Executive Committee - Pune
Rajani Paranjpe
Founder - President Door Step School (ex-officio member)
Mrs. Paranjpe (or Rajani Tai as she is fondly called) founded the Doorstep school along with her ex-student Bina Lashkari, out of a passion for children and education. As a professional Social Worker she realized that Education was the single most important factor that could bring about a change in the lower strata of society. With this goal in mind she co-founded the Doorstep school which today has become a 750+ member strong organization.
Rajani Tai has a Masters in Social Work and is a retired professor, having taught subjects like Indian Social Problems and International Social Welfare. She has held posts at both the College of Social Work, Mumbai and the Shikoku Christian University, Japan and has a teaching experience of more than 20 years. In addition to teaching she has also headed the Research Department and Anganwadi Training Center at the College of Social Work.
Bina Lashkari
Co-Founder, Secretary and Executive Director Door Step School (ex-officio member)
Mrs. Lashkari, who is an Ashoka Fellow, has been working for Door Step since its inception. She currently heads the Mumbai branch of Door Step. She has a Master's Degree in Social Work.
Arnavaz Kharas
Dr. Neela Dabir
Dr. Dabir is an Associate Professor at the Center for Equity for Women in the School of Social Work and is also the Convener of the International Students Office at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Her areas of interest include Violence against women, street children and Juvenile Justice. She has been a social worker with different NGOs for more than 12 years and has been in academics for 13 years. She is a Master of Social work and also holds a Doctorate Degree. She has co-authored several books and research reports in her areas of interest.
Nitin Dadia
Treasurer
