Mandira Kumar is the founder-director of Sutradhar, an early childhood resource centre based in Bangalore. She has a Master’s degree in Education from Harvard University, and has worked with various child-related organisations for over three decades. She was awarded a fellowship by Ashoka Innovators for the Public in recognition of her work as a social entrepreneur.
Apart from her interest in early learning, she is also passionate about art and craft, children’s picture books and toys, trees and wildlife, food and travel.