Stanly and Parashuram

Biographies of Odanadi Founders & Trustees

Odanadi is governed by a board of trustees with six members, including the two founder Directors of Odanadi, Mr Stanly KV and Mr Parashuram ML. Both Directors are very well respected in their field. Mr Stanly KV is an Executive Member of the National Anti-Trafficking Committee constituted by the Government of India and the Convenor of ATSEC (Action Against the Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children, South India). They are Executive Members of the Karnataka State Anti-Trafficking Committee and Executive Members on the Central Advisory committee on Child Prostitution (Union of Human Resource Development Ministry).

The other trustees include a retired professor of medicine, a nationally renowned architect / artist, a senior banker and a university administrator. Odanadi can also draw upon the support of an advisory group comprised of five of well known social activists.