Our Journey
Jagori's History (2002 - present)
Our Founders
Abha Bhaiya
Founder, Jagori and Jagori Rural Charitable Trust
is a pioneering feminist civil society practitioner whose work has shaped grassroots social action across India and South Asia. Her work spans feminist pedagogy, rural organising, and ecological sustainability, with a focus on women’s health, bodily integrity and safety, and the entitlements of single women. As India’s coordinator for One Billion Rising, she has amplified global networks against gender-based violence.
Dr. Barbara Nath-Wiser
Founder, Nishtha Rural Health, Education & Environment Centre
Dr. Barbara Nath-Wiser is a trained medical doctor from Austria with expertise in homeopathy and acupuncture. She settled in Rakkar, Himachal Pradesh, and co-founded Nishtha in 1998 alongside Abha Bhaiya. Nishtha evolved from a small dispensary into a holistic rural health and education centre, offering herbal remedies, outreach services, forming a single women's collective in Himachal, and support for women and children.
Kamla Bhasin
Feminist Thinker, Poet, and Founding Member of Sangat and Jagori
was one of South Asia’s most influential feminist thinkers. With a background in development sociology and early work in rural Rajasthan, Kamla became known for translating feminist theory into accessible, creative formats—through poems, slogans, and training modules. She co-founded Jagori Delhi, Jagori Rural and Sangat, mentoring generations of civil society practitioners across borders. Her iconic poem “Kyunki main ladki hoon, mujhe padhna hai” and her reinterpretation of “Azadi” became rallying cries for gender equality.
Jagori Rural Campus
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