Our Team | Samarthyam

Meet Our Team

Samarthyam has in-house dedicated professional team with more than 30 years of experience in implementing national and international projects. The team includes accessibility auditors, architect, landscape architect, engineer, planner (urban, physical & transport), road scientist and IT professionals who conduct Accessibility Assessments/ Gap Analysis of built environment, pedestrian environment, heritage sites, transport ecosystem, websites, etc.

Samarthyam’s team as change agents is disseminating Accessibility Awareness and Implementation Strategies through a novel model with primary focus on Enabling Environment.

31 years of experience as Accessibility, Mobility & WASH expertise, Researcher and Author. She is passionate about -age, -gender and -disabled friendly spaces where mobility is without barriers to ensure “Leave No One Behind”. Know more

- Dr. Anjlee Agarwal
Universal Accessibility & Sustainable Mobility Specialist

26 years of Disability Inclusive Advocacy and networking experience in development sector. Head, Advocacy Unit in Samarthyam and is actively involved in Rights Based Advocacy.

- Samiksha Goel
Gender & Disability Advocate

Passionate design consultant with physical and digital accessibility expertise to lead and mentor projects to meet higher standards of accessibility services. 14 years and counting…

-Ar. Aayushi Rashmi
Accessibility & Multidisciplinary Designer

Technical Team

Patron

Former, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, and Chairperson of the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Government of India

- Stuti Narain Kacker
IAS Officer (1978 batch)

19 years of experience as Accessibility Auditor with global recognition as UD expert. He is Master Trainer and Subject Expert on making built and transport environment accessible for all. Know more

- Debabrata Chakravarti
Universal Design Specialist

15 years of experience as Accessibility Specialist, Architect & Landscape Architect. Creating a barrier-free, universally-accessible built and transport environment is her passion and making the World Accessible her goal.

- Nidhi Madan
Architect & Landscape Architect

National Awardee and first woman from India to be honoured with Henry Viscardi Award, dedicated professional in the field of counselling, psychotherapy, education and writing for past 14 years.

-Dr. Abha Khetarpal
Human Rights and Disability Rights Advocate

Has extensive research experience in dealing with accessible & inclusive transportation eco-system with special relevance to low income countries

-Dr. Gitam Tiwari
TRIPP, Chair Professor Department of Civil Engineering, IIT, Delhi