Mr Das is a Member of the Governing Board of Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. He retired from the IAS as Secretary to the Government of India.  He completed his education from the University of Delhi and the University of Hawaii, and has been visiting fellow at the University of Oxford. He is a distinguished author of several books on governance. close

Mr Kant earlier served as Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion . He was also the Chairman of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation and the National Productivity Council. He did his schooling from Modern School, Delhi, Graduation in Economics (Hons) from St. Stephens, Delhi University and M.A. from Jawaharlal Nehru University. close

Mr Bellad represents the Hubli-Dharwad West constituency in Karnataka. He has a degree in Engineering from SDM College of Engineering, Dharwad and PGDM in Business Management from INSEAD, France. close

Prof. Varshney is the Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Brown University.  He also taught at Harvard University and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was the 2008 winner of the Guggenheim fellowship and the Carnegie Scholar award. close

Dr Rajadhyaksha is Research Director and Senior Fellow at IDFC Institute. He provides direction to the Institute's research programmes. Previously, he was Executive Editor of Mint. He is a recipient of the Society of Publishers in Asia Awards for excellence in opinion writing and the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism.close

Mr Kharge, represents the Chittapur assembly constituency in Karnataka. He has a BA/Diploma in Computer Science.close

Dr Chopra is currently the Director of LBSNAA. He has served in multiple capacities with the Central and State governments. He holds PhD in Management Studies and is a well-regarded author and literary patron. close

Ms Yamini  founded the Accountability Initiative at CPR in 2008, which pioneered a new approach to tracking public expenditures for social policy programmes. Her research on social accountability,  elementary education, decentralisation and administrative reforms has received both academic and popular recognition.  close