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At ETASHA, we believe that every young person has the potential to achieve their dreams and lead a fulfilling life. Our mission is an India where every adult is skilled for income generation to lead a life of self-respect and dignity.

As part of our commitment to empowering young people, we offer a range of vocational training programs to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed for a job to succeed in the workforce. Our trainees are skilled and disciplined to take up entry-level roles in sales and marketing, engineering and manufacturing, IT, customer service, operations and logistics, and human resources. We have been able to inculcate strong traits of punctuality, dedication, communication & responsibility which form the backbone of the “ETASHA way of working.”

We are constantly looking for opportunities to collaborate with organizations and businesses that share our vision of empowering young people. By hiring our trainees, you are not only providing them with valuable work experience, but also contributing to the growth and development of the community.

Dr. Meenakshi Nayar
Founder President
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Dr. Freda Swaminathan
Vice President
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Mini Bhargava
Secretary
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Sangeeta Sharma
Treasurer
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Ritu Motwani
Founder Member
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Anita Aneja
Founder Member
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Pramod Patni
Founder Member
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Dr. Usha Jumani
Founder Member
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Dr. Cherian Joesph
Member
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Vandana Bhatnagar
Member
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Vijay Toley
Member
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Dr. Meenakshi Nayar
Founder President
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Col. Sanjay Gangwar
Executive Director
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Mini Bhargava
Chief - Collaborations & MIS
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Sangeeta Sharma
Accounts Manager
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Parul Mehra
Chief - Projects & Corporate Affairs
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Anindita Kar Gupta
Chief - Project Officer & Mentor
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Team Tesimonials

What Our Team Says About Us

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Coming from a corporate finance background and having a passion to work for the betterment of people, I was able to get the benefit of only one thing. ETASHA gave me a chance to get the best of both worlds. I got a platform to apply my knowledge and expertise for the betterment of the community. ETASHA approach and focus towards holistic development is an approach a very few other organizations follow which makes me feel proud to be a part of the ETASHA family.
Shashank
ETASHA Employee- Kuldeep Tyagi
I feel very proud of myself. When I think that I am associated with ETASHA society which is changing the lives of people and I am witnessed of changing the lives of thousands of youth from marginalized community by enhancing their skills.
Kuldeep Tyagi
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Working with ETASHA brings confidence in me to work for the upliftment of the underprivileged. The culture of transparency and empathy first keeps motivated all the time to go along with ALL.
Sumit
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Working at ETASHA for the last 2 years has been a transformative experience. I find great pleasure in blending the power of data-driven efficiency with the gratifying act of volunteering. This workplace has provided me with learning and growth and also allowed me to derive genuine happiness from my work while making a significant impact within the organisation and the community.
Anand
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My professional journey started here in ETASHA which has played a major role in achieving my dream of becoming a school counsellor. The organisation promotes a positive work environment where you are encouraged on a daily basis to look within, develop your skill sets and strive to be the best version of yourself. I feel so fortunate to be a part of this organisation which is positively impacting the lives of adolescents from low-income communities.
Pragya
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My career took a turn for the better when I joined ETASHA. even though it's been eight years, it feels like yesterday !! I've learned new things every day and have developed a lot of wisdom by training and counseling youth for substainable livelihood. I will continue to learn and grow because of ETASHA's culture, values, and working style.
Latika Grover
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Dr. Meenakshi Nayar

Founder President

An FPM in Organisational Behaviour (equivalent to a Ph. D) from IIM Ahmedabad and a Masters in Industrial Psychology, Dr Meenakshi Nayar is the Founder and President of ETASHA. 

After working in the corporate world for over 2 decades (last assignment as Executive Vice President HR, DCM Ltd.) Meenakshi founded ETASHA while working with adolescents as Founder Director of EduServe consultants which specialises in career guidance and life skills development.

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Dr. Freda Swaminathan

Vice President

Dr. Freda Swaminathan is a marketing and advertising professional, with senior industry experience in leading advertising agencies and marketing organizations.

