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Arjun K. Sengupta, Chairman
(Ph.d (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Dr. Sengupta is currently Adjunct Professor of Development and Human Rights, Harvard University, and Professor (Honorary), Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi.

He was the Independent Expert on the Right to Development at the Human Rights Commission, Geneva and Chairman. Currently he is the Independent Expert on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights at the Human Rights Commission, Geneva and is also Chairman (with a Cabinet Minister's rank) of the National Commission on Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector. His work at CDHR involves the implementation of RTD in the context of South Asia in general and India in particular.

Dr. Sengupta has served as Economic Adviser to the Government of India and Special Secretary to the Prime Minister.   He was India's Ambassador to European Union at Brussels and Executive Director for India, Bangladesh and Bhutan at the International Monetary Fund and a Special Adviser to the Managing Director, IMF.   He retired from the Government as Member Secretary of the Indian Planning Commission and was Professor of International Economic Organization, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru   University, New Delhi.
 

Priyanca M. Velath
Ph.D Candidate, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, JNU, New Delhi.

A political scientist by training, Ms. Velath completed her graduation from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and came to JNU, New Delhi to pursue her MA and M.Phil at the Centre for Political Studies, JNU. A Junior Research Fellowship (JRF-UGC) receipient, she also went to U.K. to do the M.Sc in Forced Migration at the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University.   Her primary areas of research include the rights of displaced populations in India, particularly those displaced by development projects and   she has presented papers at conferences abroad, besides working with NGOs in New Delhi. At CDHR, she is Editor of the Rights and Development Bulletin.

 

Reji K. Joseph
Ph.D Candidate, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU, New Delhi.

Mr. Joseph has completed his M.Phil in Economics from the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum. He joined CDHR in 2002 to work on the interlinkage between trade and human rights within the RTD framework, specifically in relation to international organizations like the WTO. Currently his primary area of research include agricultural economics, health, Intellectual Property Rights and WTO related issues.


 

T. Y.George Administrative Officer 

Mr.George  has been at CDHR from its inception in 1999, after a career at the Ministry of External Affairs. He has held positions in Indian embassies abroad, and was the Private Secretary to Dr. Sengupta during his tenure as Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels.     

Bantu Kalra Systems Administrator

Mr.Kalra has been working at CDHR since its inception in 1999. He has extensive experience in computer based applications, and has worked in graphic design for the print media. He is also the resident librarian. Presently, he is working as Secretary to Dr. Arjun Sengupta. Chairman CDHR. .

 


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