Prof Shiva Shankar, formerly taught at IIT Mumbai and now at the Chennai Methamatics Institute, Chennai. Shiva Shankar has been a great support for initiating the scholarship programme for the scavenger girls in Ghazipur. A Passionate reader, Shiva  is a great source of inspiration for the SDF team.

Ms Sujatha Surepally : Sujatha is teaching in Kasturba College, Hyderabad. An active worker in the Dalit movement, Sujatha has been instrumental in organizing the first ever Dalit women’s Conference in Andhra Pradesh. A strong votary of human rights, Sujatha is providing alternative models and grassroot network to SDF’s work in Andhra Pradesh and other parts of the country.