COMMUTINY - Key Persons


Akshit Jain

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
  • Associate Director, ComMutiny - the Youth Collective

Amlan Jyoti Chaudhuri

Job Titles:
  • Programme Coordinator ( Lead Fundraising and Narratives )
  • Programme Coordinator ( Lead Fundraising and Narratives ), ComMutiny - the Youth Collective

Anjani Grover

Job Titles:
  • Programme Coordinator
  • Programme Coordinator, ComMutiny - the Youth Collective
From a young age, Anjani has felt deeply about creating a just and equal world. She would question about dignity and rights of domestic workers which led to exploring the development sector from a young age. With an internship experience of over 13 years with grassroots to international organizations, she has deeply invested herself in themes of women's rights, SRHR, animal rights and restorative justice. As a professional of 4 years, she has worked with women SHG's in Chhattisgarh at Pradan and building youth leaderships at ComMutiny-The Youth Collective.

Ariba Naim

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
Ariba Naim has a Postgraduate degree in Social Work from Jamia Millia University, and brings over five years of extensive professional experience to the table. During her tenure with the Sanjivini Society for Mental Health, she served as a counsellor for four years, offering invaluable support to individuals navigating a spectrum of emotional and mental health challenges.

Hiba Fatima

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Coordinator
  • Associate Coordinator, ComMutiny - the Youth Collective
Hiba hails from the city of Lucknow and is a professional social worker with a master's in Social Work ( Women Centred Practice), from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Her area of interest in the social sector lies at the intersection of gender, sexuality and gender-based violence, among others. She has worked with multiple youth-based and feminist organisations. Outside of work, she's deeply interested in the world of feminist literature, cinema, music and food!

Kanika Sinha

Job Titles:
  • Convener
  • Convener, ComMutiny - the Youth Collective

Mohd Khateeb

Job Titles:
  • Programme Coordinator Accounts and Admin
  • Programme Coordinator Accounts and Admin, ComMutiny - the Youth Collective

Nadim Nikhat

Job Titles:
  • Program Lead
I have a work experience of 13 + years at organizations such as Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network, Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion (CSEI), Centre for Social Justice, Gujarat, National Law School of India University-Bangalore, Gujarat National Law University, Nirma University, and consultancy projects with national and international organizations.

Oshin Dhawan

Job Titles:
  • Co - Lead, Media and Public Engagement
Oshin is a development practitioner. She has earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Delhi, and a Master's degree in Development from Azim Premji University. Previously she has worked with multiple organizations in the line of Disability and Inclusion. Her experience in the nonprofit sector illustrates a host of different roles. She holds a passion for Indian Sign Language and has a youtube channel to spread her love for this Language. Outside work oshin likes reading, walking, painting, and is often seen dancing (using sign language ).

Pooja Jain

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Associate Coordinator, ComMutiny - the Youth Collective
Working as an Associate Co-ordinator in the Media & Visibility team with ComMutiny-vartaLeap, Pooja tries to be an avid reader. True to her 5 years journey with Literature, she now depends on the written word to understand the spaces she inhabits - public, private, and the in-between. She believes that kindness is the key and that it is as important to be kind to oneself as it is to others.

Rajesh N. Singh Meher - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
Rajesh believes in constantly exploring newer interests and passions, from farming and nutrition security to social entrepreneurship, from photography to youth leadership. His long-term vision is to enable communities to grow their own food forests in all kinds of landscapes. Outside of work, he loves working with soil, reading non-fiction, listening to music, going on road trips, and cooking. He completed his M.Phil.

Shilpa Jhawar

Job Titles:
  • Lead - Narratives and Visibility
  • Lead - Narratives and Visibility, Had Anhad
Shilpa has 18 years of experience in the field of youth development, organisational development and leadership building with a number of leading institutions across sectors. She is the Co-Founder, Partner of Anhad Pravah and Had Anhad and the convener of Madhya Pradesh Youth Collective working towards building inclusive-empowering spaces for young people from diverse communities. At present she leads the Learning Team at Change.org India and is responsible for the design and execution of the 'She Creates Change Program' for women change makers across the country.