Who we are What we do Our belief
“ At present India is not prepared for handling these kind of disasters which require special training... ”
The first 10 minutes, in an emergency situation, make all the difference between life and death. When every second is vital, trained emergency responders become crucial links in life-support chains.
Every person should be made aware of the simple yet essential basics of tackling emergency situations - be it the first-contact response in calamity-hit areas or the emergency handling of accident victims or critically ill patients.
This is the vacuum Philanthrope aims to fill by transforming you, the Indian citizen into a competent and confident Emergency Responder.
Philanthrope comprises of highly qualified doctors, disaster management experts, educationists, entrepreneurs, researchers, parliamentarians and media professionals working towards the goal of making every Indian prepared to tackle emergencies.
DR. ANGELI QWATRA
Founder Chairperson
Dr. Qwatra is a well-known medical rescue management expert having national and international experience in the field of providing emergency aid measures. She is a Medical Anthropologist and holds M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Delhi with doctoral research on ‘Health and caring of aged women’ - a pioneering work in its field.
She has been trained both in India and abroad from the Safety First Institute, UK and has worked with the Royal British Army to get practical experience in rescue management.
Dr. Qwatra has also been trained in Natural Disaster Management from World Bank Institute-National Institute of Disaster Management and has been an active member in implementing UNESCO projects in association with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. She is a member of the Commonwealth Games Committee on Health and Medical Services.
Founder Chairperson
Dr. Qwatra is a well-known medical rescue management expert having national and international experience in the field of providing emergency aid measures. She is a Medical Anthropologist and holds M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Delhi with doctoral research on ‘Health and caring of aged women’ - a pioneering work in its field.
She has been trained both in India and abroad from the Safety First Institute, UK and has worked with the Royal British Army to get practical experience in rescue management.
Dr. Qwatra has also been trained in Natural Disaster Management from World Bank Institute-National Institute of Disaster Management and has been an active member in implementing UNESCO projects in association with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. She is a member of the Commonwealth Games Committee on Health and Medical Services.
Members of the Governing Council
- Shri Romesh Bhandari
Former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Tripura. Shri Bhandari served in Delhi for several years reaching the highest post of Foreign Secretary, in the Foreign Service. He made noteworthy contributions in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of a non-violent world and the guidelines of India's foreign policy as formulated by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. He also played an active role in several preparatory meetings for the establishment of SAARC and has represented India in Major International Conferences - particularly of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Commonwealth.
- Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh
Former Union Minister and Former Governor of several Indian States including Meghalaya, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Assam, Dr. Singh has also served as the acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh in 1987. A staunch Congressman who calls himself a "simple Gandhian leading a simple life” Dr. Singh has also been the Chancellor of 24 prominent Indian Universities and current serves on the board of various committees.
- Shri Sudershan Aggarwal
Shri Aggarwal served as the Governor of the state of Uttarkhand and as a member of the National Human Rights Commission. He has been significantly allied with a number of social and charitable causes, apart from holding high public office. He is also associated with the Pulse Polio movement and has monitored major developments, in the state, in the fields of education and health. "The Him Jyoti Foundation" and the "Him Karuna" are his brainchild.
- Shri. Lalit Mansingh
He served as Indian ambassador to the United States and the United Arab Emirates and as India's high commissioner to the United Kingdom and Nigeria. He also was deputy chief of mission in the Indian embassies in Kabul, Brussels and Washington, D.C. He has dedicated his career to promoting India and its role in the global market place. Shri. Mansingh is in the Executive Committee of the Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies, Foreign Policy and Security Studies think tank. He is the Professor Emeritus at the Foreign Services Institute of India and a member of the Governing Board of Development Alternatives; member of the India Council for Sustainable Development and President of the World Cultural Forum, India. He is also the diplomatic advisor to the FICCI and Chairman for the FICCI India-U.S. Policy Group and International Advisory Council Member in APCO Worldwide and Bonita Trust. He has been awarded the Kharavela Samman (Kharavela Award).
- Shri Krishna V Rajan
He is a former member of the Indian Foreign Service. He has served in senior diplomatic assignments in countries like France, USA, UK, Zambia, Algeria and Nepal. He has also held senior positions in the Government of India as Secretary and Advisor to the Minister; and Member, National Security Advisory Board. He is presently Convenor of a New Delhi based think tank, IILM India Forum and President of the Association of Indian Diplomats. He is also the Executive Vice-Chairman, Universal Peace Federation India, and Advisor of the Asian Energy Institute.
- Shri S. Laxmi Narayanan
He was the Additional Secretary in the Department of Information and Technology and served as Secretary in the Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He was also the Secretary to the Government of M.P, Department of Tourism, Culture and Public Relations.
- Prof P.J. Kurien
Prof Kurien is a Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala and is working for the protection of the environment, upliftment of the poor and the weaker sections of the society. He is Vice-Chairman, Indian Association of Parliamentarians for Population and Development and is an active participant in the co-operative movement in Kerala.
- Prof. Santosh Kumar
- Head of Policy Planning and Cross-Cutting Issues at the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), NIDM in the Indian Institute of Public Administration is the nodal agency coordinating the relief and rehabilitation measures during natural calamities.