Governing Board
Meet Our Visionaries
At GRAVIS, we have a simple and an effective organization structure that helps us to co-ordinate and harmonize our efforts undertaken at multiple levels with a variety of stakeholders. Our principal governing structure is the General Body, which comprises of 22 members. The General Body is responsible for the approval and disapproval of prospective budgets, activities and proposals. They also elect GRAVIS’ Governing Board. The Board currently has 7 members and is responsible for the overall supervision of financial, developmental and organizational planning as well as implementation of projects.
- Ms. Saraswati Kumar (Vice President & Interim President) is an eminent women’s rights activist, writer and social worker. She has worked with several voluntary organizations and has contributed significantly to female empowerment and social reform programmes across India.
- Dr. Prakash Tyagi (Secretary) is a physician and a public health professional. He has been actively involved with health and development programmes nationally and internationally, and has served on multiple boards and committees.
- Dr. S. M. Mohnot ( Member) is a former Professor Emeritus of Zoology at JNV University. He is an accomplished and well-known scientist. He has been associated with GRAVIS for many years and also heads the School of Desert Sciences. Dr. Mohnot is well recognized for his important contributions towards developmental programmes and research interventions.
- Ms. Lilabai ( Member) is a village leader, community activist, and social worker. She comes from a rural background and has lived her life as a child widow. She has taken an active role in many GRAVIS interventions.
- Dr. Archana Kumar (Member) is an educationist and an Associate Professor of Development Communication at Lady Irwin College in New Delhi. She is a noted development activist and thinker and has been associated with GRAVIS for the last several years.
- Dr. Manju Mishra ( Member) is an academician and teaches in a University. She has had a long career around education, community development and social work. She has recently joined the Board.
- Dr. J.P.Gupta ( Member) is an agricultural scientist and retired from Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI).