Her academic interests are in the areas of marketing, brand management, integrated marketing, communications, and creativity & innovation in marketing, where she has conducted training programs.

She has presented a number of papers on these subjects at National and International conferences. Freda has also had several years of administrative experience in academics, in the areas of Placement, MDP, and Alumni.

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Mini Bhargava

Secretary

Qualified Interior Designer, Mini worked as a designer for a year, then left the job and continued to freelance after marriage.

After her first born, Mini was a homemaker till she connected with ETASHA in 2006. Since then she has been responsible for various works related to VTP.

She headed placements for many years in ETASHA and now she manages the volunteering engagement, MIS, and collaborations.

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Sangeeta Sharma

Treasurer

Sangeeta completed her GNIIT from NIIT whilst simultaneously studying for a BCom.

Completing both in 2009 she joined a CA program at ICAI from where she was articled to Ahuja and Ahuja Chartered Accountants.

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Ritu Motwani

Founder Member

A self-employed professional, Ritu is a Founder-Member of ETASHA.

Committed to the society’s cause, she is involved in everything from fundraising and strategy to content development and is a very hands-on governing council member helping steer the organisation in its desired direction.

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Anita Aneja

Founder Member

A self-employed professional, Anita’s core expertise is in the domain of market research where she takes on assignments on a consultancy basis.

Also, a career guidance specialist and she has worked with EduServe Consultants on career guidance projects in schools as well as the sexuality & adolescence education project of the Ministry of HRD in the Kendriya Vidyalayas. 

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Pramod Patni

Founder Member

A practicing chartered accountant in the field of auditing, direct taxes, FEMA, and service tax, Pramod has a track record of over 3 decades of professional work at Jaipur and Delhi.

He has been involved with ETASHA since its inception.

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Dr. Usha Jumani

Founder Member

A management consultant for over thirty years, Dr. Usha has worked on a host of development issues to bring about sustainable change.

Her major interest and concern are to strengthen people’s organisations and enable them to represent themselves at all levels from grassroots to global.

Usha has an FPM and PGDBM from IIM Ahmedabad.

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Dr. Cherian Joseph

Member

Dr Cherian Joseph is an Organisational Sociologist specialising in Organizational and Institutional development and core elements of HR practise. He began his career in the late seventies with a long spell as a Faculty at the V.V.Giri National Labour Institute, Delhi / Noida, (GOI). At the Institute he participated in national level dialogue on industrial relations policy and labour administration and experimented with participatory training methodologies to promote enhanced internalisation of learning and behavioural change. Subsequently he moved on to independent consulting. His consulting work has covered organisations from the government and corporate sectors, multilateral agencies, INGO’s and national NGO’s. 

From 1995 he evolved from conducting training events to designing training interventions to trigger and steer change processes. He participated in numerous programme and institutional evaluations in the social sector, including for GTZ/GIZ and SDC (the development cooperation wings of the Governments of Germany and Switzerland). Through the late 90’s and the subsequent decade he supported several medium to small NGOs to initiate and implement changes in routine HR management, in performance assessment practices, in shaping team processes, and to orient organizations to design people centred processes in programmatic approaches. He also served in the late 2000’s on Task Forces set up by the Government of Sikkim with the Indo Swiss Project Sikkim to identify and implement changes for more effective community participation in local government through the Block Administrative centres of Sikkim. During this period, he also led change interventions in some large corporates in their manufacturing units. (Philips India, Osram, Ester Industries, etc.). 

From 2013 to 2019, Dr. Joseph was Advisor Learning and Institutional development for LOGIN Asia, a knowledge and learning network on decentralization and local government, promoted and supported by the Swiss Development Cooperation. This multi-stakeholder, multi-country network on decentralisation and local government covered twelve South and East Asian countries. In late he 2018 was Team Leader for a Mid Term Review of UNDP Mongolia for its project on “Strengthening Representative Bodies in Mongolia.”

Dr. Cherian Joseph holds a Ph.D. and Postgraduate Degree in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University.

