Anovshka studied Political Science at St. Xaviers College Mumbai post which she started her career in advertising and digital marketing working on some of India’s best loved consumer brands. Early in her career, she was diagnosed with clinical depression. Post recovery, she decided to use her time and talents to help others in need. Her role as the Digital Lead for the foundation helps her contribute to breaking stereotypes and stigmas related to mental health in the real and virtual world. Forever an optimist, her other passions are food and furry friends.

Brian crafts communications strategy and manages media outreach at the foundation. He has a masters degree in mass communication and is a big believer in the power of collaboration and in being a ‘student for life.’ He enjoys working closely with founders, leaders and high-performance teams to deliver great results. When he is not working, Brian loves spending time with his wife, Karen, a music teacher, and their pre-teen kids, Lauren and Stefan. He also enjoys long-distance running and music, and has used both these passions to support fund-raising efforts for a variety of causes over two decades.

Ashni has a post graduate degree in Marketing Communications and she has worked in a few start-ups since 2014, each of them in the lifestyle product sector. While she enjoyed the creative freedom given to her in that environment, she also felt like she needed to do something more meaningful with her time. After observing many people around her suffer from depression, and going through a bout herself, she realized just how reluctant people are to get help. She likes to call herself a pessimist because “you’re always right or you’re pleasantly surprised.”

She loves reading fantasy fiction, collecting stationery she never uses, bursting into song, and quoting Game of Thrones in irrelevant situations.

Kaainaat holds a master's degree in Social Work from the Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi. Prior to that, she completed her BA in Psychology from Jamia Milia Islamia. Before joining TLLLF as Program Manager, she worked for two years at The Hans Foundation, New Delhi, as part of the program team. Some of her core areas of project expertise include, but are not limited to, disadvantaged women's and children's health, livelihoods, gender, disability, and education. She is a passionate advocate of collective action and positive mental health as a tool for empowerment. In her spare time, Kaainaat loves binge watching TV with her kitten, Noori. She also enjoys travelling and sampling different cuisines. She's an animal lover, traveller, foodie, baker...but most important of all, she is mental health advocate through and through.

Mahadevan has 40 years of experience working in the areas of development and management; he has worked extensively with UNICEF, Administrative Staff College of India and ActionAid. He has a Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Madras, and another in Management from the University of Manchester. He has also served as a consultant with the British High Commission as well as several corporate and non-profit organisations. His primary focus is to improve managerial effectiveness of the non-profit organisations and personnel. In his free time, he enjoys playing golf, listening to music, reading, and dabbling in culinary arts.

Arul Benedict has an ITI background. He is part of the Admin team at foundation to support the needful things at the right time. He has eighteen years of experience in the Indian Army and worked with different people. He also worked for Bat Wings Learning Center in Bangalore. Carries out the tasks given to him with upmost care and in the shortest period of time. He is kind, very helpful and always willing to assist people when needed.

Arul enjoys doing Art & craft and is also a good sportsman. 

Rachit is a trained public health professional from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA. Although his bachelor is in dentistry, he always has an aspiration to study and work in the public health arena. He did clinical practice before inflowing the world of public health and explore his interests in research, health promotion, advocacy. He strongly believes there is a huge gap in addressing mental health issues in India and he wants to syndicate his interest and skillsets to create a difference in the mental health ecosystem. With experience in public health and working with international donors, he has identified his key strengths in research, program management, and networking.

He is a father of two beautiful girls Arshia and Sharaya and loves to spend time with them over the weekend. He has an interest in reading, cooking, and fond of listening to music of all kinds.

She’s a Bangalorean with a Degree and she also holds a Secretarial Diploma. She has worked as Team Leader and Sr. Secretary in different organizations and has an experience of over 15 years in the Admin department. A team player who always loves to help, she encourages people and brings a smile to their faces. She has two beautiful daughters. She also really enjoys listening to Christian spiritual songs, sewing and sometimes knitting.

Holds a National Apprentice Certificate (NAC) as a Painter from Ministry of Skill India. He is able to adapt and handle multiple tasks. He has a creative approach to solving problems. He is very ambitious, and energetic to learn new skills. He’s a Golf Caddie and in his free time loves to make stencils.