Let's create a better tomorrow
WHAT WE DO
Jhatkaa.org is a digital campaigning organization that empowers citizens to take action on issues that matter to them. Our aim is to make democracy more accessible and participatory for all citizens.
Our approach is focused on building movements through digital tools that enable citizens to voice their concerns, opinions, and ideas. We believe that citizen engagement is key to creating positive change in society.
Our platform provides citizens with the necessary resources and tools to make a difference. We work towards educating citizens about issues that affect their communities, and encourage them to take part in decision-making at all levels.
We employ a range of strategies to achieve our goals, including petitions, public engagement, building volunteer movements, media engagement, and member-generated research.
Our long-term objective is to create a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable society. We want to empower citizens to take an active role in shaping their communities and the nation. By working towards this goal, we believe that we can create a better future for all, across the country.
OUR VISION
We aim to create a progressive India – one that’s equitable, inclusive, and sustainable – built and maintained through the democratic power of an engaged citizenry.
OUR MISSION
To use innovative technology and public mobilisation to build an active movement of progressive Indians who take action to affect change that would not be possible if they acted alone – holding government, corporate, and cultural leaders accountable to our vision.
HOW WE WORK
Identify demand and decision maker
What is the specific change and who has the power to make it
Mobilize citizens to take actions
From signing petitions, to calling decision-makers, joining events etc
Engage with decision-makers
Get them to understand the benefits of implementing the change
About our campaigners
Avijit Michael
Avijit Michael has worked at the intersection of campaigning and digital technology for the past decade. He worked with the team that pioneered online petitions and digital mobilisation in India with Greenpeace. He then worked at Change.org as Country Director to set up their India operations before moving to a role as Global Development Director where he built strategy for user engagement globally. He currently leads Jhatkaa.org, with a mission to build the tools that will enable citizen engagement in democracy and increase government accountability.
Divya Narayanan
Divya has a background in public health and human rights. She has worked in the grassroots environmental and health issues for 10 years. At Jhatkaa.org she is the Campaigns Director and manages digital campaigns on air pollution & climate change, gender & sexuality and other social justice issues. She is based out of Bangalore, Karnataka.
Roshan Kedar
Roshan is a Senior Campaigner at Jhatkaa.org. He is working on mobilizing the Maharashtra movement around Air Pollution and Climate Change. With a master’s degree in Computer Science and five and a half years of experience in the social sector, he focuses on innovative ways of digital campaigning. He is based out of Nashik, Maharashtra. He is also passionate about music and farming.
Nooruddin Patloor
Noor is the Manager-Finance & Operations, one of the oldest employee in Jhatkaa.org. He has more than 17 years of experience in Accounting and Finance working in various NGOs across South India. Before joining Jhatkaa.org, Noor worked for various NGOs viz., R.D.T-Andhra Pradesh, Sangath-Goa, CHF Internationa, St.Johns Research Institute-Bangalore. He has a Masters in Commerce by Qualification.
Aparna Ashokan
Aparna is a management graduate with a specialisation in finance and has over a decade’s cross sectoral experience in banking and credit rating prior to joining Jhatkaa.org in 2017. She has worked in organizations such as ICICI Bank and Crisil Ratings in the areas encompassing corporate credit risk, operations risk and business development. She is currently Jhatkaa.org’s Director of operations.
Nisha Mathew
Nisha has worked in the corporate sector outside India for 10years prior to joining Jhatkaa.org as an Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. Her previous experience gained includes handling Human Resources, Operations and Procurement departments. She has previously worked in Organizations such as Northern Trust, Gulf Oil Middle East Ltd & Axcl Gulf, before deciding to return to India in December 2019. Nisha holds an MBA from S.P. Jain School of Global Management.
Rashmi Mishra
Rashmi is an Air Pollution and Climate Change Campaigner with Jhatkaa.org. With a background in journalism and experience of working in digital advertising, she aims to use innovative digital tactics to help increase awareness and action about climate change. She worked on several campaigns that include promoting cleaner fuel and saving forests. Through her work, she hopes to affect policy making and help mitigate the risks posed by climate change in rural India.
Chiku Agarwal
Chiku is a Senior Engagement Associate at Jhatkaa.org. He is a Hotel and Tourism Management graduate and is a great people person. He curates and runs events, and has been doing so as a coordinator and a volunteer since his college days. He believes in creating change through action, by connecting with people through on-ground and online activities. He has been a part of Comic-con Bangalore.
Mayukha Indavara
Mayukha understands the effective use of technology and its importance when it comes to innovation and delivery on a mission. Having worked with organisations such as Yahoo and AlienTT, she brings her experience in data science and architecture to her current role as Technical Director of Jhatkaa.org.
Aditya Kumar
Aditya has spent time with grassroots NGOs and people’s groups pan India in the implementation of Adivasi forest rights, and other environmental conservation initiatives. He has also led digital marketing teams in travel startups before amalgamating both experiences at Jhatkaa. He loves reading, travelling and wildlife photography. He hopes for a decentralized democratic world in which everything living is ceded space to exist in its desired form. He is the Campaigns Manager for the Air Pollution and Climate Change team.
Naayan M
Naayan is an Air Pollution and Climate Change campaigner at Jhatkaa. He is passionate about increasing solar rooftop uptake among citizens and has created a toolkit that helps people start the process. He is also currently working on creating an online platform that encourages citizens to participate more actively in the solid waste management process in their neighbourhoods. Naayan is an engineer by degree and holds a keen interest in data science.
Dhrstadyumn Khera
Dhrstadyumn believes in inclusive, organic, and decentralized Climate Action and Advocacy. His role as an Senior Engagement Associate is to help mobilize members to make their efforts meaningful.
His environmental-related background lies in his pan-India work with clean-ups and workshops at There Is No Earth B.