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Vandana Bhatnagar

Member

Vandana has an experience of over 28 years in the private sector, development sector, and PPPs. She has worked with the World Bank, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Standard Chartered Bank, Infrastructure Devt. Finance Company (IDFC) and The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI). She has expertise in varied fields owing to her vast experience working in education, banking, and the development sector.

Vandana is agile and has an innovation-driven mindset with a proven ability to adapt to diverse professional contexts. She also has expertise in motivating teams to deliver high-quality outputs, with a focus on enabling and empowering teams.

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Vijay Toley

Member

Mr Vijay Toley is the Executive Director of Tex Corp Pvt. Ltd. An IIM A alumnus he has also done a course in Packaging Technology and won National awards in Innovative Packaging.

After 13 years of working in different functional areas in large industries, he along with 2 friends set up Tex Zipper, a Zipper manufacturing company. He is an active supporter and is on the boards of many NGOs and continues to support them in many ways.

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Dr. Meenakshi Nayar

President

Dr. Meenakshi Nayar, a cross-over from the Corporate to the Development Sector, founded ETASHA Society in January 2006 to connect youth from low-resource settings and backgrounds with the growing organised industry.

Meenakshi’s deep-seated belief in human potential, honed through education and experience in training and people- management, has fuelled her passion for skilling and helped create ETASHA as an impact-oriented organisation with many outcome-oriented programs.

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Col. Sanjay Gangwar

Executive Director

Colonel Sanjay Gangwar has rich & varied experience in the development sector from supporting to implementing projects as well as being part of a Skill Development University.

A well-rounded perspective and outlook on the complexities involved make him a quick and effective decision-maker, who is quick to implement new ideas and keeps the team motivated to take on new challenges.

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Mini Bhargava

Chief - Collaborations & MIS

A qualified interior designer,Mini worked as a designer for a year before quitting her job and working as a freelancer after her marriage.

After her first born, Mini was a home maker till she connected with ETASHA in 2006. Since then she has been responsible for various works related to VTP.

She headed placements for many years in ETASHA and now she is managing the volunteering engagement, MIS and collaborations.

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Sangeeta Sharma

Accounts Manager

An Accounts and finance professional with a strong academic background – law (LLB), B.Com, and CA (Inter) with over 14 years of experience in the NGO sector, Sangeeta has developed a deep understanding of financial management, budgeting, and compliance within the unique context of non-profit organizations.

Throughout her career, Sangeeta has worked exclusively in the NGO sector, dedicating her expertise to organizations striving to make a positive impact on society.

As ETASHA’s Accounts Manager, Sangeeta has been responsible for overseeing financial operations, managing budgets, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and providing financial analysis and reporting to stakeholders

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Parul Mehra

Chief - Projects & Corporate Affairs

Parul’s life’s mantra is “Be that unstoppable force, armed with a positive attitude and invigorated by grit, that will help to overcome any obstacle that comes your way”.

She is a dedicated social service professional committed to making a positive impact in the lives of individuals and approaches each individual with respect, dignity, and a non-judgmental attitude. She possesses a deep understanding of the complexities of social issues and develops innovative solutions and programs.

Parul strives towards a world where every woman is secure, can inspire many by being a role model, and has her head held high! She is passionate about equality and for individuals to become emotionally, socially, and economically self-reliant. She continues to get inspired and energized by the success stories of the individuals as ETASHA continues to transform their lives to create a brighter future for all.

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Anindita Kar Gupta

Chief - Project Officer & Mentor

Anindita started her journey as a teacher and has lived many roles- a leader, mentor, counsellor, and friend while working closely with youth, women, and adolescents for many years, Anindita, an empathetic listener, is currently looking after ETASHA’s newest vertical titled ‘Adolescent Wellbeing and Success’ as the Chief Project Officer.

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Arun Kumar

HR Manager

Arun’s approach to his work is based on the belief that employees are the capital of ETASHA, which moves out in the evening and comes back to the office the next morning.

At ETASHA he is always ready to tackle any HR challenges that comes his way with a mix of wit and expertise. His core value is “Let’s make this workplace a funky, fun, and fulfilling place to be.Let’s rock it!”