Tyler

‘‘The best teachers of what humanity truly means need not necessarily be humans.”

Tyler the Saint Bernard entered the home of the founders of eArth Samvarta Foundation in 2013, and gave their lives a new dimension and meaning. His unconditional love and his innate ability to sense the pain and sadness of others, humans or animals, inspired the founders to dedicate themselves for conserving our planet and all those it is home to.

Tyler was the personification of the ultimate lesson for humans- it doesn’t matter how far ahead you are in the food chain, everyone around you matters! Tyler was a loving parent, mentor and guardian, to two other stray dogs who were adopted into the family, Ophelia and Tinkerbell. In fact, Tyler was the reason they were adopted in the first place as he first sensed their abandonment and suffering and alerted Abhishek and Chandarprabha. Even though Nature’s rules created Tyler a ‘predator’ for certain animals, the kindness in his heart even made him look after the chickens in his home, and stand guard as injured calves were treated. Tyler would spend restless nights giving soothing companionship to the sick, the tired, the depressed and the grieving.

Tyler taught us that life was beautiful if lived without prejudice, apathy and hatred. If only we could look beyond our own selves, we’ll see there’s a person, an animal and a cause that we can serve. eArth Samvarta Foundation today stands on the inspirational lessons Tyler taught us. Most importantly, Tyler taught us to playfully chase butterflies and not greed. He is still chasing his butterflies across the rainbow bridge, constantly reminding us to pause and ask ourselves – what are we chasing?

Abhishek Singh

He is a dedicated animal welfare enthusiast who has single-handedly rescued and treated more than 200 animals in Faizabad including dogs, cats, cattle, monkeys, snakes and many more. With a background in engineering, he brings tremendous expertise in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and application of modern technologies to address energy poverty.

Abhishek also brings on board his expertise in policy consulting which he has built over years of experience consulting for various representatives in government at different tiers. At the grassroots level, Abhishek has also led focus groups to empower communities to address emerging challenges ranging from sustainable development, renewable energy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, wildlife conservation and many more.

Abhishek believes that humanity has a mantle of responsibility towards planet Earth and he has tirelessly committed his life’s work in fulfilling this responsibility, whether through his individual action in saving the planet one animal at a time or through his efforts to empower communities to live in harmony with the planet. This makes him determined in promoting and supporting eArth Samvarta Foundation’s vision.

Chandarprabha Sharma

She brings multidisciplinary expertise in public policy with her background in engineering and a Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University, Washington DC. She also holds the distinction of being qualified in the prestigious National Entrance Test in the subject of Public Administration. Chandar Prabha’s experience includes policy consulting for Members of Parliament, working as a researcher with the nation’s leading think tank, Center for Civil Society, and consulting for various non-profit organizations on pressing matters of sustainable development.

During her time in the United States, Chandar Prabha served as a sustainability consultant for the New York City Department of Education, on solutions for sustainability in water, waste, energy and environmental education and pedagogy, for more than 1800 schools. She also has the distinction of the prestigious Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellowship and was also awarded the Georgetown Environment Fellowship for her thesis on empirical analysis of the relation between groundwater depletion and production of sugarcane, rice and cotton in India.

At Georgetown University, she also led the Environment and Public Health Policy Team of the McCourt Policy Innovation Lab. Under her leadership, the environment and public health team of the Policy Innovation Lab drove sustainable development efforts through community driven conservation of the Anacostia River. At eArth Samvarta, she brings her experience, especially in community-driven river conservation, to lead Samvarta’s vision of saving the planet, one river at a time.

Deepa Singh

She is an academic and social entrepreneur with extensive experience of working with NGOs like NAZ Foundation and Udayan Care. She has been a part of the Indian Army’s Family Welfare Organisation (FWO) where she has worked to empower, educate and up-skill the army families in stations across the country.

She has dedicatedly worked to raise grassroots awareness on electoral issues and political rights during the 2010 Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Elections.

She is a published writer whose bylines on Philosophy and Mental Health issues have appeared in national dailies. She has also written for websites like Sheroes & The Health Collective to raise mental health awareness. Educated at Lady Shri Ram College and Hindu College, Delhi, she feels strongly about giving back to society.

Surya Prakash Sharma

He is a Ph.D. Candidate at Clemson University, South Carolina interested in Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Sensors and Embedded Systems. Surya has extensive teaching experience of over 5 years in different roles. In one of his teaching experiences, Surya is the Electrical and Computer Engineering Team Lead for a STEM outreach program catering to middle and high schools across the state of South Carolina. The program inspires K-12 students to consider a career in STEM.

His most recent work involves end-to-end machine learning, algorithms created by observing behavior in collected data. He has experience with leading teams working on projects involving embedded systems, sensors and computer vision.

In his past role as the President of the Clemson Indian Students’ Association, Surya worked to uncover opportunities for knowledge exchange among young students. from India and the USA. With his expertise in machine learning, data analysis and big data, Surya is an asset to Samvarta’s conservation efforts that promote advanced, data-driven and evidence-based solutions.

Sunita Sharma

She is a nature enthusiast with an expertise in urban sustainable living. She strongly believes in the role of pedagogy in conservation efforts and has an aim to use the power of education to raise future leaders for the conservation of the planet.

With her expertise in urban sustainable living, Sunita Sharma aims to bring a revolution in urban existence by increasing the exposure of people, especially children and the elderly to natural spaces.

She believes in the power of plants and animals in improving social harmony and collective health and wellness. In pursuance of creating green spaces in urban apartment living, Sunita Sharma has a passion for Bonsais.

She has extensive experience interacting with women from low income-background to create awareness about livelihoods in sustainability to help them gain alternate means of income. She has also guided youth from a low-income background to gain skills in sustainability careers.

Harpreet Singh Gandhi

He is a Chartered Accountant who practices across the country in places including Lucknow, Chandigarh, Faizabad, and Delhi.

He holds extensive experience in advising organizations ranging from the private sector to non-profit organizations.

Harpreet has been dedicated towards sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and vertical farming and has been advancing sustainability solutions at an individual level on his own land.

His keen interest in environment and sustainability is an asset to Samvarta Foundation, especially as we advance environment and energy solutions that not only save the planet but are also based on sound economic and financial principles for sustainability.

Prince Maurya

He is graduated from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad, Prince and has a passion for design and innovation for social impact.

He has been actively working with various design houses where he has held positions of product design, graphic design and has also extended design solutions for branding and outreach.

With his experience in User Interface Design, Prince brings a unique set of expertise as we create solutions that are based on a strong understanding of the needs of individuals and communities to uncover ways in which these aspirations can be met in a sustainable manner.

Prakhar Deep Jain

Prakhar is a United Nation’s Friendship Award-winning filmmaker based out of Mumbai. For the past 6 years, he has been extensively making documentaries and playing with different forms of communication, to create visually stunning media; core to storytelling at heart. He writes, shoots and edits even if it means hours and months working on a single project.

His films are shocking and significant, entertaining and eye-catching, informative and inspiring and never fails to generate conversations around them. He has travelled across India documenting Shristi Bakshi, (founder of CrossBow, who walked over 3,000 km for women empowerment), lived in the coconut farms documenting the coconut revolution and been to the hostile territories of Kashmir to shoot an undisclosed documentary.

He has also worked with trusted brands like Google, Raymonds, Volvo, Skoda, Tata Trusts, etc and happily spread their message. At eSF, Prakhar helps raise awareness on pressing challenges of environmental degradation and climate change through his incredible skills in storytelling through documentaries.

His work can be found on http://www.prakhardeepjain.com