A development professional with 15 years’ experience in the sector, Purushottam specializes in Sustainable Agriculture and Horticulture development, Natural Resource Management, Livelihood Engagement and Community Wellbeing.

As Program Director for Madhya Pradesh, Purushottam leads SRIJAN’s initiatives in horticulture projects covering 3000 orchard farmers, helping them succeed in developing sustainable Nano orchards in rain fed remote areas.  Purushottam was also engaged with Reliance Foundation as Team Leader for Netrang (Gujrat) and Sendhwa (Madhya Pradesh) clusters.

Purushottam has a Masters in Agriculture with specialization in Agronomy from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur.