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Advisory Board

Ms. Pramila Silakari

Ms. Pramila Silakari

Advisory Board

Ms. Pramila Silakari

Mental Health & Capacity Building Facilitator | Education & Development Sector

Pramila Silakari is a seasoned trainer and development professional with over 28 years of experience working at the intersection of education, behaviour change and community engagement.

She brings deep field-based understanding of working with children, educators and institutions, making her well-suited to design and deliver practical mental health and wellbeing programmes in school settings.

With an academic foundation in psychology and formal training in counselling skills and learning disabilities, Pramila integrates emotional wellbeing with everyday classroom realities. Her work across organisations such as Reach to Teach, Torrent Group, Catholic Relief Services and Aide et Action has enabled her to engage with diverse education systems and build capacities of teachers, field staff and institutional teams across India.

Education & Professional Development

  • Postgraduate in Social Sciences (Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology)
  • Graduate in Psychology, Philosophy & Hindi Literature
  • Certified in Counselling Skills, Learning Disability and Fundamentals of Child Rights
  • Trained in Training of Trainers and Behavioural Skills
  • Diploma in French Language (Alliance Francaise, Bhopal)