About Us

Board of Trustees

  • Dr. Praveen Jha (President, CBGA)

    Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences (SSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

  • Mr. Jagadananda (Secretary, CBGA)

    Mentor & Co-Founder - Centre for Youth & Social Development (CYSD), Bhubaneswar
    Member - State Audit Advisory Board, Odisha
    Former: State Information Commissioner; Member - State Planning Board, Odisha

  • Dr. Yogesh Kumar (Treasurer, CBGA)

    Director, Samarthan: Centre for Development Support, Bhopal

  • Dr. Ritu Dewan

    President, Indian Association for Women's Studies
    Director, Centre for Development Research and Action
    Formerly Professor, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai

  • Dr. Shantha Sinha

    Professor (Retd.), Department of Political Science, Hyderabad Central University
    Former Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)