Soham A Pandya

Dr. Soham Pandya is devoted to establish Gandhian principles of Truth and Non Violence. He is a student of Biotechnology. He did his M.Sc. from M.S. University, Baroda and Ph.D. from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh-Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat. He completed British Council sponsored Certificate Course for “Natural Resource Managers” at Center for Developmental Studies, Swansea, Wales, U.K. and attended a Certificate Course in “Basic Computer Application for Managing Natural Resources” at Wye College, London, U.K.

He worked as faculty in different colleges affiliated to Pune Universities, Nagpur University and Amravati University. Presently, he is the Executive Director of Centre of Science for Villages (CSV), Dattapur, Wardha. CSV works in the field of Entrepreneurship Development, Housing, Sanitation, Renewable Energy, Village Industries, Agriculture and Forestry. Dr. Soham Pandya is engaged in research, field trials, field extension, training, entrepreneurship development and policy interventions.

Dr. Soham Pandya has introduced a range of Appropriate Technologies (AT) and Methodologies which are Ecologically Sound; Economically Viable and Socially Just. These technologies are related to Organic Farming, Land Cover Management, Watershed Management, Forest Resource Management, Habitation Creation Using Locally Available Construction Material i.e. Mud and Bamboo, Total Sanitation for Solid and Liquid waste management, Renewable Energy, Village Industries and Entrepreneurship Development

As Principle Investigator, Dr. Soham Pandya has implemented many scientific Project funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Women and Child Development, CAPART etc. As Mother NGO of Maharashtra Government (Ministry of Agriculture) and Program Implementing Agency (PIA) of Watershed Management Program he transferred a range of AT in 220 villages of Vidarbha, Maharashtra. He has published many scientific papers, books, reports and popular articles.