
Our mission is to support community action to prevent HIV infection, meet the challenges of AIDS, and build healthier communities.

The staff of Alliance India is a talented and passionate group of professionals committed to strengthening community action on AIDS. Team members come from many backgrounds and bring rich experience, extensive expertise, and untiring determination to face the challenges of India’s epidemic.
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Rivu BanerjeeDirector: Finance & OperationRivu carries with him almost two decades of experience in the development sector especially in the field of Grants, Finance, Auditing and operations. Rivu is joining us from Public Health Foundation of India, where he was working as Vice President - Finance & Resources. Prior to that Rivu associated with SoS Childrens Villages, The Centre for Development and Population Activities, etc in senior management level positions. Rivu brings his vast experience in financial planning and management, budgeting and onward granting, compliances and the routine operational aspects with a clear strategic outlook and vision to Alliance India.
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Ashim ChowlaChief ExecutiveAshim is an experienced Development Sector Practitioner. He has been associated with several organisations over 30 years across several domains. He is a skilled team leader, having managed many complex assignments during his career. Prior to joining Alliance India, he was working with LEPRA as Chief Executive Officer since 2014. With UNICEF in Chhattisgarh, he implemented a large public health initiative in difficult-to-access areas impacted by the Naxalite crisis. Apart from his involvement at the grassroots with NGOs and People’s Movements, Ashim was the Madhya Pradesh State Representative for the Department for International Development (DFID). He established DFID’s partnership in the State and enabled the Government of UK’s support for poverty reduction in Madhya Pradesh.
Ashim holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. He has significant exposure to Child Protection, Livelihoods Promotion, Socially Inclusive Programming, Emergency Response, Fundraising and Project Management. Ashim has worked at the grassroots level with marginalised communities, Government of India, and subsequently with International NGOs, Bilateral Agencies as well as the UN System.
Ashim worked with LEPRA to enhance efficiency and make it a more effective organisation. As the Chief Executive for six years, his key areas of focus were financial stability, developing autonomous and empowered teams and creating an environment for risk-taking and innovation.
In his spare time, Ashim is a traveller and long-distance endurance motorcyclist. He has undertaken several journeys through difficult terrain. His most recent expeditions were to remote parts of Mustang and Nagaland. Ashim’s partner is an award winning investigative journalist and they have two daughters. -
Dr. Rita PrasadDirector: ProgrammesDr Rita Prasad hold a degree in Medicine from an MCI recognized university with Master’s in Public Health and has more than 18 years of experience in clinical medicine and public health on management and control of Infectious diseases HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, family planning, maternal and child health, adolescent health, nutrition, water and Sanitation, deworming and research programs. She worked with National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as Program Officer (Care, Support and Treatment) She also worked with World Health Organization (WHO) as Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme Medical Consultant and was involved in developing policies and strategies related to care and treatment of People Living with HIV, including vulnerable group like children affected by AIDS, women, transgender and transsexual
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Kanchan SenDirector: FundraisingWith 17 years of experience in the field of marketing and communications, Kanchan has been instrumental in facilitating a robust fundraising setup for the international charity SOS Children’s Villages of India. He has also worked with CRY and Oxfam India in the developmental sector prior to his work in corporates.
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P Sarbeswar PatnaikAssociate Director: Corporate FinanceSarbeswar have extensive experience of more than two decades with a unique combination of professional qualification and work experience in Development Sector with national and international NGOs. He possesses vast experience and outstanding knowledge of financial management, Budgeting, Auditing, statutory compliances and financial analysis. He associated with Alliance India since 2006 and prior to this he worked with International Development Enterprises, India.
