TEAM
Blank Noise Team comprises thousands of community members. We are built on the labour and commitment of thousands of volunteers, also known as ‘Action Sheroes/ Theyroes/Heroes’. All of Blank Noise has been built on the lived experience and collective wisdom of the community. Blank Noise is supported and enabled by the following team members.
jasmeen Patheja
Founder/ Director / Facilitator/
Trustee, Blank Noise
Jiti Nichani
Trustee, Blank Noise
Jiti Nichani is a trained lawyer and a dedicated advocate for human rights issues. Her notable work includes collaborations with the Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives, where she has contributed to projects aiming to improve education, healthcare, and social welfare for marginalized communities.
Jiti is also actively involved in conducting training sessions on sexual harassment at the workplace, empowering individuals and organizations to create safe and respectful work environments. Through her expertise and dedication, she continues to make a positive impact in the fight for social justice and equality. Her focus is towards fostering a more inclusive and just society.
Advisors
Kosturi Ghosh
Partner, Trilegal is the pro bono advisor to Blank Noise. She is the Deputy Head of the corporate practice group of Trilegal and her primary areas of practice are general corporate advisory, M&A, Private Equity and Real Estate. Recognized as a leading individual, she has won the special jury award - Women in Legal Leadership - at IDEX Legal Awards 2016 and was also featured in '40 Under 40' in Asia Pacific by Asian Legal Business.
Kosturi believes in Blank Noise practice and in the role of art to end sexual and gender based violence. Kosturi has been involved in several discussions with officials from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on the implementation of corporate social responsibility under the Companies Act, 2013 – the first legislation in the world to make such spending mandatory. Kosturi has also has voiced her opinion about recognizing transgender rights in India in the Chambers Diversity Forum.
Andrea Coleman
Andrea Coleman is the co-founder of Two Wheels for Life and Riders for Health. Andrea is also a former motorcycle racer. She has dedicated her life to using motorcycles for humanitarian causes and both she and the organisations she has built have won countless awards. Andrea also co-founded the Elders Council -
We want all social entrepreneurs in the world to know of the network and how it can help them and how their experience can help others. Andrea is an Ashoka Fellow.
Srilatha Batliwala
Karuna Nundy , Advisor to blank noise
Advocate, Supreme Court of India.
Office / Studio :
Eeshita Kapadiya
Akeli Awaara Azaad, Action Shero and Blank Noise Office Team , Eeshita is co conspirer and community coordinator at Blank Noise. With a background of fashion design and development, art and design, Eeshita brings a diverse set of skills for an equally diverse and fluid role.
Damayanti is an aspiring writer and researcher currently based in Kolkata. She recently completed her B.A. in Sociology. She has covered issues of gender and caste at mainstream and independent media organisations like Pune Mirror and Dalit Camera, and wants to pursue the same questions in her future work. Damayanti is Research Associate at Blank Noise and has contributed to building anti caste consciousness through research.
We are hiring from August 2022. Interested candidates visit here.
Assistant to director position is currently open.
A rotating advisory board of past-continuous Action Sheroes/ Theyroes / Heroes will be announced.
