Meet The Core Team
Kirthi Jayakumar
Founder
Kirthi is a feminist researcher and lawyer working in the areas of women, peace, transitional justice, and security. She holds a BA LLB(Hons.) from SOEL, Chennai, an MA from UPeace, Costa Rica, and an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies as a Commonwealth Scholar at Coventry University.
Vaishnavi Pallapothu
Head, Feminist Foreign Policy
Vaishnavi is a writer, researcher, and the co-host of the Feminifesto podcast. Her core focus areas include foreign policy, intersectional feminism, and international relations. She holds a Bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of London.
Esha Meher
Head, Legal Research
Esha Meher is a Human Rights lawyer and the founder of Project Darya, an initiative documenting the intersection of feminism and Islam. She is an alumna of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and is equally passionate about legal advocacy and activism.
Manasa Ram Raj
Head, Legal Research
Manasa is a lawyer from Christ University, Bangalore. She has a keen interest in working around children and gender, international law and peace. Working at the intersection of law, rights and gender, she focuses on understanding intricacies of gender and gender-based violence.