Runal Toppo

Runal Toppo joined Gram Vikas in August 2022 and works as a Thematic Coordinator in Planning, Monitoring, Documentation, and Communication. He studied in St. Mary’s Boarding High School in Jalpaiguri in West Bengal and passed Matriculation in 2011. He joined Adarsha Vidya Mandir High School in Banarhat and passed out Class 12 in 2013. He holds a Bachelors in Civil Engineering from University Institute of Technology, Burdwan University in West Bengal. He has completed his Master of Arts in Development from Azim Premji University, Bangalore in 2021.

Runal has volunteered for a youth collective, Prayatn, in 2018, located in Jalpaiguri. The collective works with Adivasi youth and encourages them to pursue higher education. He taught Maths and English for students of Classes IX and X.