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.

 

ALL / Sr. Management / Policy & Programmes / Communications / Finance & Operations / Fundraising / Regional Offices
  • Ashim Chowla
    Chief Executive
    Ashim 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 Prasad
    Director: Programmes
    Dr 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
  • Mukesh Aggarwal
    Associate Director: Grants & Accounting
  • Tushar Palorkar
    Director: Finance & Operations
    A Chartered Account by profession, Tushar carries with him nearly two decades of experience in development sector. Over these years, Tushar has gained ample expertise in project and grants management especially along with grants operational in different countries. Tushar holds strong experience in administrative & financial management and legal compliances related matters. Tushar has experience in working with international organisations and managing international donors at leadership level positions. He mingles his skills in managing grants funds which requires an analytical skill along with bonding between the technical and financial aspects of the project.
  • Kanchan Sen
    Director: Fundraising
    With 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.
  • P Sarbeswar Patnaik
    Associate Director: Corporate Finance
    Sarbeswar 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.
  • Huidrom Rosenara
    Associate Director:
    Care & Support
    Rose 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.
  • Abhina Aher
    Associate Director: Sexuality, Gender & Rights
    Abhina Aher is a noted transgender hijra activist associated with Alliance India as Associate Director : Gender, Sexuality and Rights. She has more than two decades of experience in the HIV/AIDs sector. She has worked with various communities including men having sex with men (MSM), Transgender (TG), Women engaged in sex work, Intravenous Drug Users (IDUs) and People Living with HIV (PLHIV). She has core competencies in programme management, capacity building, research, advocacy, strategic planning and resource mobilization. She was Programme Manager of the single largest The Global Fund country grant supported programme ‘Pehchan’ working with .4 million MSM and TGs in 18 priority states of India.
  • Kunal Kishore
    Associate Director:- Drug Use & Harm Reduction
    Kunal carries over 14 years of committed expertise in harm reduction, drug control human rights and civil society strengthening. Have sound experience on policy advocacy, community led campaigns, programme management and policy advocacy at the national as well as South Asia region. He worked with variety of settings which includes the government, civil society and international/bilateral organisations. At Alliance India Kunal is spearheading our Drug Use & Harm reduction portfolio.
  • Ashim Chowla
    Chief Executive
    Ashim 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 Prasad
    Director: Programmes
    Dr 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
  • Mukesh Aggarwal
    Associate Director: Grants & Accounting
  • Tushar Palorkar
    Director: Finance & Operations
    A Chartered Account by profession, Tushar carries with him nearly two decades of experience in development sector. Over these years, Tushar has gained ample expertise in project and grants management especially along with grants operational in different countries. Tushar holds strong experience in administrative & financial management and legal compliances related matters. Tushar has experience in working with international organisations and managing international donors at leadership level positions. He mingles his skills in managing grants funds which requires an analytical skill along with bonding between the technical and financial aspects of the project.
  • Kanchan Sen
    Director: Fundraising
    With 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.
  • P Sarbeswar Patnaik
    Associate Director: Corporate Finance
    Sarbeswar 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.
  • Huidrom Rosenara
    Associate Director:
    Care & Support
    Rose 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.
  • Abhina Aher
    Associate Director: Sexuality, Gender & Rights
    Abhina Aher is a noted transgender hijra activist associated with Alliance India as Associate Director : Gender, Sexuality and Rights. She has more than two decades of experience in the HIV/AIDs sector. She has worked with various communities including men having sex with men (MSM), Transgender (TG), Women engaged in sex work, Intravenous Drug Users (IDUs) and People Living with HIV (PLHIV). She has core competencies in programme management, capacity building, research, advocacy, strategic planning and resource mobilization. She was Programme Manager of the single largest The Global Fund country grant supported programme ‘Pehchan’ working with .4 million MSM and TGs in 18 priority states of India.
  • Kunal Kishore
    Associate Director:- Drug Use & Harm Reduction
    Kunal carries over 14 years of committed expertise in harm reduction, drug control human rights and civil society strengthening. Have sound experience on policy advocacy, community led campaigns, programme management and policy advocacy at the national as well as South Asia region. He worked with variety of settings which includes the government, civil society and international/bilateral organisations. At Alliance India Kunal is spearheading our Drug Use & Harm reduction portfolio.
  • Anurag 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 Paul
    Communications Associate
  • Balaji has worked in monitoring & evaluation for HIV programmes since 2005. He has master’s degrees in social work and in population science. He joined Alliance India in 2012.
