Liberation, Compassion, and Justice for self, all people, and the planet guide Paramita Banerjee’s life and work. Her introduction to Dr Monica Sharma’s model of Radical Transformational Leadership (RTL) in 2004 helped her identify and articulate these values more consciously.

As the Founder and Chief Functionary of DIKSHA, Paramita has worked alongside young people and women from marginalised communities for over three decades, creating spaces where they can challenge limiting narratives and realise their full potential as leaders. She has integrated RTL principles into her organisational leadership and is working to make RTL resources accessible in Bengali.

A MacArthur Fellow for Leadership Development and an Ashoka Global Fellow, Paramita is also a writer, editor, and translator committed to amplifying voices that are often spoken about but seldom heard. Her co-edited Bengali anthologies enable women in the sex trade to tell their own stories and reshape public discourse on their lives.