Anouradha Bakshi
A diplomat's daughter, Anouradha started Project Why in the year 2000 to find answers to some of the pressing WHYs of our times. Before starting Project Why Anouradha had handled Indian Prime Minister's communication division, been on the organization team of the second Asian Games and taught as an Assistant Professor at the Jawahar Lal Nehru University in New Delhi.
Anouradha has been awared the Citizen One Award, Red and White Silver Medal for bravery and Karamveer Puruskar for Community Development. She wrote Dear Popples in 2009 which was nominated for a Golden Quill Award.
Here is a heart warming collection of her writings - The God of Lesser Beings