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Huidrom RosenaraAssociate Director:
Care & SupportRose has nearly two decades of field and management experience in HIV/AIDS. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, programme design, management, organizational and individual capacity building, and guideline development. Leveraging her knowledge of HIV prevention, care and support, she has provided technical support to community networks, civil society organisations, and government departments, including State AIDS Control Societies. Before joining Alliance India in 2013, she led NACO’s North East Regional Office (NERO) in Guwahati, Assam. She earlier worked for Project Concern International and Naz Foundation (India) Trust. She has a Masters in Sociology from Annamalai University and post-graduate diplomas in public relations and in training and development.
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Rivu BanerjeeDirector: Finance & OperationRivu carries with him almost two decades of experience in the development sector especially in the field of Grants, Finance, Auditing and operations. Rivu is joining us from Public Health Foundation of India, where he was working as Vice President - Finance & Resources. Prior to that Rivu associated with SoS Childrens Villages, The Centre for Development and Population Activities, etc in senior management level positions. Rivu brings his vast experience in financial planning and management, budgeting and onward granting, compliances and the routine operational aspects with a clear strategic outlook and vision to Alliance India.
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Ashim ChowlaChief ExecutiveAshim is an experienced Development Sector Practitioner. He has been associated with several organisations over 30 years across several domains. He is a skilled team leader, having managed many complex assignments during his career. Prior to joining Alliance India, he was working with LEPRA as Chief Executive Officer since 2014. With UNICEF in Chhattisgarh, he implemented a large public health initiative in difficult-to-access areas impacted by the Naxalite crisis. Apart from his involvement at the grassroots with NGOs and People’s Movements, Ashim was the Madhya Pradesh State Representative for the Department for International Development (DFID). He established DFID’s partnership in the State and enabled the Government of UK’s support for poverty reduction in Madhya Pradesh.
Ashim holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. He has significant exposure to Child Protection, Livelihoods Promotion, Socially Inclusive Programming, Emergency Response, Fundraising and Project Management. Ashim has worked at the grassroots level with marginalised communities, Government of India, and subsequently with International NGOs, Bilateral Agencies as well as the UN System.
Ashim worked with LEPRA to enhance efficiency and make it a more effective organisation. As the Chief Executive for six years, his key areas of focus were financial stability, developing autonomous and empowered teams and creating an environment for risk-taking and innovation.
In his spare time, Ashim is a traveller and long-distance endurance motorcyclist. He has undertaken several journeys through difficult terrain. His most recent expeditions were to remote parts of Mustang and Nagaland. Ashim’s partner is an award winning investigative journalist and they have two daughters. -
Dr. Rita PrasadDirector: ProgrammesDr Rita Prasad hold a degree in Medicine from an MCI recognized university with Master’s in Public Health and has more than 18 years of experience in clinical medicine and public health on management and control of Infectious diseases HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, family planning, maternal and child health, adolescent health, nutrition, water and Sanitation, deworming and research programs. She worked with National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as Program Officer (Care, Support and Treatment) She also worked with World Health Organization (WHO) as Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme Medical Consultant and was involved in developing policies and strategies related to care and treatment of People Living with HIV, including vulnerable group like children affected by AIDS, women, transgender and transsexual
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Kanchan SenDirector: FundraisingWith 17 years of experience in the field of marketing and communications, Kanchan has been instrumental in facilitating a robust fundraising setup for the international charity SOS Children’s Villages of India. He has also worked with CRY and Oxfam India in the developmental sector prior to his work in corporates.
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P Sarbeswar PatnaikAssociate Director: Corporate FinanceSarbeswar have extensive experience of more than two decades with a unique combination of professional qualification and work experience in Development Sector with national and international NGOs. He possesses vast experience and outstanding knowledge of financial management, Budgeting, Auditing, statutory compliances and financial analysis. He associated with Alliance India since 2006 and prior to this he worked with International Development Enterprises, India.
