I have spent nearly 32 years in engaging with rural development issues at all levels - from ground level implementation, program management to policy engagement. My areas of expertise include natural resource management, watershed development, integrated water resources management, sustainable agriculture, climate change adaptation, and institutional and policy development.In addition to co-founding WOTR in 1993, I co-founded 3 other non-profits – Sampada Trust (ST) in 2002, Sampada Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Foundation (SELF) in 2013 and the Sanjeevani Institute of Empowerment and Development (SIED) in 2007. Together these institutions have impacted the lives of over 4.3 million people in 9 states in India; trained over 530,000 people from 27 states and 63 countries and supported development works in over 5,164 villages.