Board Of Trustees

Sankar Halder is leading the Partnership and Integrated Development wing of Mukti.

Sankar is the founder of MUKTI and is originally from the Sundarban area. In his professional life, he is an IT Consultant and working for an Indian MNC. He currently stays in Kolkata with his wife and two lovely daughters. He graduated from the prestigious Jadavpur University. He grew up in a very poor family and witnessed the hardship of the people of Sundarban. His social service started with the great inspiration of one of his relatives cum mentors during his initial days. He believes that every problem has a solution and we as human can improve our situation to a great extent with honest effort. Founder Desk | Publications by Sankar

Biswanath Mandal is the project lead for Livelihood programs.

He was born and brought up in Sundarban. He is a retired development officer.

Satyajit Roy is looking after the Education, Agriculture, and IT aspects of the organization.

Satyajit is one of the founder members of MUKTI. His association with the organization is more than a decade now. In his professional life, he is an IT Consultant at an Indian MNC. He believes that we should leverage our own area of expertise to help society and he proved that by implementing a strong strategic IT focus within MUKTI. He has served many important roles within the MUKTI organization. His native is Sundarban and passionate about investing his time and intellect for the integrated development of our society. In his personal life, he is also the proud father of two lovely kids and loves to spend quality time with his wife and kids. Publications by Satyajit

Dr. Dulal Krishna Mandal is looking after the audit and accounts of the organization.

Dr. Mondal is the current professor in Mechanical Engineering department of Jadavpur University. He has lot of contribution in the field of engineering education. He loves to serve the society in spite of his very busy schedule. He is being associated with Mukti for last more than 5 years. He do regularly visit different fields where Mukti’s work going on and inspire and motivate the volunteers and the beneficiaries.

Timir Baran Bhattacharjee is looking after the audit and accounts of the organization.

He is currently a retired person after serving various positions in various prestigious multinational companies over more than 40 years. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering from Jadavpur University. During his professional life, he mainly worked in Pharmaceutical and Marine engineering companies. In his last job, he retires as Deputy General Manager of a MNC. After his retirement, he wanted to invest quality time in society and thereby was very much convinced by the philosophy, thoughts and way of work of Mukti. He is now an active volunteer cum board member of Mukti and serving in a very important position.

Sohini Mehta is leading the Right and Special Needs programs of Mukti.

Associated with Mukti from its early days, having sponsored many students as part of the Talented Students Sponsorship (TSS) program. Sohini is an IT professional based in Bangalore and part of the senior leadership team at Wipro. In her career, she has been associated with various women empowerment and mentorship programs and has also been on committees for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at work. Sohini strongly believes that a society can progress only by creating equal opportunities for women in education, livelihood, health, and financial decision-making. Publications by Sohini

Uttam Mukherjee is responsible for the Board Governance and Environment wing of Mukti.

Uttam is one of the founder members of Mukti in Australia. He is a values driven person and hence his commitment to be part of Mukti for the last 14 years. He believes that he can make use of his professional expertise in the corporate sector, in India and Australia, for the benefit of the work Mukti is doing. His recent professional career in Australia has been in leadership roles within risk management, strategy and business continuity. As one passionate about the Arts, he has made films – short and feature; this skill he has used in making films from time to time about Mukti. The continuous stream of positive stories of beneficiaries is a huge motivation for him to continue to be with Mukti.

Dipan Banerjee is leading the MIT and Mukti Academy projects.

Mr. Dipan Banerjee did his schooling from prestigious Hindu School. He completed B.E in Civil Engineering from B.E.College, Shibpore (currently IIEST) and then M.E from Jadavpur University in Structural Engineering. He is working for TCS since last 20 years. He had travelled to USA, UK, Mexico for work. Keen to save the environment. He is associated with Mukti since last 3 years. Initially he was associated with Mukti Green Project and now leading the Mukti Study Portal and Android App Development project.

Madhusudan Bairagi is looking after the Kishlaya School and Skill Development programs of Mukti.

Madhusudan Bairagi was born and brought up in Purba shridharpur village under block Mathurapur II & P.S Raydighi in South 24 Pgs. He worked at the Central Bank of India and retired in 2020. He has always been keen on helping needy individuals in completing their studies. He was a key member of MUKTI and held an office bearer position from its inception until 2010.

Ranitendranath Tagore is responsible for the news, publication, and annual report of the organization.

Ranitendranath Tagore has been associated with Mukti since around 2004. He finds himself humbled by the touching and often heroic stories of the beneficiaries, volunteers, and workers of Mukti. He is currently an R&D professional in the bio-pharmaceutical industry. In pursuit of his passion, he teaches and performs Indian vocal music at various venues. Publications by Ranitendranath

Dr. Subhankar Basu is leading the US operations of Mukti.

Dr. Shubhankar Basu, the founding president of the Mukti USA chapter, is an entrepreneur based in San Francisco, California. With over 25 years of experience in the tech industry, he has founded several startups and led diverse global teams. Shub holds a BE(Hons) Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Jadavpur University in Kolkata and a Doctoral Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in the USA. For more than 20 years, he has been involved with various non-profit and social entrepreneurship initiatives and organizations such as Asha, AID, Habitat for Humanity, and Rebuilding Together. Shubhankar remains an active member, assisting in onboarding new members and integrating new projects on the Mukti platform. Publications by Shubhankar

Dr. Kasturi Bakshi is leading the Health interventions of the organization.

Dr. Kasturi Bakshi is a senior medical practitioner. She is a founder member and Executive Secretary of KINSPARC (Kalyani Institute for Study, Planning and Action for Rural Change) aimed at conducting programs for research, training, and development to improve the quality of life. Publications by Kasturi