About

iamgurgaon is a citizen’s initiative focused on  restoring Gurgaon’s green habitat that has been lost to rampant urbanization. The group, formed by concerned residents, strives to make a difference by creating environments that heal the ecology of our city.

For effective change we believe in partnerships. We work together.

We work with the government, other NGOs, the citizens and corporates to create impact. The Aravali Biodiversity Park, Chakkarpur Wazirabad Bundh, Badshahpur Forest Corridor, Sikanderpur Watershed and Restoration of the Forest and Samadhan Hub are examples of what true collaboration can achieve. We could not have done this without the generous contributions by corporates, citizen volunteers and the support of the government.

Increasing the green cover in the city is an important objective and we have planted over 175,000 trees across the city as part of ‘Million Trees Gurgaon’. Waste has been another area of concern, something that is not sustainable at existing magnitudes. We have addressed this through educational campaigns around waste, initiatives led by children and citizens, artist installations to bring awareness amongst others.

 

 

OUR ETHOS

Our Ethos

Work Together. Make A Difference.

We believe that great change is possible when we come together as one. While this has been our inspiration, it has also attributed to our success. All of us together make Gurgaon what it is. We are the present and we create the future.

 

 

Core Team

 

Priti works closely with NGOs in areas of environment protection and the upliftment of marginalised children. She has a background in Finance & Accounts. She did her Chartered Accountancy and joined Genpact in 2001. She is currently a core team member of iamgurgaon from 2011. Priti also volunteers her time with Mobile Creches. Mobile Creches is an NGO focussed on the right to Early Child Development for marginalised young children for the past 50 years. She is associated with them as a Board Member (Treasurer) and also as the Chair of their Finance Committee.

Priti Sanwalka

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“ Each moment is a fruit of the past and seed of future.
Gayatri has been involved in art and education for over 20 years. As a curator and a design thinker she hopes to create a space in art that encourages collaboration, dialogue and learning. Previously she founded ThinkStations, and co-founded QBS Learning, both education content companies. Gayatri received the Tata Stree Shakti Award for Woman Entrepreneurship. Gayatri worked with Arthur Andersen and The Economist Intelligence Unit before starting her entrepreneurial journey. She has a background in business, and has studied Economics at St Stephens College followed by a CBA from INSEAD. She is a core team member and treasurer of iamgurgaon.

Gayatri Singh

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Latika Thukral , a formal SVP with Citibank, left her banking career to establish iamgurgaon as one of the Co- founders in 2008, she moved to Gurgaon in 1996, and witnessed the transformation from a small sleeping town to the advent of haphazard growth. The iamgurgaon team acknowledged this phenomenon and decided to embark this citizen movement that led to making a difference in the city through collaborations. As a result of her work with iamgurgaon, Latika has been conferred with Nari Shakti award by the President of India in 2015. She has been awarded appreciation award by Goverment of Haryana in 2010 for her work in Gurgaon, the L’Oréal Femina Women of Substance in 2014, And Most Powerful Women in social sector by Business Today in 2018. Prior to this, Latika worked with Citibank as a senior Vice President, her tenure with them lasted for 18 years, where she worked in leadership positions with various lines of business. She started her professional career as a management trainee from the ITC hotels with a short stint with them for 2 years. She lives in Gurgaon with her husband and two boys.

Latika Thukral

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Anjali is originally from Chandigarh and has done her graduation in fine arts followed by a post graduation in PR and Advertising. She has worked briefly as a Research Associate with Petroleum India International in Mumbai. Presently, she is a home maker residing in Gurgaon. She is a Yoga enthusiast and a keen artist, her paintings show case different mediums of art. Her other interests lies in nature walks and music. Anjali has been part of iamgurgaon right from it's inception in 2009. She has been actively involved with both NGO and Private schools of Gurgaon in sensitising the students about various Green Projects and helping them to become environmentally more responsible citizens.

Anjali Khatri

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“ The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.
Deep is the Founder, Group Chairman and Group CEO of India's leading online travel company, MakeMyTrip Ltd. Deep steered MakeMyTrip as CEO since its inception in 2000, to a successful listing on NASDAQ in August 2010 and took on the role of Group CEO in 2013, to focus on Strategy, M&A and international businesses. A believer in citizens effort, he is one of the founding members of iamgurgaon. Deep has been recognized by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year - Business Transformation (2011) and as the most powerful Digital influencer in India (2012) by KPMG. He holds an MBA degree from IIM, Ahmedabad and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. His interests include swimming, yoga, adventure sports quizzing and travelling.

Deep Kalra

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“ I vividly recall meeting the 3 original superwomen of iamgurgaon in 2009: Latika, Swanzal and Ambika and being so impressed with their zeal to make our Gurgaon a better place to live. The passion of these 3 ladies was infectious and before long I joined the Board of iamgurgaon and haven’t looked back since.
Growing up in a green cantonment environment helped Namrita develop a keen appreciation for cohabitation with nature and a desire for clear environs. Namrita has been a resident of Gurgaon since 2004 when she sought to move her family to what was then a quiet neighborhood amidst green sprawling fields. Namrita has been associated with Iamgurgaon with a focus on volunteer initiative to bring members of civil society to provide their time and efforts towards the environmental activities. She is fond of music, is engaged in arts, enjoys travel and is happily managing her family including her 2 teenage kids besides doing packaging for special occasions.

Namrita Chaudhri

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“ Be the change you wish to see.
Vasundhara has been passionate about nature & gardening from a very early age, having grown up in the midst of beautiful gardens. She is an avid traveler & has always been interested in nature photography. She has a background in humanities & has dabbled in various entrepreneurial ventures ranging from computer education for children to manufacturing environment friendly electrical fittings. Vasundhara has been actively engaged with multiple NGO’s over the years, namely Delhi Foundation of Deaf Women, Pragati & SShrishti (schools for underprivileged children.) Her role there was mainly focused on fund raising, administration, teaching & organising large scale events. She has been associated with iamgurgaon from 2013 & hasn’t looked back since.

Vasundhara Agarwal

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“ Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great love.
Swanzal Kak Kapoor is an architect by training, an artist at heart and an eco-warrior by calling. She co-founded iamgurgaon in 2009 fuelled by the realisation that the quality of life in Gurgaon had deteriorated and felt a deep sense of responsibility as an awakened citizen to be part of possible solutions. She’s a passionate crusader for the environment and believes that each of us must ‘be the change.’ As a design principal and co-founder at the award-winning Saka studio, based in Gurgaon, she believes in an architecture of resonance and a culture of social responsibility. She believes that a participatory approach is key to successful city planning, development and administration.

Swanzal Kak Kapoor

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“ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Nidhi Kankan is an Economics graduate who completed a Masters in Counselling Psychology 15 years later! She works in the mental health area now, mainly for the less privileged sections of society. Environment is her passion and her need to work for ‘improving the area we call ‘home’ is fulfilled by working as a core team member at iamgurgaon. As the mother of 3 grown up girls, being a homemaker is what she considers her primary occupation.

Nidhi Kankan

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“ As an alumna of La Martiniere Girls College, Lucknow, my motto has been “labore et constantia” ("By Labour and Constancy") which is what we live by at iamgurgaon.

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