SANDEEP CHACHRA Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae

Sandeep Chachra is a social anthropologist by training, and a development activist who has lived and worked with indigenous people and communities in . He is currently the Executive Director of ActionAid India. Prior to this for the last four years he has been an International lead for ActionAid International's, just and democratic governance and economic justice theme. He has worked in several capacities in ActionAid International and other development organisations for the last two decades. Among his more recent publication contributions include Whose Freedoms? MDGs as if people matter!. He has written several papers, and developed resource packs for activists, including the most recent paper, India and the National Question. Sandeep is an active part of a collective in developing the Global Economic Literacy and Budget Accountability platform (www.elbag.org) , and the South South Peoples Solidarity Forum (www.southsolidarityforum.org). He has been involved with the work of peasant movements in and Africa and has been a keen supporter of developing social movement platforms. He is also currently working on developing the South Asia processes for the World Forum of Alternatives.

Contact Information

• Address : 1091, Sector B-1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070, India • Telephone : +91 9818198001, • Email : [email protected] , [email protected]

Professional Experience

• Executive Director, ActionAid India, April 2010 onwards • International Coordinator and Head Governance & Economic Justice 2006−2010 ActionAid International • Asia Governance, New Initiatives and Myanmar Coordinator 2004−2006 ActionAid International, Asia, Bangkok • Policy and Partnership Director 2002−2004 ActionAid India, India • Regional Manager 1999−2002 ActionAid India, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad • Programme Manager 1994−1999 ActionAid India, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh • Research Officer 1993−1994 CommonWealth Youth Programme, Asia Centre, CYP Secretariat • Research Associate 1992-1993 Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi • Volunteer Field Officer 1990-1992 Indian Committee of Youth Organisations

Other Relevant Experience

• Convening Committee Member 2007−present South South Solidarity (Social Movement) Forum • Committee Member 2007−present Economic Literacy and Budget Accountability Platform • Member 2007−present International Development Economics Associates (IDEAS) • Editor 2007−present Governance Link Magazine

Main Articles and Chapters (recent)

• Chachra, Sandeep (2009), “India and the National Question”, in Moyo, Sam & Paris Yeros, eds (forthcoming), Reclaiming the Nation: The Return of the National Question in Africa, Asia and Latin America . • Chachra, Sandeep (2008), “Sustainable Food Development and Access: the Agriculture of Hope”, published as opinion piece in Jakarta Post, Indonesia, 16 th June Edition, 2008, Jakarta Post • Chachra, Sandeep (2009, forthcoming), “Socialising a Socialist Vision” in The World Crisis-and beyond, Conference Publication on Alternatives and Transformative Paths, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Brussels

Books (authored, edited, forthcoming)

• Chachra, Sandeep, Alexander, Nancy & Muralidharan, Sukumar (2005), Whose Freedoms? Millennium Goals as if People Matter , ActionAid International: Books for Change. • Chachra, Sandeep, Duggal Ravi and Others, eds (forthcoming), Economic Literacy and Budget Accountability for Civil Society Organisations , India: Books for Change. • Chachra, Sandeep and Others as part of Research Team, eds (forthcoming), State of Nation State , ActionAid International, Books for Change • Chachra, Sandeep, Samir Amin, Loi Tran Dac & Habashi, Mamdouh, eds (forthcoming), Democracy and Social Progress