About Us

From the shared philanthropic dream of two passionate women, to a name synonymous with spreading joy – this is the Mudita story.

2016

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2024

December: When it all began. Mudita – Alliance for Giving is registered as a public charitable trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act of 1950.

2016

April: Our first project, distributing uniforms and school shoes for students with special needs.

2017

June: Support begins for our first scholarship candidate, Sheetal, an aspiring BSc Nursing student.

2018

March: As COVID hit, Mudita-backed Annadaan adopted migrant labourer camps for 8 weeks, thanks to crowdfunding efforts

2020

April: Securing CSR-1 certification allowed us to begin undergoing projects backed by Corporate Social Responsibility

May: In a first undertaking of its size, entire villages were adopted for COVID ration distribution, in association with Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth

2021

January: We supported our first eye care patients

June: A personal, yet collective triumph: Sheetal graduated!

August: Combining education and healthcare, we ran our first eye camp at a school

2022

January: We signed on as charity partners with the Tata Mumbai Marathon for the first time

March: We hit the milestone of 50 scholarship students

October: We started ______, our online talk series, aimed at advising students about life after graduation

2023

March: In just a year, our scholarship student rolls grew 5x in strength to 250

May: We commissioned out first impact study for Mudita’s College Scholarship program

July: We conducted our first workshop on the Power of Confidence, in partnership with a CSR donor

2024

Meet our Team

Ripple Mirchandani

Founder Trustee

When made to choose between what made her comfortable and what made her truly happy, Ripple, an experienced Chartered Accountant by profession, chose the latter. With a passion for defining strategy, risk management, governance and people-related issues, Ripple followed her career path from PwC, Pune, all the way to their Audit team in Calgary, Canada.

Later, back in Pune, she worked with WNS Global Services managing finance & accounting teams of over 1000 people. And she’s brought all that experience, skill and people-focus to Mudita, the project that makes her truly feel like she has found her calling.

Ripple also serves as a trustee with the Jai Hind Sindhu Educational Trust, responsible for educating over 9000 children every year.

Ripple lives in Pune with her husband and two young girls. She enjoys reading, traveling and music in her free time.

Katyayani Balasubramanian

Founder Trustee

After a career spent in pursuit of truth in data, Katya, a Market Research professional, found her calling in the pursuit of the happiness of giving.

From a start in public opinion polling in Washington DC, Katya has built an impressive body of work, playing a vital role in translating survey data into real customer-centric solutions. Over the last few years, she has been heavily involved in social work and philanthropy,serving as an office bearer of the Poona Women’s Council, where she managed a school for specially-abled students.

She was a key member of the team that wrote the first report on Philanthropy for the Indian School of Business, a paper aimed at the giving patterns of philanthropists.

Katya lives in Pune with her husband and two young girls.

Madhav Chavan

Programme Coordinator

Madhav is a qualified social worker with an MSW from Karve Institute of Social Sciences. His extensive experience within the NGO sector includes stints at Safe Kids Foundation of India and iTeach, Pune.

His array of expertise puts him in good stead to support all 3 of our verticals – Education, Healthcare, as well as Annadaan, in an operational capacity.

Originally from Latur, Madhav now live in Pune with his wife and young son.

Anjali Amolekar

Digital Media & Communication

A BCom. graduate, Anjali has joined the Mudita team recently, in a crucial role. With a keen eye for detail, and excellent communication skills, Anjali brings a fresh perspective to our digital media and communication efforts.

A Punekar through and through, Anjali enjoys music & traveling in her free time. She is also part of a team that teaches life skills to children from difficult backgrounds through innovative methods of storytelling.

Samir Aksekar

Advisor

Samir is a senior corporate leader with over two decades of experience in the Asia Pacific region, successfully leading technology and cybersecurity teams at prestigious organizations such as JPMorgan, IBM, Tata Digital, and currently at EQT as the Director of Cybersecurity for APAC portfolio companies.

At EQT, Samir advises portfolio companies on comprehensive cybersecurity strategies. His tenure at Tata Digital and JPMorgan was marked by enabling businesses to expand into new geographies and launching numerous new services and products.