Rutuja Charitable Trust Surat

Rutuja.org is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) registered under the Public Charitable Trust Act of India, founded by Dr Nehal Shah in 2020. Rutuja strives to make a difference in society through endeavours and programmes related to women empowerment, health, spirituality, gender awareness, equality, eco-friendly and sustainability efforts for a better future. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Nehal and team Rutuja walked extra miles to help people through relaxation sessions, monthly virtual programmes to understand grief and more such thoughtful activities. Dr. Nehal holds a PhD and M.Phil on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). Bolstered by her 20+ years of experience in the field of academics and research, she has worked with more than 800 women during this period from the age group 13 to 36 years. She studied around 95 physical, psychological & behavioural symptoms of PMS for these women-related subjects. During this academic journey, she saw the disparities on ground and decided to slowly and steadily bring about a transformation in the society. Rutuja was founded with an aim to educate, propagate scientific and spiritual knowledge to further empower our society especially women. Having founded Rutuja, Dr. Shah still mentors various graduates, under-graduates and continues her research in varied areas concerning women's health. Subjects like neuro-endocrinology, physiology, psychology, menstruation & menstrual disorders, mental health of women, role of women in sustainable environment, metaphysical sciences, holistic health therapies, spiritual healing.