INDER SANDHU
Inder is a Mechanical Design Engineer by trade and an MBA. After a 20 year career in the US, he started working with animals as a cruelty investigator in Texas and as an Animal Control Officer. He learnt how to control rabies, reduce human-animal conflict, the importance of humane-education and help stray and injured animals. In 2015 he retired and moved to India to use his experience and skills start Animal Control in India and help reduce human-animal conflict.
He has also authored a book - Between the knife and the sock.
RUPIKA SINGH
Rupika has a double Masters in Sociology and Education and works in the corporate world as a Leadership Coaching and Culture Diversity Head. Her passion lies in Humane Education having worked for UNICEF in Afghanistan and Sri Lanka with displaced families. She is a certified Counsellor and Coach and her forte is in helping people build interpersonal relationships. She is dedicated to spreading compassion and kindness as a way of life.
DIKSHA GUPTA
Core Team, Humane Education
Diksha started her Peedu’s People journey volunteering for vaccination and sterilization drives. She now manages awareness building through Social Media and is responsible for creating compelling and adorable reels and posts.
She also delivers and plans content for Humane Education sessions. These sessions are aimed at creating measurable improvements in empathy and kindness children show towards animals and each other.
When she’s not helping animals, you can find her crocheting or watching a movie.
Contact Diksha for social media related queries or to conduct humane education sessions.
SHIKHA VOHRA
Volunteer Coordinator
At Peedu’s People; we believe in developing our volunteers to give them skills pertaining to animal care and activism. We also work hard at developing their soft-skills like public speaking, project management and event planning. Shikha is incharge of providing individualized attention to learning needs of every volunteer.
Contact Shikha for volunteering with us.
HARSHENDER DUTT
Puppy Welfare Manager
Harshender’s effort centers around Vaccination, Sterilization, managing the Street Foster Program and Puppy Free Zones.
He works to get 100% vaccination and sterilization for all puppies of the tri-city. Harshender is an expert in prevention of Parvo, Distemper and other diseases by boosting the immunity of the street puppies. He is always enthusiastic about helping street-fosters care for their puppies more efficiently and effectively.
Contact Harshender for vaccinations and sterilizations.
NIMMI BAMNERIA
Equine Cruelty Prevention Manager
Nimi’s dedication to helping Working Equines of the tri-city area involves enforcement of current laws by detecting, enforcing and charging the offenders though the legal system. She involves herself in the complex task of helping the horse-cart owners to care for their animals better while assertively ensuring that no cruelty goes unreported and unpunished.
Additionally she is tasked with caring for injured horses and retiring them to sanctuaries.
Contact Nimi for reporting horse cart cruelty.
SIMRAN SIDHU
Humane Educator
Simran started her Peedu’s People journey as one of our street fosters and has vaccinated and sterilised all the dogs where she lives. A lawyer and a teacher by profession, she now works in Humane Education to make children kinder and more empathetic towards all living beings.
Contact Simran to conduct Humane Education Sessions.
ALEX RAUSCH
Humane Educator
Alex has been one of our most dedicated volunteers and has single-handedly kept our cleanliness drives at Punjab University running. Alex has spent years doing volunteer work, including her time in Uganda. She has now joined us as a humane educator and urges people to show love to all animals, including her favorite - spiders!
Contact Alex for Humane Education sessions or Cleanliness Drives.
ABHA SAINI
Humane Educator
Abha's deep love for animals and people, and her dedication to helping them has lead her to finding her purpose in the field of humane education.
Previously a Civil Services aspirant, she felt that part of her purpose was missing and began working to help the animals. She is currently pursuing her PhD in English Literature and is using her skills to make our sessions the best that they can be.
JAIROOP RIAR
Senior Project Coordinator
Jairoop has been working in the sphere of animal rights and welfare for over 11 years. She has worked with dedication, from volunteering to leading campaigns for regulation of dairies, slaughterhouses and planning vegan outreach at various organisations.
We are happy to have her experience and skill set on our team.
