About Vichar Trust

The Vichar Trust was registered in 2018 as a charitable trust. It is the initiative of a group of concerned citizens.

Vichar Trust has an Income Tax certificate under Section 12A of the IT Act and enjoys 80G exemption on its donations.

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.

The Vichar Trust depends on donations from its supporters and readers to meet its expenses.

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

  • Mr M.R. Vikram

    Managing Trustee

    Senior Partner, M. Anandam and Co, Chartered Accountant, Hyderabad

  • Ms K. Sujatha Rao

    Former Secretary, Government of India

  • Prof Niraja Gopal Jayal

    Avantha Chair, King's College, London

    Professor (retired), 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

    Founder-Trustee

    Editor, ‘The India Forum’

  • 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