Board Members
Shri Madhur Bajaj
Trustee
Mr. Madhur Bajaj is the Non-Executive Director of Bajaj Auto Ltd and the Chairman of Maharashtra Scooters Limited, besides being Director of Bajaj Electricals Limited, Bajaj Finance Limited and several other companies of the Bajaj Group. He is also the recipient of the ‘Vikas Rattan’ Award from the International Friendship Society of India, for enriching human life and outstanding achievements. Mr. Bajaj has more than 29 years of experience in a number of sectors including in the auto, consumer durables and financial services.
Shri Raj Kumar
Trustee
Mr. Raj Kumar Chandiwal is a Senior Advocate in High Court of Delhi and a keen supporter of children’s rights.
Shri Gautam Arya
Trustee
Mr. Gautam Arya is an educationist and a supporter of children’s development and protection of their rights. He is a founder of many schools in Uttar Pradesh and several coaching centres in Delhi.
Rear Admiral R K Shrawat, AVSM (Retd.)
Trustee
Trustee at Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, RAdm Rahul Shrawat has been associated with the cause and Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi since 2017 when he held the position of Managing Director of Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, founded by Mr. Satyarthi.
RAdm Shrawat graduated in Electronics & Communication Engineering from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Roorkee. He did his post-graduation in Radar & Communication engineering from IIT Delhi.
He served several frontline warships of the Indian Navy for 36 years as an electrical officer. He has held the position of the Project Director of a strategic project on the Indian Navy as a flag officer. He also served as Chief Staff Officer Technical (CSO Tech) at Western Naval Command, Mumbai. He then became Admiral Superintendent Dockyard (ASD) of Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, the oldest industrial establishment of the country, employing over 12,000 people. He then moved to Delhi as the Director General WESEE, a premier organisation of the Indian Navy, dealing with real-time software, weapon system integration & cyber security.
He held the position of Chairman and Managing Director at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., the only shipyard constructing destroyer and conventional submarines for Indian Navy, from 2012 to 2016. In 2018 RAdm Shrawat joined the Naval Group India (a subsidiary of Naval Group France) as Chairman and Managing Director on 01 January 2018.
Advisory Council
HON’BLE JUSTICE ARJAN KUMAR SIKRI
Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri is an eminent jurist and a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. He has also served as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Courts. He specializes in Constitutional cases, labour law, and arbitration matters. He has represented numerous public sector undertakings, educational institutions, banks and financial institutions, and various private-sector corporations. He has retired as senior-most ‘puisne judge’ of the Supreme Court of India. Since August 2019, he is an International Judge in Singapore International Commercial Court, [SICC]. He is also the Chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority.
Justice Sikri has authored over 4700 reported judgements in different fields of law. He was chosen as one of the 50 most influential persons in Intellectual Property in the world in a survey conducted by the Managing Intellectual Property Association (MIPA) for the year 2007.
MS. AGATHA SANGMA
A lawyer and an environmentalist, Agatha Sangma was born in New Delhi to P. A. Sangma, the former speaker of the Lok Sabha. At age 29, she is the youngest MP ever to be appointed as Union minister in the Government of India to date. She was the youngest Minister of State (Minister of state for rural development) in Manmohan Singh’s UPA 2 Cabinet. She received her LLB degree from Pune University and later joined the bar in Delhi High Court. She did her master’s degree in environmental management at the University of Nottingham, UK. In 2017 she contested from the south Tura constituency and won the seat. However, she resigned to pave the way for her brother to contest the assembly seat.
MR. GURJIT SINGH
Ambassador Gurjit Singh is a former Ambassador of India to Germany, Indonesia, ASEAN, Ethiopia and the African Union. He was known as a developmental diplomat, who often expanded India’s outreach in Africa and ASEAN. He currently chairs the CII Task Force on Trilateral Cooperation in Africa, and is an honorary professor of International Studies at IIT Indore. He is an avid reader and has written five books on international relations. His passion for cricket led him to become a qualified Umpire from the Kenya Cricket Association.
In an endeavour to engage with civil society, he is associated with the Avishkar Foundation and Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation.
MR. KARAN SINGH
Mr. Karan is the managing partner of Bain & Company’s India offices for the last seven years. He was one of the founding partners who helped establish Bain’s India business in 2006 and has close to 25 years of management consulting experience across Asia, Europe and the United States.
