Who we are

A social worker who has worked with children in need of care and protection (CNCP) in Child Care Institutions (CCIs) for over 1.5 years, Abhishek is part of our psychosocial support team in New Delhi.

A social worker with over 2 years of field and professional experience working with children in need of care and protection (CNCP) as well as children in conflict with law (CCL), Aishwarya leads our psychosocial support work in New Delhi.

With over 13 years experience of working in the legal and charity sector, Binita plays a crucial role in fostering relations with iProbono’s key stakeholders and overseeing our operations. Her role also involves working closely with iProbono's UK office.

A human rights lawyer who studied law at Cambridge University, Deeksha has experience in civil and criminal litigation as well as refugee law. She leads iProbono’s programs in India and oversees case management.

A Justice Leila Seth Fellow in the 2023 cohort, Gowri is a lawyer with research and internship experience in the field of child rights, reproductive rights, and death penalty. Her areas of interest include criminal law and family law.

A lawyer with experience in health and environment law, Karuvaki is responsible for iProbono's housing rights work. She also manages our work in providing legal support to NGOs, and handles our child sexual abuse case work in Rajasthan.

Krishna is a lawyer with experience in human rights. He gained experience working on the ground during his time as a Goonj Fellow. His area of interest are human rights and constitutional law. He joined iProbono as a Justice Leela Seth Fellow 2021-2023.

A lawyer with prior experience in litigation, Madhulika manages iProbono’s case work in Bengaluru and Mumbai. Her areas of interest include labour law, criminal law and the intersection of law with political economy.

Mariam leads iProbono's programs and governance globally. A lawyer with a focus on social justice in South Asia and the UK, she is Trustee at Reunite, international centre for child abduction and on the development board of the Royal Drawing School.

Nandita is a law graduate specialising in gender. Drawing from her experience in litigation, teaching, and advocacy, she is focused on improving access to justice for vulnerable communities. Nandita works with iProbono's Bengaluru team and is keenly interested in addressing gender-based violence, child rights, and disability rights.

With over 5 years of litigation experience in the courts across Delhi, Nimisha works on iProbono's trial court litigation. She brings her expertise in child protection laws in her work representing children in need of care and protection, and our advocacy efforts.

A lawyer with experience in court procedures and corporate structures, Priya manages our training, capacity building and outreach work. She also supports our child rights social impact litigation and oversees internal case management.

A professional photographer, Richa builds iProbono's visual library, capturing the human element of our work. She also creates educational videos, works on advocacy campaigns, and manages our contact database and website.

Salim, the Board Director of iProbono India, is an advocate with a law practice in general, civil, commercial, and infrastructure litigations. He has represented cases involving the fundamental and statutory rights before the Supreme Court.

Satish handles the administrative duties at iProbono's Delhi office. As part of his role, he takes care of vendor management, invoicing and office logistics. He also supports our Operations Director with the financial aspects of our work.

With over seven years of experience in print and digital journalism, Saundarya works as the Communications Manager at iProbono. She is a postgraduate in Literature and is interested in gender, sexuality, and masculinity studies.

Shalanki is a Justice Leila Seth Fellow in the 2023 cohort. Her interests converge at the intersection of law, gender, social and criminal justice. Her areas of focus in law school were criminal law, constitutional law, and legal policy.

Founding iProbono in 2009, Shireen has worked in law and development across the UK, India and the US. She has been recognised by HM The Queen, the UK Prime Minister and the Asian Women of Achievement, with the Financial Times naming her 'Legal Innovator of the Year'.

Shrutika is a lawyer and researcher with an interest in promoting access to justice. She has over two years of experience working in criminal justice, focusing on human rights defenders, undertrial prisoners, custodial torture, and violence.

Qualified as a Lawyer and Company Secretary, Sumit has extensive experience in carrying out legal and secretarial due diligence, in both Indian and overseas companies.

Supriya provides strategic direction to iProbono's knowledge, impact, and learning initiatives. Prior to this, she worked at the India-UK Development Partnership Forum, Crisis Action, and Oxfam India. Supriya holds an MPhil in Geographical Research with distinction from the University of Cambridge.

A leading IP lawyer practicing in the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court, Swathi co-founded iProbono India in 2011. She received her Masters degree from Columbia Law School, which she attended on a Harlan Fiske Scholarship.

A lawyer with experience in civil and criminal litigation, Yamina works on juvenile justice issues, as well as child sexual abuse cases in Rajasthan. She also supports our work in providing legal assistance to NGOs.

Besides heading iProbono’s Advisory Council in India, Zhooben is also the Managing Director of Mahindra Partners. He has played an active part in advising iProbono's finance, legal, HR, marketing and strategic functions.