Uma Chatterjee

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Uma Chatterjee is a mental health professional, Ashoka Fellow, and social entrepreneur working towards social and political equity for marginalised communities. She co-founded Sanjog, ChangeMantras, and Torii—organisations focused on social equity, leadership development, and tackling intergenerational trauma. Her collective impact programmes have driven landmark changes in India, and she is now expanding her work to Japan and other Asian countries through Torii.


Articles by Uma Chatterjee


Edvard Munch's Solenintro, a painting that depicts a sun rising from over the horizon, with vibrant colours being emitted from it-post-traumatic growth

February 6, 2025
Leadership as a catalyst for post-traumatic growth
Fostering leadership can facilitate post-traumatic growth. How can organisations that work with survivors tap into this to enable community-driven change?
A child offering a paper flower_human trafficking_uma sanjog

November 20, 2019
Fighting the spectre of stigma
Stigma acts as a major roadblock in the healing process for survivors of trafficking. Here's a five point approach we can use to mitigate it.
An Indian woman looking outside a window in a wall

August 29, 2019
A disorganised response to an organised crime
Human trafficking is perhaps one of the most well-organised crimes in India, but our fight against it has been fragmented and inadequate.
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