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Huidrom RosenaraAssociate Director:
Care & SupportRose has nearly two decades of field and management experience in HIV/AIDS. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, programme design, management, organizational and individual capacity building, and guideline development. Leveraging her knowledge of HIV prevention, care and support, she has provided technical support to community networks, civil society organisations, and government departments, including State AIDS Control Societies. Before joining Alliance India in 2013, she led NACO’s North East Regional Office (NERO) in Guwahati, Assam. She earlier worked for Project Concern International and Naz Foundation (India) Trust. She has a Masters in Sociology from Annamalai University and post-graduate diplomas in public relations and in training and development.
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Aakriti Gupta, PhD Scholar from Delhi University, India, and a medalist in Food and Nutrition with a specialization in public health nutrition from Delhi University. She was working as a Research Officer at the Center for Community Medicine and Human Nutrition Unit, AIIMS,New Delhi, India for the last 6 years. She has more than 25 international and national publications in indexed journals in diverse topics in the area of public health nutrition. She has worked on various national-level research projects and has expertise in the area of micronutrient deficiencies amongst different age groupsAakriti GuptaTechnical Officer : Research and EvaluationAmrita Sarkar has been working for the transgender community and their wellbeing for more than two decades and has been involved in numerous capacity building initiatives for the same communities at the national and international level. She is the one of the founding members and the Secretary of IRGT – A Global Network of Trans Women and HIV. She also has made two films on transgender issues. Amrita is a trained counsellor and had completed her post-graduation in social welfare.Amrita SarkarAdvisor: Transgender Wellbeing & AdvocacyAnurag comes with more than 6 years of experience in communication, public advocacy and programme implementation. Prior to joining Alliance India in October 2019, he has worked with Press Trust of India (PTI), HelpAge India and Asha. He has also worked extensively for Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Anurag has comprehensive experience in building partnerships and advanced projects centered on strengthening people’s voices from the grass root level.Anurag PaulCommunications AssociateBirpalOffice AssistantFinance & OperationsHaving Eight Years of work experience in Accounts, Finance, Audits & statutory Compliance. Deepa had done B.com & PGDM in finance. Before joining to the Alliance, Deepa worked with Evidence Action as Finance Associate. Currently she is associate with India HIV/Aids Alliance as Associate: Finance and Accounts.Deepa BishtAssociate: Finance & AccountingDeepak is hard working, determination and passion for the establishing an identity for the LGBTQI communities, Deepak is a passionate social activist for LGBTQI Rights and fighting from last 11 year. Currently Deepak is associated with “India HIV/AIDS Alliance with Wajood & Samarth program” as a “Program officer “and fighting for Delhi based transgender policy.Deepak KumarProgramme Officer: Sexuality Gender and RightsDr. G.S.Reddy : Dr. G Suresh Reddy has more than 16+ years of development sector experience in managerial and technical leadership roles. He has supported various State Governments in strengthening programme implementation strategies, designing healthcare technology solutions, providing strategic guidance in program implementation, health research, and performance based monitoring and evaluation on various key national health programmes. Previously he worked in NITI Aayog, UNICEF, LANCET Commission, WHO etc projects. Suresh holds Bachelor’s Degree in Homeopathic Medicine & Surgery and Master’s Degree in Public Health with Information Technology as specialization. Currently he is pursuing his doctoral program in health care technology and artificial intelligence domain.Dr. G. S. ReddyManager: Strategic InformationGulfam joined us from IMRB International where he was working as Associate Director since 2013. Prior to IMRB he was associated with National Mental Health Program, MoHFW in the capacity of a Research Associate. Gulfam holds a master’s degree in Social work from Jamia Milia University. Gulfam carries with him extensive experience in large-scale quantitative research studies