About Drishtant
The word Drishtant means worthy of being an example, and stands for each person who has the conviction to work towards a better world.
Our Purpose
Organizations in the social sector put tremendous effort into mobilizing resources to change the world. We believe that these resources can be utilized more efficiently by using appropriate technology. Our purpose is to help organizations to use technology, save time and funds, and thereby deliver stronger social impact.
We are proud of being incubated at BIL-Ryerson Futures Startup Incubator Foundation TBI.
Meet the people behind our company.
Ruchi Kumar
CEO
A gold medalist from Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, Ruchi has been working in the social sector since 2007. She was a software engineer at Infosys earlier.
Pratik Dhaboo
DEVELOPER
Previously an eGovernance consultant for PWC, Pratik brings a strong technical background refined over a decade of hands-on software development to Drishtant.
Ashwin KS
UI / UX
A PGDST from C-DAC, Ashwin brings a strong aesthetic sense and over three years of experience in web development, UI/UX design and development to Drishtant.
Dr. S. Parasuraman
ADVISOR
Dr. S. Parasuraman is the Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. In addition to over 25 years of experience as a teacher, trainer, activist, administrator and development worker, he has also been the Senior Advisor to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, UNESCAP, Bangkok and Team Leader of the Secretariat and Senior Advisor to the World Commission on Dams in Cape Town. He has over 50 publications in the form of articles in international and national journals, books and research reports. He was awarded the Bharat Shreshta Acharya Award 2012 by MIT, Pune.
Amrita Verma Chowdhury
ADVISOR
Amrita is a business strategist, engineer & innovator. She has led high velocity, early and growth stage businesses in the South Asia region in education (Harvard Business School), publishing (Harlequin) and branding (DY Works). She has worked in strategy consulting with AT Kearney in the US and in strategy & Board advisory with Oppeus in Australia, and has advised Fortune 100, ASX & FTSE 100 clients across a variety of industries.