His expertise includes transformation, turnaround and growth strategy, mergers and acquisitions, performance management and change management. He also has experience in supporting multiple digital insurgents and clients in the consumer products, financial services, industrial goods and services and private equity sectors. He has advised and been a knowledge partner to NATHEALTH – Healthcare Federation of India and supports the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, ALVL Foundation and St Jude. He also serves on board for Bridgespan, Health Quad and Atlas SkillTech University. He has also been a member of committees of leading business chambers such as CII and the World Economic Forum.
MS. KIRAN MAZUMDAR SHAW
A recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Awards (the highest civilian awards in India), Ms. Kiran is a pioneering biotech entrepreneur, a healthcare visionary, a global influencer and a passionate philanthropist. She is the Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon, Asia’s leading bio-pharmaceuticals enterprise. She has been recognized as the only Indian on Forbes’ list of ‘World’s Self-Made Women Billionaires.’ Most recently, she is elected as a full-term member of the Board of Trustees of The MIT Corporation, USA.
As a leading woman in science, she is a role model to millions. She is steadfast in her pursuit of innovative technologies that enable affordable access to healthcare and is committed to making a difference in billions of lives globally. For her extensive work in the biomedical industry, Ms. Kiran has received several coveted awards, honours and titles, both nationally and internationally.
MS. MALINI AWASTHI
A renowned Indian Folk Singer who has been credited with revival of Indian traditional folk music. She is a Padma Shri Awardee and Sangeet Natak Academy awardee. She is a singer par excellence.
Ms. Malini is a disciple of Legendary Hindustani Classical Singer, Padma Vibhushan Vidushi Girija Devi of Banaras Gharana. Malini is a gold medallist in Hindustani classical music and history (subject) from Lucknow University. Currently, she is a Centenary Chair Professor for the Bharat Adhyan Kendra at the Banaras Hindu University.
MR. RANJIT RAE
With over 30 years of experience in participating in complex negotiations, both at bilateral and multilateral levels and extensive work in conflict areas/crisis situations, Mr Ranjit’s professional journey as a diplomat is very diverse. He started his career in Vienna and ever since he has held various positions in international and state organizations/bodies, including the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), as well as Offices of the Minister of External Affairs and of the President of India, where Mr. Rae served as a Press Secretary to the President.
Until early 2017, Mr. Rae was the Ambassador of India to Nepal, where he focused his energies to revitalize the bilateral relationship and work on the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement with Nepal. Following retirement Mr. Rae was appointed to the High Level Group on the Governance of the Commonwealth Secretariat in the UK. Currently he is a member of the Peace Advisory Group of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research based in Switzerland. Mr. Rae has recently authored Kathmandu Dilemma, Resetting India-Nepal Ties, published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
MR. RAVI PRAKASH VERMA
A lawyer by profession, Mr. Ravi Prakash is a bona fide parliamentarian of the country. He has been a member of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) since 2014. Mr. Ravi belongs to a family of more than three generations motivated and actively involved in the Indian political system.
He is amongst India’s foremost champions of education. Mr. Ravi has also been the convener of the parliament forum of education that catalysed the constitutional amendment to the Right to Education and paved the way for children to free and compulsory education up to the age of 14 years.
DR. VINOD AGGARWAL
Dr. Vinod Aggarwal is a retired civil servant. He was actively involved in the field of health, education, petrochemicals, exports and social welfare during his career. He has served as Secretary (Health) in Jharkhand Government, Secretary (Health & Medical Education) in Bihar Government and Director (Drug Pricing) in the Central Government. He has spent more than 7 years at various stages in social equity and worked towards the upliftment of the Backward Classes, Divyang Jan and Scheduled Castes. At the time of his retirement, he was serving as Secretary of Department of Disability Empowerment under Government of India.
He has also been associated with the National Human Rights Commission as a Rapporteur, where he is looking into the issues concerning human rights in the states.Being a medical professional, he has selflessly rendered his service to society. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, he has provided free medical advice to the needy.
MS. VRINDA SARUP
Ms. Vrinda Sarup, is a retired IAS officer with administrative experience of over 35 years. In her illustrious career, she has served as Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of School Education and Literacy, Food and Public Distribution. She has also served at the level of Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary and Director in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, wherein she had been instrumental in crafting two major Pan-India school education programmes, namely District Primary Education and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. She has also been instrumental in reorienting & redesigning the scheme for Vocational Education in 2014, to make it more industry oriented.
Post-retirement, Ms. Sarup continues to engage with the sectors of Education and Food in an Advisory capacity and is presently the Managing Trustee of the World Food Programme Trust for India. She is a member of the Management / Executive Committees of several schools in Delhi.