    Balaji Ubarhande
    Senior Technical Officer:
    Monitoring & Evaluation
    Technical Support
  • Bhagwati has more than five years’ experience in program management and monitoring & evaluation, especially in the field of India’s HIV response. He has done his post-graduation in Economics and Social Work.
    Bhagwati Prasad Kandpal
    Technical Associate: Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Bir joined Alliance India in 2003.
    Birpal
    Office Assistant
    Finance & Operations
  • Deepak brings in his more than 6 years of expeirnce in various levels of Community Development & Public Health Management with MTH Population. He joined Pehchan north region office of Alliance India in June 2013.
    Deepak Kumar
    Clinic Manager - Samarth Delhi Clinic
  • Gulfam 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 Gulfam
    Strategic Analyst
  • Firoz 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 Khan
    Programme Officer: Care & Support
  • Charanjit 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 Sharma
    Programme Manager: Drug Use & Harm Reduction
    Policy & Programmes
  • An MBA in Health & Hospital Management, Gunjan brings with her over seven years of experience in monitoring, evaluation and research analyses.
    Gunjan Pandey
    Technical Officer: Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Harchand 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 Singh
    Associate: Grants
  • Harjyot brings nearly a decade of experience in training and capacity building to improve HIV programming. She holds a doctorate in Psychology.
    Harjyot Khosa
    Regional Advocacy Advisor: Drug Use & Harm Reduction
  • Hemant 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 Thakkar
    Senior Grants Management Officer
  • With 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 Madan
    Regional Advocacy Officer: Drug Use & Harm Reduction
  • Kamal 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 Kishor
    IT Assistant
  • Kushal, 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 Pal
    Manager: Grants & Accounting
  • Munish 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 Bawa
    Technical Officer : Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Nikhil is a post graduate in marketing with 9 years of core work experience in fundraising, corporate partnerships and business development across social and BFSI sectors.
    Nikhil Dogra
    Coordinator: Resource Mobilization
  • Pankaj 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 Chamoli
    Senior Accounts Officer
    Finance & Operations
  • Pankaj 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 Sharma
    Administrative Officer
  • Pavan 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 Shetty
    Senior Programme Officer: Care & Support
    Policy & Programmes
  • Rajeev, 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 Tayal
    Senior Grants Management Officer
  • Rohit 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 Kaushik
    Officer: Donor Relations
  • Rohit 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 Sarkar
    Senior Programme Officer: Sexuality Gender and Rights
    Policy & Programmes
  • Sakshi 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 Shukla
    Associate:Travel & Logistics
  • Samar 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 Dhara
    Associate: Donor Relations
  • Dr. 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 Krishnan
    Programme Officer: Care & Support
  • Mr 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 Chakraborty
    Senior Technical Officer: Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Simran brings her personal experience as a hijra to her professional work in HIV/AIDS and human rights over the past decade. A fierce advocate for the right to health, she joined Alliance India in 2010.
    Simran Shaikh
    Senior Programme Officer: Sexuality Gender and Rights
    Policy & Programmes
  • Sonu joined Alliance India in 2009.
    Sonu
    Office Assistant
    Finance & Operations
  • Sree 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 V
    Senior Manager (Head: HR, Admin & IT)
    Finance & Operations
  • Sudarsanan 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 Kandaswamy
    Technical Officer: Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Sunil has been working in graphic design and communications since 2006. He joined Alliance India in 2014.
    Sunil Butola
    Communications Officer: Creatives & Publications
    Technical Support
  • Sylvester joined India HIV/AIDS Alliance in 2017. Sylvester brings with him over 18 years of robust experience in HIV sector which includes community mobilisation, developing community based organisations, technical and managerial support for various HIV programmes. Sylvester holds strong technical expertise in sexuality education, rights based and health based approaches for sexual minority populations.
    Sylvester Merchant
    Advocacy 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 Gupta
    Senior Associate: Grants
  • Tara has intensive work experience in communications and fundraising, with a budding portfolio in social media activities and crowd funding campaigns.
    Tara Rana
    Communications Officer
  • Taruna, has an overall experience of around 14 years working in development sector with international organisations. Her forte is working in Administration. She is recommencing her career again after a gap of almost four years.
    Taruna Pal
    Senior Administrative Officer
  • Vishal is a Chartered Accountant by profession and carries three years of national and overseas experience in Project audits, Grant audits, Statutory audit, Internal Audit of various implementing partners and corporate houses. Vishal has strong understanding of donor reporting, financial controls, systems and monitoring.
    Vishal Kumar Agarwal
    Grants Management Officer