The Vichar Trust

The Vichar Trust has been registered as a charitable trust. It is the initiative of a group of concerned citizens.

It will be involved in education activities such as knowledge dissemination, publishing for students, teachers and others, conduct of workshops and provision of scholarships. The India Forum is its first activity.

It is governed by a Board of Trustees. A Council of Advisors works with the trustees.

The current Board of Trustees is:

• Mr Ashok Vajpeyi

  Chairperson
  (Chairman, Raza Foundation, New Delhi)

• Ms K. Sujatha Rao

  Managing Trustee
  (Former Secretary, Government of India)

• Prof Niraja Gopal Jayal

  Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

• Prof G.N. Devy

  Chair, People’s Linguistic Survey of India
  Former Prof of English, M S University of Baroda

• Mr C. Rammanohar Reddy

  Journalist and Writer, Hyderabad

• Prof Ritu Dewan

  Director (retired)
  Department of Economics, Mumbai University

• Prof Mary John

  Professor (retired)
  Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi

• Prof Sudha Narayanan

  International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi and IGIDR Mumbai

• M.R. Vikram

  Anandam and Co., Hyderabad

The trustees serve for a four-year term; they are eligible for re-election for a second term of four years. The trustees are elected by the Council of Advisors.