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The Just Futures Pahal Team

The JFP Team comprises four groups of individuals, with many members overlapping in their roles to serve complementary purposes. The experimental work modalities, rooted in the principles of collaborative leadership and teamwork, are designed to cultivate optimal sikhne-sikhaune (learning and teaching) across all facets of JFP.

Sarita Pariyar

Founding Chairperson

Founding Chairperson of JFP Board of Directors. Sarita Pariyar serves as the Founding Chairperson on the Board of Direct...

Umadevi Badi

Uma Devi Badi, a member of the Steering Committee of the Just Futures Initiative, is a prominent name not only in the Ba...

Sanju Kumari Das

Sanju Kumari Das brings a wealth of experience in radio production and management to her role as a Board Member at Just...

Sumitra Manandhar Gurung

Dr. Sumitra Manandhar Gurung, a distinguished member of the Just Futures Pahal (JFP) Board of Directors, plays a pivotal...

Ashok Gurung

Ashok Gurung serves as a Board of Director for JFP. He is a dedicated founding member of the Just Futures Pahal (JFP) Bo...

Sona Khatik

Executive Director

Sona Khatik is a dedicated founding member of the Just Futures Pahal (JFP) Board of Directors. She is a passionate advoc...

Gauri Nepali

Director

Gauri Nepali (She/They) is a dedicated queer activist with a decade of experience collaborating with the Blue Diamond So...

Shusma Barali

Shusma writer, journalist, and activist who has previously worked at BBC Media Action (Sajha Sawal), Republica, and Hima...

Asmita Badi

Asmita Badi is a poet and a contributor to the national dailies of Nepal. She is renowned for her fervent portrayal of s...

Dr. Aastha Dahal

Dr Aastha is a lawyer and criminologist with a PhD in criminology form the University of Cambridge. She has conducted re...

Madhu Pokharel

Madhu is the Accounts and Financial Advisor of JFP. He advises JFP on accounting and finances. Madhu is a Chartered Acco...

Kunjan Tamang

Kunjan is a Kathmandu-based visual artist known for his innovative exploration of personal emotions intertwined with soc...

Aspati Kumari Ram

Administrative & Accounts Assistant

Aspati Kumari Ram is a dedicated Administrative & Accounts Assistant at Just Futures Pahal. Currently pursuing a Bac...

Sarita Pariyar

Sarita Pariyar: In addition to her role as the founding Chairperson of the Board of Directors of JFPand one of the found...

Sona Khatik

In addition to multiple leadership roles, Sona is also a faculty member of JFP. (see full bio -- Board of Directors sect...

Gauri Nepali

In addition to multiple leadership roles, Gauri is also a faculty member of JFP. (see full bio - Board of Directors sect...

Ashok Gurung

Ashok In addition to his role as one of the Board of Directors, Ashok is also a faculty member of JFP and is collaborati...

Ashmina Ranjit

Ashmina is a founding member and faculty of JFP with pivotal role in advancing creative engagements with non-textual nar...

Rajendra Maharjan

Rajendra Maharjan is a founding member and Faculty of the Just Futures Initiative (JFP), possesses a deep interest in na...

Anjana Bishankhe

Anjana Bishankhe is a former member of the Parliament of Nepal, where she served on the Education and Health Parliamenta...

Sita Devi Baudel

Sita Devi Baudel was one of the first directly elected Parliamentarian belonging to Dalit community of the first Constit...

Bimala BK

Bimala BK is a former member of the federal parliament and an ex-minister in the federal government. She is currently th...

Arun Sada

Arun Sada with over a decade of deep engagement in politics and activism focused on land rights issues, especially for D...

Sanjay Kumar Pasee

Sanjay Kumar Pasee is a seasoned development professional with over a decade of experience in tackling caste discriminat...

Sunaina Arya

Sunaina Arya, a faculty member at the School of Liberal Arts and Humanities at Woxsen University, Hyderabad, is a trailb...

Ujjwala Maharjan

Ujjwala Maharjan is a Kathmandu based poet, performer and educator. She believes in arts education as a pathway to build...

Amit Thorat

Assistant Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

Anna Stirr

Associate Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States Of America (USA)

Anurag Bhaskar

Assistant Professor, Jindal University, India

Kalyani Kalyani

Assistant Professor, Azim Premji University

Murli Natrajan

Professor of Anthropology, William Paterson University, USA

Shailaja Paik

Associate Professor of History at University of Cincinnati, USA

Saraswathi Du

Writer, Performer, Activist, Karnataka, India

Sukhadeo Thorat

Professor Emeritus, JNU and former Chairperson of University Grants Commission of India

Uma Chakravarti

Professor Emeritus, Delhi University, India

Vimal Thorat

Professor, IGNOU, All Indian Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch, India

V. Geetha

Writer, Publisher, Activist, Chennai, India

Vamsicharan Vakulabharnam

Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, USA