Our Team
Fish Welfare Initiative India Foundation is made of people from diverse backgrounds brought together by a common passion for reducing fish suffering as much as possible. Read on to get to know them.
Karthik Pulugurtha
Karthik has a background in animal welfare and ethical livelihoods. He holds a masters degree in Diplomacy, Law & Business (MA DLB) from the Jindal School of International Affairs. He is a PhD scholar at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research in India, and previously managed the university’s Animal Law Centre. While there, he took up research that shed light on the unethical practices associated with industrialized egg production in India. He has also worked as a research and livelihoods consultant for sixteen Members of Parliament from the Telugu Desam Party. Karthik is deeply committed to ending animal and human suffering and believes in the efficacy of bottom up approaches to change.
Co-Director
Sri Rang K
Sri Rang is dedicated to minimizing animal suffering as much as possible. Aside from being FWI India’s Co-Director, he also serves as the India Coordinator for Shrimp Welfare Project. With eight years of experience in animal rights and welfare and his background in advertising, he has served as a creative strategist for various trade shows and Indian corporations.
Co-Director
Surya Pali
Surya has a background in law. He later worked in the Effective Altruism space across philanthropic advisory, research, operations, and community building. Before joining Fish Welfare Initiative India Foundation (FWI IF), he established and led two new non-profit chapters from the ground up in Guwahati, Assam. One focused on hunger alleviation, while the other worked to provide education to underprivileged children. His deep sense of duty to reduce suffering in the world, along with his belief that the welfare of fish farmers is one of the most impactful yet under-recognized areas, is what brought him closer to the mission of FWI IF.
Project Manager