Hridya V M
Hridya joined Oorja as a Project Associate. She brings over two years of rich experience in the development sector, having led impactful projects across education, healthcare, and agriculture. Her expertise in quantitative research, project management, and field coordination – alongside her skills in advanced tools like STATA and Power BI – makes her a wonderful […]
Krishna Johri
Krishna brings 6 years of business development experience spanning FMCG and renewable energy. A graduate of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (BBA, 2018), Krishna is passionate about empowering rural livelihoods through sustainable solutions. At Oorja, Krishna looks forward to leveraging this expertise in livelihood development to promote solar irrigation solutions, with the goal of enhancing […]
Abhishek Kulal
Abhishek started his career in the social sector working with Aga Khan Foundation on their water and sanitation programme. He gave guidance to women, elders and children to support their education and economic development. Abhishek hails from Bahraich and holds a B.Sc in Agriculture and a B.Ed from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Awadh University, Faizabad.
Argha Ghose
Argha is a writer and communicator with over three years of experience in the higher education and social impact domains. He is passionate about society, culture, social impact, and sustainability, and writes on these subjects extensively. He has previously worked with a few community and educational organisations, and has explored subjects like microfinance, migrant labour […]
Dr. Lipsa Priyadarshini
Lipsa brings a robust blend of technical proficiency and research acumen in photovoltaic-based renewable energy. She holds both a Master’s and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Shiksha O Anusandhan University, Odisha, specialising in maximum power point tracking and power quality diagnosis in hybrid microgrids using deep neural networks learning techniques. In her previous role […]
Sejal Agarwal
Sejal Agarwal is a post-graduate from the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal and has five years of experience as a development professional. Her expertise lies in Rural Community Development, Program Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Research, and Data Analysis. During her tenure at Partnering Hope Into Action Foundation (PHIA) and the Center for Research […]
Bindu Trivedi
Bindu is a Chartered Accountant and DISA certified professional having over six years of experience in the fields of finance, accounting and auditing. She previously ran her own chartered accountancy firm. Bindu belongs to the small and famous holy town of Ayodhya. She was attracted to Oorja’s innovative and sustainable business model which empowers farmers […]
Ankur Singh
Ankur is a management professional who has been working in the social impact space for six years, prior to which he spent two years in the IT sector. He has experience in on-ground implementation and program management of various government and non-government projects. Ankur’s experience has been at the intersections of livelihood, gender and poverty […]
Audrey Fillon
Audrey is an accomplished COO with a strong background in team and project management, fundraising and business operations. She brings extensive experience in sustainability and regeneration-focused initiatives. As the co-founder of a number of regenerative initiatives in Europe, she led efforts in land restoration, network building, grassroots projects and community engagement. Audrey’s work has also […]
Dr. Clementine Chambon
Clementine brings technical expertise in the cost-effective sizing, operations and maintenance of decentralised energy systems including biomass, solar PV, diesel and grid resources. She completed her PhD and postdoctoral research on second generation biofuels and then moved into techno-economic feasibility studies of energy technologies for rural electrification in South Asia. Clementine has 10 years’ experience […]