Ishita Dixit is associated with PRADAN and brings over eight years of experience in grassroots development. She holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan. Her work has been focused on strengthening community institutions, integrating gender perspectives, supporting Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), and enhancing livelihoods through resource utilisation, collectivisation, stakeholder partnerships and convergence with government programmes. Her areas of interest include advancing women-led collectivisation and strengthening linkages between community collectives and local governance institutions.
This is the story of Dava village, located in Sindri Gram Panchayat of Baghmundi Block in Purulia district, West Bengal. A story of transforming degraded land into green lushes of agricultural prosperity.