Our Team
Directors
Mahima Mehra
Founder, Director
Mahima actively works as a consultant for rural development and education projects. She is a member of All India Council of Human Rights, Liberties and Social Justice and also of National Council of News and Broadcasting besides working with organizations like Ummeed Foundation, Spectrum and Nomadlawyers. She believes education can bring about real change in the lives of people.
Panki Sood
Founder, Director
Panki runs the Sunshine Himalayan Cottage in Tirthan and is a co-founder of Himalayan Volunteer Tourism. He is a qualified mountaineer, bird watcher and a passionate photographer besides being a tourism professional. He is actively involved with drug de-addiction counselling and is committed to social development projects across Kullu district. He is also a 2-time TEDx speaker.
Parth Phalke
Founder, Director
Parth is an educator teaching since 2007. He has worked mostly in alternative education organizations including 8 years at Sahyadri School KFI. He enjoys keenly observing the world around him and is convinced education begins with observation and questioning. He is actively involved in the project on ground and has been teaching the local children full-time since 2020 as well.
Mohit Singla
Director
Mohit is an engineer. After working for a few years with companies like Mahindra and Citigroup he switched to his real interest, the media and entertainment. It has been 16 years now that he has been working in the industry and at present he is working as a casting director for advertising. He enjoys travelling, meeting people and having meaningful conversations with them. He also has a special interest in art education.
Facilitation Team
Devanshi Shah
Facilitator
Devanshi is an Architect by training and joined us in June 2022 after working at an architecture and interior design firm in Mumbai for 2 years. She has been instrumental in stabilising the project in Tirthan by capably taking over some tasks. She works with the kids across age groups and the kids love being around her.
Chandni Bisht
Facilitator
Chandni is a local from Tirthan. She completed her MA with History and was looking for teaching jobs when we found her. She joined us in July 2022. Very interested in and dedicated to helping children learn, she is equally interested in her own continued learning and growth. Very jovial and easy to work with, she has been a great addition to the team.
Pushpa Devi
Facilitator
Pushpa belongs to Tirthan valley and has a Master's degree in Commerce. She joined us in March 2023. Her interest in teaching gained strength after the birth of her two daughters and she is always looking to learn new and better ways to help children learn. Her simplicity and calm make it easy for the kids to feel comfortable around her and learn.