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Board of Trustees

Mr. N. K. Chaudhary

Mr. Nand Kishore Chaudhary believes in simplicity and a holistic attitude towards life. He has been in the carpet industry for more than 30 years and his motto has been to connect million hearts worldwide to the crafts of Indian rural weavers. As a profound leader, Mr. N. K. Chaudhary believes in building futuristic leaders from the underprivileged and deprived communities. In 1978, he initiated his carpet business operations with just two looms. He knotted many carpets himself and involved weavers from nearby villages. Mr. Chaudhary embarked on a journey that has reshaped the Indian carpet industry today. He is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of Jaipur Rugs Company Pvt. Ltd. and Trustee of Jaipur Rugs Foundation.

Mr. Sanjay Singh is a graduate in Philosophy and Law from Allahabad University and has passion towards Rural Development. He brings with him vast experience in the domains of administration, human resource management and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Management. His true inclination towards overall Human Development and being blessed as an all-time positive thinker has created a wide entrepreneurship professional network across India, strengthening tie-ups with like-minded organizations, government departments, institutions, etc.
Such a network can surely act as a platform for creating sustainable employment opportunities for the rurally poor and illiterate. His zeal towards exploration for further linking of rural weavers with the outer world learning experiences, creating vast employment opportunities, as well as creating business opportunities for them has already made him travel more than 4,00,000 kilometers across 23 states in the past 4 years, and the journey is still on.

Mr. Navratan Saraf is a simple man at heart and down-to-earth person. He has been associated with the carpet industry for the last 10 years as an entrepreneur. With a comprehensive knowledge about activities and processes across the carpet value chain, he has been instrumental in organizing around 10,000 women artisans in and around Bikaner to train them in wool spinning and opening, and making them employable by improving their skills and by facilitating forward linkages. This has helped poor women to increase their income by more than double. His belief is that there is potential and capability among the poor to redefine their destinies and come out of the present deprivation. His vision is to promote viable micro-enterprises run by poor artisans, thereby contributing meaningfully to alleviate poverty.