that have included the collection of large-scale national level indicators for various studies.Fazlur Rahman GulfamSenior Strategic AnalystFiroz Khan, PLHIV activist joined India HIV/AIDS Alliance in March, 2019. He has been working for well being of people living with HIV & sexual minority since 2003. He has rich experience on linking people on access to treatment, Gender & sexuality, legal & Human Rights and community system strengthening. He has been instrumental to help the PLHIV community to access their rights through the legal system.Firoz KhanProgramme Officer: Care & SupportCharanjit brings more than 15 years of professional experience in the fields of drug use, HIV/AIDS, and human rights of people who inject drugs. He joined Alliance India in 2011.G. Charanjit SharmaProgramme Manager: Drug Use & Harm ReductionPolicy & ProgrammesAn MBA in Health & Hospital Management, Gunjan brings with her over seven years of experience in monitoring, evaluation and research analyses.Gunjan PandeyTechnical Officer: Monitoring & EvaluationHarchand comes with more than 8 years’ experience in NGO management and capacity building, program management, planning and implementation, data collection and project analysis. His core skills includes financial, audit and internal control management.Harchand SinghGrants Management OfficerHemant has more than two decades of experience in the field of Finance and Grants Administration in the Development sector. He has worked for various national and international NGOs where he supervised and supported sub-grantees strengthening their capacities under programs funded by The Global Fund, IKEA,USAID and others. . He is a Commerce Graduate from Vadodara and has partly qualified the Chartered Accountancy course.Hemant ThakkarSenior Grants Management OfficerWith over 15 years’ experience in the development sector, Ira’s core expertise lies in HIV/AIDS & Harm Reduction. Prior to Alliance, she was associated with Duke University/ Sahara Centre for Residential Care & Rehabilitation. Ira holds a Master’s Degree in Sociology.Ira MadanSenior Regional Advocacy Officer: Drug Use & Harm ReductionAn MBA in Human Resources Management, Jasmine brings with her over 3 years of experience in Human Resources Management and Administration. Prior to alliance India she was worked in corporate sector in HR Operations. She joins alliance India in 2019.Jasmine BalujaAssociate-HRKamal has worked in various capacities in the IT service industry since 2009. He has a degree in computer Application and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. He joined Alliance India in 2016.Kamal KishorIT AssistantKushal, is a Chartered Accountant and has over 6 years of experience in servicing large MNC's in the areas of Statutory Audits, Project Audit, Grant Audit, Internal Audit, CSR Audit, Grant Utilization Certificate, Tax Compliance, Tax Audit, Book Keeping and developing standard operating procedures extensively in the Not for Profit Sector.Kushal PalManager: Grants & AccountingMunish has 9 years of professional experience in managing Public Health programs at State and National levels. He has experience and expertise in data management and analysis by using tools like power BI, SPSS, advance Excel. He has done Post-Graduation in MSW, MA Economic, PG-Urban Development”Munish Kumar BawaTechnical Officer : Monitoring and EvaluationPankaj has more than a decade of experience in accounting, donor reporting, auditing and statutory compliance. He has an MBA and earlier worked at Urban Health Resource Centre. He joined Alliance India in 2010.Pankaj ChamoliSenior Accounts OfficerFinance & OperationsPankaj Sharma has over nine years of extensive experience in the field of administration. He worked with Jhpiego Corporation for three years, prior to joining Alliance India, in their Administration team. He has an MBA in Human Resources from Madurai Kamraj University, Delhi.Pankaj SharmaAdministrative OfficerPavan has more than a decade of experience in HIV/AIDS, working his way from grassroots worker to Rajasthan TSU Team Leader. He holds an MSW and joined Alliance India in 2013.Pavan Kumar ShettySenior Programme Officer: Care & SupportPolicy & ProgrammesPemu Bhutia has over 16 years’ experience in program and partnership development and management. Her area of work has been public health with a major focus on HIV/AIDS,SRH) and Gender. She has extensive experience working with communities, particularly those affected by HIV and AIDS in India and Asia Pacific. Her expertise lies in donor management, resource mobilisation and capacity building of KPs and support monitoring. Before