Priyanjali Chakraborty

Priyanjali Chakraborty (She/Her/Hers) earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from St Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and a Masters in Women’s Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad in India. She has worked as a Young Professional with the National Rural Livelihoods Mission across Rajasthan, on projects empowering rural women through Self-help groups and Cooperatives. She has driven projects and partnerships with grassroots NGOs in the domains of reproductive health, livelihoods, disaster relief, education, and skill development as a Corporate Social Responsibility Manager with the Transworld Group of Companies in Mumbai.

 

Priyanjali is committed to the cause of women’s health and their socio-economic empowerment. Her research interests include reproductive healthcare access and decision-making and gender sensitive mental healthcare provision. She is very passionate about educating social work students on issues of social justice transcending geographies.