The people behind Gram Sansad
Policy advisors, former senior civil servants, engineers and social entrepreneurs who share one goal: stronger, self-reliant Panchayats.
Our leadership
The founders and national office-bearers who lead Gram Sansad and its work with Panchayats.
Shri Brajesha Sharma
Founder and Secretary General
Shri Mritunjay Singh
Co-Founder and General Secretary
Shri Sameer Chandrakar
Co-Founder and General Secretary
Shri Dharmendra Meena
National General Secretary
Shri Akhil Dwivedi
National Secretary
Ms. Ankita Bhatnagar
National Secretary
Shri Piyush Dwivedi
National Secretary
Core team
The team that runs Gram Sansad’s programmes and chapters across the states.
Shri Adarsh Paswan
Shri Akhil Dwivedi
National Secretary
Ms. Ankita Bhatnagar
National Secretary
Shri Dharmendra Meena
National General Secretary
Shri Digamber Mandal
Shri Dinesh Fenin
Ms. Kiran Prabhakar
Shri Manvendra Pratap Singh
Shri Nilesh Totaram Kapkar
Shri Piyush Dwivedi
National Secretary
Shri Pramod Singh
Shri Rahul Kushwaha
Shri Rahul Singh
Shri Sangam Upadhyay
Advisory board
Experienced advisors from government, academia and the social sector who guide our strategy.
Shri Brajesha Sharma
Government Policy Advisor
Shri Sameer Chandrakar
IIT Guwahati, 2001–2005
Shri Dharmendra Meena
IIT Kharagpur, 2005–2010
Shri Hira Lal Patel
Secretary, National Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Shri Deep Mathur
Retd. Secretary, Government of Rajasthan
Shri Alok Gupta
IIT Kanpur, 1974–1979
Shri Prashant Pal
CSR & NGO Coach
Shri Sharadh Kumar
Project Director, Panchayati Raj, Bihar
Ms. Megha Gupta
Government Policy Advisor
Shri Braj Mohan Chaturvedi
Government Policy Advisor
Ms. Ankita Bhatnagar
Social Entrepreneur · MBM Jodhpur 2010–14 · ISB 2025
Shri H K Bhora
IIM Calcutta
Shri Ashish Gora
Government Policy Advisor
Shri Sunil Kumar Singh
University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
Shri Amit Chaubey
Oxford University, United Kingdom
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Mukhiyas, Sarpanches, social workers, youth leaders and development practitioners: become a member and help your village grow.