DR. YOGESH DUBE
Dr. Yogesh Dube is renowned for his social, educational and cultural work in India. He is also an established and acknowledged national personality dedicated to the protection and promotion of rights and equal opportunities for the PwDs (Divyangs) in the country. He has extensively worked on literacy and education among children, youth and the general public. Dr. Dube is also a prominent Advisor for various civil society organizations and has been involved with various Government and private agencies for the last two decades.
Dr. Dube is the Chairman of “Bhartiya Vikas Sansthan”- an Organisation working on cultural, social and child relief in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. He has been recipient of many national and state level accolades namely, National Youth Award for Outstanding Voluntary work towards National Development and Social Service (GOI); National Award as the Best Individual working for empowerment of Divyangjans (GOI); Divya Guru Award for contribution towards empowering Divyangjans (Skill India-NSDC- IDEA) and a Certificate of Excellence by the Governor of Maharashtra. Since 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, he has engaged extensively with the slum dwellers, Divyangs, migrant workers, etc., and distributed groceries, medical kits & other essentials to these people and ensured their sustainability at such unprecedented times.
KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
Rear Admiral R K Shrawat, AVSM (Retd.)
MD
Managing Director at Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, RAdm Rahul Shrawat has been associated with the cause and Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi since 2017 when he held the position of Managing Director of Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, founded by Mr. Satyarthi.
RAdm Shrawat graduated in Electronics & Communication Engineering from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Roorkee. He did his post-graduation in Radar & Communication engineering from IIT Delhi.
He served several frontline warships of the Indian Navy for 36 years as an electrical officer. He has held the position of the Project Director of a strategic project on the Indian Navy as a flag officer. He also served as Chief Staff Officer Technical (CSO Tech) at Western Naval Command, Mumbai. He then became Admiral Superintendent Dockyard (ASD) of Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, the oldest industrial establishment of the country, employing over 12,000 people. He then moved to Delhi as the Director General WESEE, a premier organisation of the Indian Navy, dealing with real-time software, weapon system integration & cyber security.
He held the position of Chairman and Managing Director at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., the only shipyard constructing destroyer and conventional submarines for Indian Navy, from 2012 to 2016. In 2018 RAdm Shrawat joined the Naval Group India (a subsidiary of Naval Group France) as Chairman and Managing Director on 01 January 2018.
Mr. Rakesh Sengar
Executive Director – Programmes
Mr. Rakesh Senger, Executive Director, Programmes, has over 25 years of experience in child rights movement, with an expertise in advocacy, communication, lobbying, networking, fund raising and direct action to release child bonded labourers. A law graduate from Allahabad University and Masters in Political Science, Mr. Senger started his career as a student leader and held the post of National General Secretary of Samajwadi Chhatra Parishad, which was headed by the Former Prime Minister, Late Shri Chandrashekhar. Mr. Sengar initially joined KSCF’s sister organisation, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) in the early 90s as a student leader, motivating students of Allahabad University to join the crusade against child labour.
In 1995, he was elected as the secretary of BBA’s Uttar Pradesh State Committee. He then moved to Delhi where he was made a member of National Executive Committee of BBA, followed by being elected as the National Secretary of BBA in 2007. In 1998, Mr. Senger took the position of National Campaign Coordinator at BBA and played an instrumental role in organising major campaigns, events and programmes including South Asian March against cross border child trafficking in 1996, launch of Mukti Caravan in 1997, Global March Against Child Labour in 1998, Shiksha Yatra (education march) in 2001 and South Asian March Against Child Trafficking in 2007, Assam March against Child Trafficking, and Bharat Yatra against Child Sexual Abuse in 2017.
2004 onwards, Mr. Senger also took over the work of raid and rescue operations being conducted by the Victim Assistance team of BBA and played an instrumental role in rescuing thousands of children form child labour over the years. In 2016, he joined KSCF as director and currently holds the position of executive Director, Programmes. Currently he is involved in strategising and implementing the Bal Mitra Mandal programme in urban slum communities to make these communities child friendly. He is also involved in strategic interventions related to programmes, campaigns and communication at KSCF. Mr. Senger is also an expert trainer in the issues of child labour, child trafficking and child rights and has conducted numerous trainings workshops for various stakeholders including member of police department, judiciary, law enforcement agencies and others.
Mr Om Prakash
Senior Director – Bal Mitra Gram
Mr Om Prakash Pal is an active member of the Student and Youth Movements at the national level. He has been associated with the Satyarthi Movement for more than 10 years now. During his tenure, he has worked in various capacities under Campaigns and Programmes team. He is also actively involved in policy advocacy and communication of the organisation. Presently, he is managing the BMG team in the capacity of Senior Director.