Our Team

The people behind the mission

Rajan Pillai

Rajan Pillai

Founder & Executive Director

A social worker for 25 years, Rajan founded the trust in 2010 after a decade running night schools in Madurai's peri-urban settlements.

Dr. Anitha Varma

Dr. Anitha Varma

Director of Programmes

MBBS, MPH with 18 years in community health; she leads the health camps and the nutrition programme.

Suresh Menon

Suresh Menon

Head of Finance & Compliance

Chartered accountant who keeps our books audit-clean and our 80G and FCRA filings on time for 15 years.

Divya Krishnan

Divya Krishnan

Volunteer Coordinator

Runs onboarding, training and scheduling for 300+ volunteers — the engine room of the whole trust.

Lakshmi Natarajan

Lakshmi Natarajan

Head of Fundraising

Former bank manager who connects donors with causes; personally calls every first-time donor to say thank you.

Mohammed Faisal

Mohammed Faisal

Field Operations Lead

Spends 20 days a month in the villages, overseeing centres, camps and the community kitchen logistics.