The inspirational minds
behind our vision

Get to know the passionate change-preneurs
driving rural enablement

Building stronger rural communities with compassionate leadership

Swami Swaroopananda

Swami Swaroopananda

Chairperson, CORD Board and Trustee

Swami Swaroopananda is the current Global Head of Chinmaya Mission… Read more

Sunil Sachdeva

Sunil Sachdeva

Secretary, CORD Board and Trustee

Sunil Sachdeva worked for over 30 years in the advertising… Read more

Navin Bahl

Navin Bahl

Treasurer, CORD Board and Trustee

Navin Bahl worked for two years post-qualification with reputed firms… Read more

Appa Rao Mukkamala

Appa Rao Mukkamala

Trustee

Dr. Mukkamala earned an MD (Radiology) at the age of… Read more

Purnima Daulet Singh

Purnima Daulet Singh

Trustee

Purnima Daulat Singh received her Master’s in English Literature from… Read more

Dharamvir Malhotra

Dharamvir Malhotra

Trustee

Dharamvir Malhotra worked in his family business in 1961 Kuwait,… Read more

Swami Prakarshananda

Swami Prakarshananda

Trustee

Swami Prakarshananda joined CORD as a trustee in February 2018.… Read more

Dr. Kshama Metre

Dr. Kshama Metre

National Director of CORD and Trustee

Dr. Kshama Metre, MD (Pediatrics), from Maulana Azad Medical College,… Read more

Narender Paul

Narender Paul

Chief Operating Officer, CORD

Narender is a young and determined man living and serving… Read more

Suruchi Thapa

Suruchi Thapa

In charge of Accounts and Administration

Working since 1986 with Dr. Metre Suruchi is a key… Read more

Sunil Kumar Mishra

Sunil Kumar Mishra

Community Development Trainer (Senior)

Post-graduate in psychology and sociology and a qualified lawyer, Sunil… Read more

Balbir Singh Guleria

Balbir Singh Guleria

Community Development Trainer

Balbir has worked with a team of frontline team members… Read more

Vinod Pathania

Vinod Pathania

Community Development Trainer

Vinod is a postgraduate in rural development. He has been… Read more

Onkar Singh

Onkar Singh

Community Development Trainer

Onkar started his association with CORD as its youth club… Read more

Arvind Kumar

Arvind Kumar

Community Development Trainer

Arvind started his career with CORD in 2002. Arvind joined… Read more

Rupa Makecha

Rupa Makecha

Rupa Makecha started her volunteer work with CORD Training Centre’s… Read more

Sanjeev Kumar Gupta

Sanjeev Kumar Gupta

Senior Community Development Leader

Since 2004, Sanjeev has worked in CORD’s Community Based Inclusion… Read more

Veena Devi

Veena Devi

Senior Community Development Leader

Veena Devi joined CORD as a team member at 18… Read more

Seema Thakur

Seema Thakur

Senior Community Development Leader

Smt. Seema Devi has been associated with CORD since 1993.… Read more

Pawan Kumar Mukhija

Pawan Kumar Mukhija

He joined CORD in 2018 and is working as an… Read more

Dr. Meera Krishna

Dr. Meera Krishna

Site Director, CORD Siruvani

Dr. Meera Krishna, an obstetrician, and gynecologist, is a long-term… Read more

Alok Ranjan Padhi

Alok Ranjan Padhi

Site Director, CORD Deuladiha

Alok’s journey in CORD has been interesting. He joined the… Read more

Swami Kevalananda

Swami Kevalananda

Site Director, CORD Lathikata

Inspired by the vision and work of Swami Chinmayananda, Swami… Read more

Priya Arunachalam

Priya Arunachalam

Site Director, CORD Thiruvallur

After her Master’s in Computer Science in the US, Priya… Read more

Dr. Sumathi Mukkamala

Dr. Sumathi Mukkamala

Site Director, CORD orphanage, Chinmaya Vijaya

Dr. Mukkamala began her medical studies in India, finished her… Read more