Nalini Shekar
Nalini Shekar is the co-founder of Hasiru Dala, an organisation that supports more than 26,000 waste picker families across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. She advocates for the inclusion of informal waste workers in decentralised, sustainable waste systems and for their access to social security. Nalini has also worked on gender-based violence and anti-trafficking in the US. She has trained civic officials, co-authored publications, and received several honours, including the Ashoka Fellowship and a place on the BBC’s 100 Women list.
Areas of expertise
Informal waste sector
Currently working at
Hasiru Dala
Articles by Nalini Shekar
May 9, 2025
How government schemes tangibly impact waste pickers
A collective of organisations working with waste pickers in Bengaluru used the Social Return on Investment methodology to prove how critical entitlements are.
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