Our Trustees

Prateek Kaul

Co-Founder and Trustee

Prateek Kaul is a social entrepreneur and co-founder of GiftAbled, working to expand opportunities for persons with disabilities through inclusive employment and assistive solutions. With over 15 years of experience in the technology sector, he transitioned from corporate roles to full-time social impact work, focusing on practical, scalable approaches to disability inclusion.

His work has been recognised through honours such as the India Inclusion Fellowship and the Best Social Entrepreneur Award. A regular speaker at industry and social impact forums, Prateek brings a grounded perspective on how technology can enable accessibility and inclusion.

Under his leadership, GiftAbled has evolved into a trusted partner for organisations seeking disability inclusion solutions, with a growing footprint across India and a focus on creating measurable impact for underserved communities.

Prarthana Kaul

Co-Founder and Managing Trustee

Prarthana Kaul is a dynamic cause marketeer and expert in disability inclusion and social entrepreneurship. As Co-Founder of GiftAbled, she’s made a profound impact, empowering thousands of People with Disabilities and underprivileged individuals across India. A highly sought-after speaker and consultant, Prarthana has collaborated with top corporations and institutions, delivering workshops on disability inclusion, volunteer management, sign language, and employee engagement. Her achievements have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Best Social Entrepreneur Award. With a remarkable track record of mobilizing 25,000+ volunteers and partnering with hundreds of non-profits, Prarthana continues to drive positive change.

Ravi Valdiya

Trustee

Ravi Valdiya is a freelance Photographer with an engineering education and experience of more than a decade in the corporate sector. During his job, he started volunteering for various causes with different NGOs in Bangalore. At that time, Ravi realized the effectiveness of photography to raise social awareness and thus started using his hobby of Photography to capture stories conveying social issues.

At Present Ravi has volunteering experience close to 15 years with around 15+ organizations working for different causes. Ravi is also a Photography trainer and has been conducting Photography workshops for students with Hearing Impairment, he is also one of the trainers at Eka educational and charitable trust teaching photography to the kids with learning and developmental delays.

Asha Shetty

Trustee

Asha Shetty is a business planning analyst working at IBM with experience of over 15 years. She started volunteering 15 years ago at different NGOs in Bangalore working for various causes specially visual impairment. She has also worked on Kannada translations for different NGOs and fund raising campaigns. She has 10 years of international experience working in Singapore and comes with a rich knowledge on the social sector there.

Mrinal Kumar

Trustee

Mrinal Kumar is the Chief Executive Officer of Sri Sapthagiri PU College, Tumkur. After graduating in Telecommunication Engg, he worked for 3 multinational IT companies over 9 years but with an intention to better guide the upcoming generation and innovate better education models, he resigned and shifted to Tumkur and joined Sapthagiri college as it’s Management. Mrinal and his wife, Archana have truly re-engineered and revolutionized PU education in the last 8 years. Joining this college when it was at the brink of closure, today, Sapthagiri is the most respectable college in the district and is even producing multiple State Ranks year-on-year.