NEHA RANI
Humane Educator
Neha is one of our Humane Educators and is utilising her background in education and her passion for animal advocacy to promote empathy, compassion, and love for community animals.
She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in English.
NEERU
Volunteer
Neeru is a civil engineer by education and a kindness advocate by passion. She spent over 20 years in the software industry before dedicating herself to building a more compassionate world. She now advocates for the voiceless and the vulnerable through her volunteer work, hoping to make their world a little kinder every day.
DIVYA
Storyteller, Educator
Divya has been rescuing animals since her teenage years and is now a powerful voice in the vegan and humane education space. A YouTuber, activist, and educator, she advocates for both animals and people with equal passion. Through storytelling and outreach, she brings empathy, awareness, and action to classrooms and communities alike.
SAMBHAV
Humane Educator
Sambhav spreads compassion through education. As a Humane Educator, he speaks in schools, leads protests, and organizes awareness events around animal rights and welfare. Based in Pune, he brings energy and empathy to every campaign, aiming to inspire the next generation to stand up for the voiceless.
Palak Gupta
Rabies Counselor
Palak began her journey in animal welfare driven by compassion and a desire to create real impact. A dedicated vegan and long-time advocate for animal rights, she now works as a Rabies Counselor and actively contributes to awareness outreach and animal welfare projects at Peedu’s People.
SM Team
YUVAKSHI
Social Media Manager
Yuvakshi began her journey with Peedu’s People in 2018 as a young volunteer feeding strays. Today, as our Social Media Manager, she brings heart and strategy to everything online. A college student with a love for animals and content, she transforms stories of rescue into digital campaigns that inspire, educate, and mobilize. For her, social media is not just a tool - it's a platform for change.
Avantika Mathur
Humane Educator
Avantika is a Humane Educator for Peedu's People. She has a Masters degree in Disaster Management and climate sustainability and she is passionate about Animal Rights and Sustainability. She aims to spread the message of empathy and compassion to animals and the planet.
Rescue & Vaccination Team
UDAY
Paravet
Uday serves as a Paravet on our rescue team, providing urgent medical attention to injured and sick animals on the ground. His quick response and skilled treatments have saved countless lives. Calm in chaos and deeply empathetic, Uday ensures that every animal he treats gets a fighting chance at recovery.
Equine Team
ARJUN
Equine Cruelty Officer
Arjun ensure the well-being of over 200 working equines in the Chandigarh Tri-City region. As our Equine Cruelty Officer, he is dedicated to shielding equines from abuse, disease, and suffering. His mission is simple - to help them live with peace, health, and dignity.
Humane Ed
Abhimanyu
Humane Educator
An engineer, a thespian, and a storyteller; my journey through life led me to serve
Advocacy Team
PRAG SHARMA
Advocacy Manager
Trying to reduce the suffering of animals. Prag leads Advocacy at Peedu’s People, working to reduce the suffering of animals across various domains. From bovines to animals in entertainment, birth control programs, and cruelty cases, Prag ensures each issue is addressed with sensitivity and urgency. Deeply committed to justice for all animals, Prag works toward a world where they are treated with dignity and compassion.
Advisory Board
SREELA DASGUPTA
She was also a Hubert H. Humphrey Fulbright Fellow in 2000-01 - a mid career fellowship funded by the US Congress. Sreela went to the Tulane School of Public Health for her focus of study on Gender and Public Health.
She is an animal lover and in her spare time writes books and poetry.
DONNA MARINO
Donna Marino is a long time animal activist and vegan, and has campaigned for the rights of all animals, ranging from those in the circus to domestic animals to farm animals. A former attorney, Donna became more involved in the issue of animal rights when she took part in the country’s first Animal Rights Law Clinic at Rutgers University. She engages in frequent outreach to educate the community about veganism and is the organizer of the Boulder and Beyond Vegan Meetup in Boulder, CO, a group with over 1,000 members. She currently manages Help Animals India’s Twitter feed.
