HANDS Members

Sharda Mukhia - Chairperson

Educationist. Member of the Rotary Club of Kalimpong. Served as Vocational Director in Rotary 2005-2006. Social worker working with families of Drug Addicts & Alcoholics. Executive member of HORAK (Hotel & Restaurant Owners Association of Kalimpong). Trained in the field of HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse. Proprietor of David Gas Distributors. Amode Yonzone - Vice Chairperson Pioneered the Hotel & Restaurant Association of Kalimpong & directly involved in Tourism and other Social activities. Initiated the AA programme and Al-Anon programme in Kalimpong. Co-owner of Kalimpong Park Hotel. Also the Managing Trustee of a monastery.Married in 1988 to Chhoden. Has a daughter – Nitika Serene, born in 1992. Hobbies include art and music. Bidhan R Pradhan - Gen Secretary Qualified Lawyer converted into a teacher, teaching in S.U.M.I, Primary section for the last 14 years. Being a victim himself he is volunteering as a counselor at HANDS Rehab. Wg Cdr Praful Rao(retd) - Asst Secretary A retired Air force officer, keen social activist, founder of a very effective organization “ Save the Hills” and fully involved in the HANDS work. Pravakar Dewan - Legal Advisor M.A, L.L.B, One of the senior most Advocates of Kalimpong and an active social worker. President of Bharatiya Gurkha Parisang, Zone-II. Past Asst Dist Governer of Rotary Club, Dist 3240 & Past President of Rotary Club, Kalimpong. Bharat Mani Pradhan - Treasurer Printer-Publisher. Rotarian since inception in Kalimpong (1993). Trustee Treasurer : Kalimpong Rotary Humanitarian Service Projects Trust. Hands-on experience : Community Concerns & Needs Assessment, Project Planning, Networking with Partnering Organizations, Grants Management, Execution, Stewardship and Capacity Building for Sustainability.

Dr Gyalmit Lepcha

Expert worker in the field of Drug Addiction. Runs a successful floriculture business by the name of Exotic Seeds & Bulbs. Working among families of drug addicts and alcoholics. Keen Interior Decorator.

Sandip Jain

Is a young business entrepreneur with interests in the newspaper distribution trade in Kalimpong and Gangtok and owns a hotel in Bhubneshwar. Is also the Editor of Himalayan Times. He was the founding president of the Darjeeling District Youth Welfare Forum as well as the Chief Coordinator of the Kalimpong Winter Festival. Is also a former president of the Lions Club of Kalimpong. He is actively involved in several social projects in Kalimpong.

Dr Salomi Bhutia (Zimba) MBBS

Presently posted as medical officer in charge of Post Partum Unit, Kalimpong. Has vast knowledge in the treatment of substance abuse. Regular contact with drug rehabilitation centers to provide necessary treatment. Member of Ester Benjamin Trust India (U.K.) for underprivileged children. Wangchuk Basi Senior Citizen of Kalimpong. Educationist. Social Activist. Founding member of the Kalimpong Consumer’s Association. Chairman, Right to Information Action Committee. President of the Atisha Kalyan Samaj Welfare Association. Vice President of the Raiyat’s Association of Kalimpong.

Nereus Mukhia

Young, energetic business man of Kalimpong. Keen worker in the field of Drug Abuse specially among the youth. Runs a successful Guest House in Kalimpong town – Bethlehem Lodge. Ex Sasonian. Always ready for outdoor activities.

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