Purvi Tanwani - Co-founder/Director at Anahat For Change Foundation

Purvi Tanwani

Co-founder/Director at Anahat For Change Foundation

I'm a gender justice advocate, social entrepreneur, and data strategist, passionate about driving systemic change. I co-founded Anahat to empower marginalized communities through initiatives like Project Unnati and Football for HER, which tackle menstrual equity, economic independence, and gender-based violence. With a background in data research and a former role at KPMG, I combine analytical depth with grassroots innovation. As a certified gender and sexuality educator, I've been recognized nationally and internationally for using gender-transformative approaches to shift harmful norms. My vision is bold yet rooted—to reach 5 million women and girls by 2030, fostering dignity, equity, and enduring change.

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Upcoming events in Mumbai
Aug
16
Sat
Mumbai Startup Meetup
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
26 slots booked
Archana Manjrekar - AI & Cybersecurity Growth Ops Manager | D2C Strategist Priyank Dosani - Founder FCS RV Khusbu Agrawal - IBBI Registered Valuer n Compliance expert at Khusbu n Co. Vidhi Jain - Founder of Vjshades A Website Development Company s santayana - Founder, Visibu Udit Goyal - Founder, Lakecity Bags Private Limited Nivan V. Sadh - Founder’s Associate- Designcentric Ritesh Agrawal - Founder & CEO, Ritzity Rohan Homkar - Podcast Host for The Startup Talk Show  Adarsh Yadav - Co-Founder, TECHLUMINIX PVT LTD smeet parekh - Smeet, IP and Start-up Lawyer Harsh Soni - Co-Founder, HappyToHelp.org Girish Purswani - Freelance UI UX Designer Darshan Gupta - CTO at Treabrolabs Vardhan Gupta - Founder, Treabrolabs harshit gala - intern at ohhphish
Aug
30
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai: August Edition
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
9 slots booked
Uddhav Seth - Director at Software@Work | Founder at SoftwareHunt gandhar thanekar - Analyst s santayana - Founder, Visibu Udit Goyal - Founder, Lakecity Bags Private Limited Nivan V. Sadh - Founder’s Associate- Designcentric
Sep
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Mumbai: September Edition
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
3 slots booked
s santayana - Founder, Visibu
Sep
27
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai: September Edition
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
Oct
04
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Mumbai: October Edition
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
Oct
25
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai: October Edition
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
Nov
01
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Mumbai: November Edition
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
Nov
29
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai: November Edition
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
Dec
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Mumbai: December Edition
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
Dec
27
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai: December Edition
Mumbai
DevX Andheri East
11:00am — 01:00pm
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