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Award Jury

Distinguished experts, academics, and development leaders who evaluate and honour India's most impactful CSR and social change initiatives.

DGB Awards 2026  |  One Purpose India Forum
Thematic Experts Stage 1 Jury Grand Jury ↓

The Awards follow a rigorous three-stage evaluation. Thematic Experts review applications within their domain, a Stage 1 Jury conducts the first round of overall assessment, and the Grand Jury makes the final selections — ensuring the most deserving organisations and individuals are recognised for their impact.

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Thematic Experts
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Stage 1 Jury
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Grand Jury
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Evaluation Stages
Domain Review Panel

Thematic Experts

Specialists who review applications within their specific domain before they proceed to the general evaluation stages.

Mr. Rituj Sahu
Mr. Rituj Sahu
Director, Protein Transition & Sustainable Food Systems - India, Asia Research & Engagement
Dr. Sharvari Dalal
Dr. Sharvari Dalal
Founder, SGD Education Consultancy
Dr. Dipak Abnave
Dr. Dipak Abnave
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences and Technology, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune
Dr. Ravindra Ranpise
Dr. Ravindra Ranpise
Consultant Environment and Solid Waste Management & Founder, Eco-CanvaS
Mr. Susanta Mishra
Mr. Susanta Mishra
General Manager (Retd.), NABARD
Ms. Bindiya Nagpal
Ms. Bindiya Nagpal
Consultant - Social Impact
Dr. Pranjal Deekshit
Dr. Pranjal Deekshit
Assistant Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Water Policy and Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Mr. Laxmikant Bhandare
Mr. Laxmikant Bhandare
CSR Lead, Highway Roop Precision Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Simran Dahiya
Dr. Simran Dahiya
Health Consultant, UNICEF Gujarat
Dr. Sujata Mullick
Dr. Sujata Mullick
Independent Consultant on child rights, social justice and human rights, gender equality, and women empowerment.
Evaluation Panel

Stage 1 Jury

Domain specialists who conduct the first-round assessment of all award applications across categories.

Ms. Falguni Vora
Ms. Falguni Vora
Social Impact Strategy Consultant
Prof. Nalini Juneja
Prof. Nalini Juneja
Former (retired), Head, Dept of School & Non Formal Education, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
Ms. Aparajita Agrawal
Ms. Aparajita Agrawal
Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships, Value for Women
Dr. Sebanti Ghosh
Dr. Sebanti Ghosh
Public Health & Nutrition Systems and Policy Expert
Dr. Neeraj Khera
Dr. Neeraj Khera
Independent Consultant
Ms. Himanshu Chaudhary
Ms. Himanshu Chaudhary
Principal Consultant - 4th Wheel Social Impact
Dr. Rishi Kumar
Dr. Rishi Kumar
Assistant Vice President – Forestry and Biodiversity, IORA
Dr. Vipin Kumar
Dr. Vipin Kumar
Chief Scientist, National Innovation Foundation-India, Autonomous body of Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India
Dr. Shipra Deo
Dr. Shipra Deo
Global Gender and Land Advisor, Landesa
Mr. Vishal Pandhare
Mr. Vishal Pandhare
Founder and Director, Ecomantra Sustainable Engg. Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Varsha Mehta
Ms. Varsha Mehta
Independent Researcher / Consultant
Dr. Anup Kumar Dhar
Dr. Anup Kumar Dhar
Professor, School of Liberal Studies, BML Munjal University
Mr. Neeraj Agrawal
Mr. Neeraj Agrawal
Assistant Vice President – Nature Informatics, IORA
Dr. P.V. Laavanya
Dr. P.V. Laavanya
Assistant Professor, PG Department of Social Work (SF), MSSW
Dr. Ashok Dyalchand
Dr. Ashok Dyalchand
Founder Director, Institute of Health Management, Pachod (IHMP)
Dr. Ranjani K. Murthy
Dr. Ranjani K. Murthy
Researcher, Gender and Development
Dr. B.K. Upadhyay
Dr. B.K. Upadhyay
Associate Professor, IIFM
Dr. K. S. Murali
Dr. K. S. Murali
Senior Consultant / Retired Executive Director, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation
Ms. Priya Kamra
Ms. Priya Kamra
Senior Consultant, International Cooperation Cell (ICC), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
Ms. Radhika Menon
Ms. Radhika Menon
Lead, Evaluation and Evidence Use Hub, Oxford Policy Management
Dr. Sukriti Chauhan
Dr. Sukriti Chauhan
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ETI Services
Ms. Adlakha Tanoo
Ms. Adlakha Tanoo
Global Social Impact, ESG & Sustainability Advisor | Founder, SAIMETRIK & Co-Founder, The Impact Folks
Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu
Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu
Dean & Professor, Centre for Climate Change & Sustainability Studies, TISS, Mumbai
Mr. Hemanth Madegowda
Mr. Hemanth Madegowda
Senior Development Economist
Mr. Shubhrajyoti Bhowmik
Mr. Shubhrajyoti Bhowmik
Partnerships Officer, Private and Public Sector Engagement, UNICEF India
Ms. Pratiksha More
Ms. Pratiksha More
ESG and Sustainability Consultant, CEO and Founder of Sustainability 101
Ms. Anushka Ghosh
Ms. Anushka Ghosh
Senior Associate, Communications and Partnerships, Outline India
Mr. Sharadindu Pandey
Mr. Sharadindu Pandey
Chairperson, Centre for IIFM-Industry Interface for Sustainable Development, Faculty Member of Strategic Management Area at IIFM
Ms. Ankeshita Caleb
Ms. Ankeshita Caleb
Associate Digital Marketing Manager, Outline India
Ms. Shabya Baroi
Ms. Shabya Baroi
Independent Consultant
Mr. Nikhil Sharma
Mr. Nikhil Sharma
Associate Director, Grant Thornton Bharat
Prof. Madhur Jain
Prof. Madhur Jain
Assistant Professor & Chairperson Admissions, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
Final Evaluation Panel

Grand Jury

Senior leaders, academics, and domain experts who make the final award decisions after the earlier assessment stages.

Dr. Veena Srinivasan
Dr. Veena Srinivasan
Executive Director, WELL Labs (Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods Labs)
Dr. Raghavan Vasudevan
Dr. Raghavan Vasudevan
Founder & CEO, SUSTAIN
Mr. Varghese Paul
Mr. Varghese Paul
Chief Operations Officer - IORA Ecological Solutions
Ms. Ekta Kumar
Ms. Ekta Kumar
Govt of India Collaborator and Co-Founder, Binary Green LLP
Mr. KB Inian
Mr. KB Inian
Programme Head and Assistant Professor, PG Department of Social Work (SF), MSSW
Mr. Aamir Mustafa
Mr. Aamir Mustafa
Public Policy and Governance Analyst, Ex-OSD to Jt. Secretary (AB PM-JAY), National Health Authority, GoI
Ms. Sarita Bahl
Ms. Sarita Bahl
Independent Board Director
Dr. Rithika Ganguly
Dr. Rithika Ganguly
Programme Specialist, o/o Prime Minister`s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council
Prof. Chandrika Parmar
Prof. Chandrika Parmar
Director, Development of Corporate Citizenship (DoCC), SPJIMR
Mr. CS Reddy
Mr. CS Reddy
Founder & CEO of APMAS (Mahila Abhivruddhi Society)
Mr. Shubhrajyoti Bhowmik
Mr. Shubhrajyoti Bhowmik
Partnerships Officer - Public and Private Sector Engagement (UNICEF)
Ms. Bini Philips
Ms. Bini Philips
Director, Development Office, BML Munjal University
Mr. Hemendra Mathur
Mr. Hemendra Mathur
Co-Founder, ThinkAg; Chair, FICCI Task Force on Agri Startups
Ms. Nalini Dhariwal
Ms. Nalini Dhariwal
CEO, Unifiers Social Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Samiksha Sharma
Ms. Samiksha Sharma
Senior Manager, Communications, Outline India
Ms. Biraj Swain
Ms. Biraj Swain
Chief Minister`s Chair Professor cum Director, Centre for Child Rights, National Law University Odisha
Ms. Rajashree Natarajan
Ms. Rajashree Natarajan
EX-Cognizant Foundation India | Business - Technology Leader | Executive Coach
Ms. Payal Mulchandani
Ms. Payal Mulchandani
Co-founder & Head of Business Development, 4th wheel Social Impact
Dr. Milind Antani
Dr. Milind Antani
Lead – Pharma, Healthcare, Medical Devices & Digital Health Practice, Nishith Desai Associates
Mr. Kiran DM
Mr. Kiran DM
CEO, Sewa Bridge Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Shruti Sharma
Ms. Shruti Sharma
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SPECIALIST - UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia
Mr. Rajesh Kapoor
Mr. Rajesh Kapoor
CEO, Cohesion Foundation Trust
Ms. Sonal Shah
Ms. Sonal Shah
Founder-Partner, The Urban Catalysts
Prof. Maria Jerome
Prof. Maria Jerome
Assistant Professor, MSW(SF), MSSW
Ms. Falguni Vora
Ms. Falguni Vora
Social Impact Strategy Consultant
Mr. Soumen Biswas
Mr. Soumen Biswas
Senior Advisor / Former Executive Director, PRADAN and Lead, NRLM (Government of India)
Dr. Dhaval Sheth
Dr. Dhaval Sheth
Partner, Grant Thornton
Ms. Shobhini Mukerji
Ms. Shobhini Mukerji
Executive Director, JPAL South Asia
Ms. Shubha Murthi
Ms. Shubha Murthi
Executive Coach & Consultant | Former Deputy COO, SOS Children`s Villages International | Social Defense Fellow, MoSJE, GoI
Dr. Parul Rishi
Dr. Parul Rishi
Professor - Indian Institute of Forest Management
Dr. Sebanti Ghosh
Dr. Sebanti Ghosh
Public Health & Nutrition Systems and Policy Expert
Ms. Aparajita Agrawal
Ms. Aparajita Agrawal
Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships, Value for Women
Mr. Sachin Kumar
Mr. Sachin Kumar
CEO, Samavit Vikas Pvt. Ltd.
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