Sejal Dand is a feminist activist based in India, and serves as the Director of ANANDI Technical Support Unit.  As a founder member of ANANDI , a feminist collective she has worked with organizing rural & tribal  marginalized women in Gujarat (1995-2010).  She has been active in the state and national campaigns on Right to Food and also served as one of the National Advisor to the Commissioners appointed by the Supreme Court of India ( 2008-2017). She is founder member of SAFA (South Asian Feminist Alliance) and MAKAAM (Mahila Kisaan Adhikar Manch) which advocates for recognition and rights of small and marginal women farmers in India. She is currently engaged with the alliances advocating for universal maternity entitlements & crèches , women’s land , livelihood rights & social protection, building  capacities for women’s empowerment & gender equality in several state, national government programs and  NGO’s in India.