in Gram Vikas in Baliguda. She has been with the organisation since 1994, having started as an Assistant Teacher at Gram Vikas Shikshya Niketan, Kumudabahal, and progressed through roles as Office Assistant, Campus In-charge, volunteer manager, and planning, monitoring, and accounting functions. In 2020, […]

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Bhisma Kumar Bai

Bhisma Kumar Bai is a Junior Manager for Strategic Communications at Gram Vikas. He manages intern and volunteer mobilisation from colleges and universities and leads media outreach. He joined in 2021 after nine years at OXFAM India in Bangalore, Jaipur, and Bhubaneswar, where he worked on public engagement and fundraising. Bhisma holds an MBA in […]

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Bhagya Laxmi Puhan

Bhagya Laxmi Puhan is an Engineer in the Holistic Rural Development Project in Keonjhar district. She develops engineering plans and designs using AutoCAD and QGIS to support piped water supply systems, and other land development work undertaken in the project. She joined Gram Vikas in 2018. Bhagya holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Ramarani […]

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