joining Alliance India in 2012 she has worked with UNAIDS Technical Support Facility (TSF) for South Asia.Pemu Doma BhutiaAssistant Manager: Institutional EngagementRajeev, holds an MBA in Finance and Masters in Commerce. He has over twenty years of experience in Accounting and financial systems, Grant /Sub Awards Management, Budget Management and monitoring, Financial MIS, Compliance and Audits, Procurement and Administration. He carries diversified working experience both with corporate and development sectors.Rajeev TayalSenior Grants Management OfficerRohit comes with nearly a decade of experience in Data Management, Donor Relationship and handling Channel Partners. Prior to joining Alliance India in November 2015 he has worked with NSDL, HLL, Tech Mahindra and Oxfam.Rohit KaushikOfficer: Donor RelationsRohit has over a decade of experience in HIV/AIDS working with affected communities, including MSM, transgenders, and PLHIV. He joined Alliance India in 2011 after more than seven years with SAATHII.Rohit SarkarProgramme ManagerPolicy & ProgrammesSakshi is a travel professional with more than 9 yrs of experience into corporate travel management.I had worked with leading organizations like Carlson wagonlit Travel, Oxfam, Keystone Institute India and IFB Industries.Sakshi ShuklaExecutive Assistant to Chief ExecutiveSamar has over 6 years experience in F&B Industry and Prior to joining Alliance India he worked with Oxfam India for more than 2 years in Operations and Fundraising. He love to Travel, Adventure Sports and Bikes.Samar DharaAssociate: Donor RelationsDr. Sandhya Krishnan is a doctorate in Anthropology. A Gold medalist in M.Sc Anthropology and M.Phil. holder. Her doctorate thesis was on theme of care and support, with an objective to understand the health seeking behavior of WLHIV in Rajasthan. She has a multi-dimensional exposure in the development sector and is actively present in the HIV field for last nine years and was programme officer TI in Kerala TSU.Sandhya KrishnanProgramme Officer: Care & SupportMr Satirtha Chakraborty has over a decade experience in Public Health with in various assignments with Government of India and with International level development partners like Unicef and World Bank supported projects . His major areas of expertise are Epidemiology ,Public Health Informatics, Disease Surveillance, and Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Health Program. Mr Satirtha has two masters in Social Science and Public Health Management.Satirtha ChakrabortySenior Technical Officer: Monitoring & EvaluationSonuOffice AssistantFinance & OperationsSree has more than a decade of experience in human resources in both the corporate and development sectors. He joined Alliance India in 2006.Sree Kumar VSenior Manager (Head: HR, Admin & IT)Finance & OperationsSudarsanan is a public health specialist with over 5 years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation and program support. Previously, he worked with International Training and Education Centre for Health, Delhi.Sudarsanan KandaswamyTechnical Officer: Monitoring & EvaluationOver 18 plus years of extensive experience in finance management specially 'capacity building and grant management. Suresh holds a Master’s degree in commerce and Master in Business Administration in finance specialization. Suresh have diversified skills covering reporting, develop financial guidelines, budget control, auditing, legal compliance's, training & development, transition management, organizational financial process management, improvement and work with GOI system.Suresh BhojGrants Management OfficerMaheshwari carries with her over 17 years of progressive experience in the public health sector. In her professional journey, Maheshwari, associated with government, non-government organizations, corporate and international foundations. Maheshwari had an experience of working with many frontline agencies in the Public Health sector which includes, Lepra, HLFPPT, Care India, Ipas Foundation, PHFI, FHI 360, Engender Health, etc.T. MaheshwariSr, Programme Officer: Sexuality, Gender & Rights"A Master’s of commerce with 9 + years of rich experience in managing finance and accounts in organizations spanning sectors such as Software, Chartered Accountant Firms and Non-Profits. Successful at managing multiple projects and consistently meeting deadlines under pressure. Extensive knowledge of financial Management, Budgeting, Auditing, Statutory Compliance and financial analysis. Proficient in providing quick responses to financial esquires from management & clients/donors."Tanika GuptaSenior Associate: Grants