OUR TRUSTEES

Late Mrs. Kirti Parashar was the Chairperson of the Parashar Foundation until November 2018. She was the wife of Late Ashok Parashar who set up the Parashar Foundation in 2005 for the needy and for the general well-being of society.

Kirti Parashar suffered from restrictive cardiomyopathy, and in 2012 she was advised to undergo a heart transplant. She had a successful heart transplant in Chennai in December 2013. To give back to the community for all the blessings she received, the Organ Receiving & Giving Awareness Network (ORGAN) India was setup as an initiative of the Parashar Foundation and with full support from the Vijaya Gujral Foundation which was the Foundation set up by her mother the Late Dr. (Mrs.) V.V Gujral .

ORGAN India spreads awareness on organ and body donation across India in schools, colleges, institutions. It also guides and helps transplant patients to get the help that they need.

Mrs. Parashar lived with strength, resilience and grace. She forever espoused the cause of organ donation and transplantation to ensure that others too had a chance at second life – as she did for five fulfilling years. Our beloved Kirti Parashar passed away peacefully on the 4th of November, 2018.

Anika Parashar is the Chairperson of Parashar Foundation. She inherits values of philanthropy and generosity from her family, and has been responsible for the vision and birth of ORGAN India.

Anika has over 18 years of work experience with organizations like Fortis Healthcare Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra, The National Childbirth Trust, BSKYB, Channel 4 and Old World Hospitality. She has been creating innovative brands in Women care and Women’s Health in India for the past decade: Mom & Me - Mahindra Retail, Mamma Mia - Fortis Healthcare.

She took over in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer, La Femme, Fortis Healthcare to build a chain of Women and Child hospitals across India for Fortis providing clinical excellence, superlative healthcare solutions and to create an organization focused on providing opportunities for women to increase their presence in the corporate landscape. She resigned from La Femme in November 2018 to pursue other paths. We watch this space to know more!

Vidur Parashar is the Trustee of Parashar Foundation and is based in New Delhi. He graduated from the University of London in Management Studies.

Vidur is very active in the sporting community, and has launched many food & beverage ventures as a chef/owner.

Meghna is President, Whistling Woods International, (WWI) Mumbai, and has been one of our most fervent supporters since the inception of ORGAN India. She graduated with a BSc. Honors Degree in Business Management from Kings College, London, UK, and has done Post Graduate Diploma in Communications, Advertising & Marketing. Meghna returned to India to fulfil her father filmmaker Subhash Ghai’s vision to build the best film school in the world – which she did. In a span of 12 years, she has spearheaded the launch of seven schools under the Whistling Woods umbrella. These schools run degree & diploma courses in Filmmaking, Acting, Animation, Fashion, Music, Visual Communication Design and Media & Communication accredited to the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The Hollywood Reporter rated Whistling Woods International as one of the Ten Best Film Schools in the world.

In 2013, Meghna was awarded with the prestigious Honorary Fellowship by UK’s largest college Bradford College for her contribution to Media Education. Shaping students’ careers, structuring the Media & the Creative Arts Industry and mentoring the workforce at WWI are top priority for her. Almost every establishment scouting for talent in the Media & Entertainment industry in India turns to Whistling Woods International for answers. Meghna remains determined to make Whistling Woods International the thought leader for film & media education.

Dr. Sandeep Vaishya is a renowned Neurosurgeon in India with more than 22 years of experience in the field. He has worked with some of the best medical institutions and hospitals in India, including as faculty in the Neurosurgery Department at AIIMS. He is an awardee of the Herbert Krause Medal and Sundt Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, USA.

Dr. Vaishya has special interest in Skull Base Tumours, Minimal Invasive and Image Guided Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery, Functional Neurosurgery, Gamma Knife Radio Surgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery. A Netflix documentary ‘Rooting for Roona’ is based on one of his patients.

Currently he is Executive Director, Department of Neurosurgery, at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. He has been diligently working for the cause of organ donation and counsels donor families for organ donation. His film with ORGAN India on Brain Death is one of the most watched films on the subject.

Kushla Sahgal the Trustee of Vijaya Gujral Foundation, divides her time between Delhi and Chandigarh. She has been a regular Blood Donor her entire life and has been contributing to EWS students in a School in Chandigarh. She Graduated from Delhi School of Planning and Architecture.

Late Mrs. Kirti Parashar was the Chairperson of the Parashar Foundation until November 2018. She was the wife of Late Ashok Parashar who set up the Parashar Foundation in 2005 for the needy and for the general well-being of society.

Kirti Parashar suffered from restrictive cardiomyopathy, and in 2012 she was advised to undergo a heart transplant. She had a successful heart transplant in Chennai in December 2013. To give back to the community for all the blessings she received, the Organ Receiving & Giving Awareness Network (ORGAN) India was setup as an initiative of the Parashar Foundation and with full support from the Vijaya Gujral Foundation which was the Foundation set up by her mother the Late Dr. (Mrs.) V.V Gujral .

ORGAN India spreads awareness on organ and body donation across India in schools, colleges, institutions. It also guides and helps transplant patients to get the help that they need.

Mrs. Parashar lived with strength, resilience and grace. She forever espoused the cause of organ donation and transplantation to ensure that others too had a chance at second life – as she did for five fulfilling years. Our beloved Kirti Parashar passed away peacefully on the 4th of November, 2018.

Eeda Gujral Chopra serves as the Trustee of Vijaya Gujral Foundation.

She is a Delhi-based social worker with a keen interest in cinema and art. She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.

She also serves as the Chief Advisor to ORGAN India and has been instrumental in furthering the cause.

Aryaman Jalota is the Trustee of Vijaya Gujral Foundation. He is a student at Princeton University, whose passion for causes begins with ORGAN India. His late mother, Ms Medha Jalota, who suffered from terminal heart and kidney disease, inspired him to assist his family in spreading the word of awareness regarding organ donation.

He has helped build organizations focused on technology education, disease aid and corporate sustainability consulting.

Mahi Gujral Chopra is based out of the Washington DC area and has a Master’s in Organizational Leadership and Learning. She is an experienced consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the informational technology and professional services industry. She is skilled in Systems Implementation, Change Management, Strategic Communications, and Learning and Development.

Shivani Sahgal has been living in Chandigarh for the last 22 years with her husband Arjun and two sons Jahaan and Jaisal. She was born and brought up in Dubai and has done her BFA in Fashion from CSM in London. She’s an avid cook and foodie whose favorite pastimes are working out, swimming, yoga and travelling.