Sunil has been part of Bal Asha Trust in various capacities since 1994 before taking up the role of Executive Director. Popularly known as “mama” among Bal Asha children he has grown the organization from a small team to now a team of over 50 dedicated individuals across 6 projects in Maharashtra. He is a guest speaker and expert on adoption serving on various committees.
Our Team
Mukta Dhond
Trustee / President
Mukta joined Bal Asha Trust in July 2016. As a Trustee, she works on the Trust’s strategies and advocates for the cause and sets the organisation's direction. Mukta is an adoptive parent, a successful writer, creative director and producer in the television industry.
Mrinal Kulkarni
Trustee / Hon. Secretary
Mrinal has been a part of the Bal Asha Trust since 1994. As a Trustee, she monitors the development of programmes closely and provides solutions to the team members. Mrinal is a writer of many books of historical significance. She has been associated with research activities at the Asiatic Society, Mumbai.
Kalyani Karandikar
Trustee / Hon. Treasurer
Kalyani joined Bal Asha Trust in the year 2015. As a Trustee she oversees finance and accounting, finance planning and effectiveness for the Trust. Kalyani is a Adoptive Parent, professionally she is a businesswoman who runs her own event company.
Kuhurina Basu
Committee Member
Kuhurina is a committee member for past 20 years. She is a professional educationalist specializing in training teachers for special education in India. She oversees educational efforts of the trust for children
Aditya Karandikar
Committee Member
Aditya joined Bal Asha Trust team in 2016. He is an young entrepreneur who spear-aheads the awareness campaigns of the organization to reachout to the next generation.