{"id":21026,"date":"2026-04-18T13:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/?p=21026"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:13:12","slug":"remembering-ananth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/story\/21026\/remembering-ananth\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Ananth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-india-stateless\/2026\/04\/ce6c75a1-gp0a2e_medium-res-1200px-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-india-stateless\/2026\/04\/ce6c75a1-gp0a2e_medium-res-1200px-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-india-stateless\/2026\/04\/ce6c75a1-gp0a2e_medium-res-1200px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-india-stateless\/2026\/04\/ce6c75a1-gp0a2e_medium-res-1200px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-india-stateless\/2026\/04\/ce6c75a1-gp0a2e_medium-res-1200px-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-india-stateless\/2026\/04\/ce6c75a1-gp0a2e_medium-res-1200px-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-india-stateless\/2026\/04\/ce6c75a1-gp0a2e_medium-res-1200px.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">G. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ananth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Today we&nbsp;celebrate the life of a visionary leader, a mentor, and a friend. As the first Executive Director of Greenpeace India and a tireless advocate for human rights and the environment, Ananth\u2019s life was a testament to the power of principled activism. While he has moved on, the institutions he built and the movements he sparked remain.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&#8220;Greenpeace&nbsp; was quite an exciting journey for me, from being a very small organisation to being a fairly large one, to having almost at one time maybe half a million Indians donating regularly to Greenpeace, having 10-12 cities where we had teams that were actually standing on the street and soliciting support for Greenpeace. And I used to quite enjoy standing on the street and&nbsp; soliciting support for Greenpeace.&#8221; Ananth, <em>Grassroots Nation March 23, 2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div data-hydrate=\"planet4-blocks\/gallery\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;multiple_image&quot;:&quot;21034,21044,21070&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_focus_points&quot;:&quot;{\\&quot;21034\\&quot;:\\&quot;50% 50%\\&quot;,\\&quot;21044\\&quot;:\\&quot;50% 50%\\&quot;,\\&quot;21070\\&quot;:\\&quot;44% 27%\\&quot;}&quot;,&quot;image_data&quot;:[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:21034},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:21044},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/96929d2a-ananth-gangola-with-ananth.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:21070}],&quot;gallery_block_style&quot;:0,&quot;gallery_block_title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-2041x1366.jpg 2041w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/5ccdb050-gp01hvj-508x340.jpg 508w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ananth raising awareness about global warming and climate change. He was at the Bangalore Midnight Marathon with other Greenpeace activists and they are dressed as penguins with &#039;Climate Change&#039; banners.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;50% 50%&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Greenpeace \\\/ Leonard Aarons&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px.jpg 1667w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px-911x1366.jpg 911w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1db108f2-gp04a9j_pressmedia-2500px-227x340.jpg 227w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ananth at the world\\u2019s largest conference on biodiversity&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;50% 50%&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/96929d2a-ananth-gangola-with-ananth.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/96929d2a-ananth-gangola-with-ananth.jpg 605w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/96929d2a-ananth-gangola-with-ananth-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/96929d2a-ananth-gangola-with-ananth-484x1024.jpg 484w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-india-stateless\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/96929d2a-ananth-gangola-with-ananth-161x340.jpg 161w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ananth(center) with Ananth Gangola(right)&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;44% 27%&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;}]}}\">\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Environmental Champion:Greenpeace International&#039; Guruswamy Ananthapadmanabhan\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V8_YgIeOLzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><em>Binu Jacob , the executive Director of Greenpeace India remembers an incident of Ananth standing on the street asking for a monthly Rs 500 contribution from a potential donor who looked at him puzzled and asked him who he was. 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\u092c\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0935 \u0938\u092c\u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0925\u093e\u0964 \u092c\u093f\u0928\u093e \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0906\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0947\u0964 \u092f\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b \u0915\u093f\u0928\u093e\u0930\u0947\n                    \u0916\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0939\u094b\u0915\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u094b, \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0906\u091a\u092e\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0939\u094b \u092f\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0948\u0930 \u0932\u091f\u0915\u093e\u092f\u0947 \u092c\u0948\u0920\u0928\u093e \u0939\u094b, \u092f\u093e \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0921\u0941\u092c\u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u0942\u0901 \u0928\n                    \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u094b, \u0938\u092c \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092d\u0935 \u0925\u093e\u0964<br \/><br \/>\n                    \u092a\u0948\u0926\u0932 \u091a\u0932\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u0907\u0915\u093f\u0932 \u091a\u0932\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0936\u094c\u0915 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u091c\u0940\u0935\u0928 \u0925\u093e\u0964\n                    \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0915\u0941\u091b 25 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b\u092e\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u092b\u093e\u0938\u0932\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u092c\u0948\u0902\u0917\u0932\u094b\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902\u0964 \u0905\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0930 \u092a\u0948\u0926\u0932 \u0939\u0940 \u0906 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0964 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0915 \u092e\u0947\u0902\n                    \u0915\u0939\u0924\u093e, \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u0935\u094b \u0924\u094b \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0918\u0930 \u0935\u093e\u092a\u0938 \u091a\u0932\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u094b \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0928\u093e \u0938\u0940\u0927\u0947 \u091a\u0932\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0905\u092b\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932 \u0917\u090f \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947\u0964\n                    \u0935\u094b \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0924\u093e \u092d\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0925\u093e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092b\u094b\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0938 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092c\u0940\u0924\u0947 \u092c\u0930\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b\u092e\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u0915\u093e\n                    count \u092d\u0940 \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0924\u093e\u0964\n                    \u0917\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u090f\u0915 \u0911\u091f\u094b \u0925\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0926\u094b \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u093e\u0907\u0915\u093f\u0932\u0964 \u0911\u091f\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0930\u094b\u092c\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u092a\u0930\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u091c\u092c \u091c\u0930\u0942\u0930\u0924 \u0939\u094b \u0924\u094b\n                    \u0930\u094b\u092c\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0939\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0930, \u092c\u093e\u0915\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0911\u091f\u094b, \u0930\u094b\u092c\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0915\u093e \u0930\u094b\u091c\u0917\u093e\u0930\u0964<br \/><br \/>\n                    \u0939\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0915\u0930 care leavers (\u0935\u092f\u0938\u094d\u0915 \u0905\u0928\u093e\u0925 \u092f\u0941\u0935\u093e\u0913\u0902) \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0928 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964 AP \u0915\u094b \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f \u090f\u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0935\u093e\u0913\u0902\n                    \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f Swegi, Zameto \u0915\u0947 delivery \u092c\u0949\u092f \u092c\u0928\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0930\u094b\u091c\u0917\u093e\u0930 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e, AP \u0928\u0947 \u0926\u094b \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u0947\n                    \u0924\u0915 Delivery \u092c\u0949\u092f \u0915\u093e \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0909\u0938 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u092e\u091d\u093e\u0964\n                    \u0938\u093e\u0926\u0917\u0940 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u091c\u0940\u0935\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u091f\u092a\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0924\u094d\u092e \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947\u0964<br \/><br \/>\n                    \u0932\u0917\u092d\u0917 5 \u092c\u0930\u0938 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947, \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0948\u0902\u0938\u0930 \u0921\u093f\u091f\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0964 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0926\u0941\u0916 \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u0930\u0947\u0936\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u094b\u0915\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0935\u094b \u0924\u094b \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0938\u0939\u091c\n                    \u0925\u093e\u0964 \u092c\u094d\u0932\u0915\u093f \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0922\u093e\u0922\u0938 \u092c\u0902\u0927\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0964 \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0905\u092c \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0908\u0964 \u0924\u094b \u092c\u094b\u0932\u093e, \u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f \u0938\u0947 \u0930\u0941\u0916\u0938\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940\n                    \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930\u0940\u0964 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0906\u0935\u093e\u0915 \u0930\u0939 \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0915\u0948\u0902\u0938\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u0922\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0908\u0964 \u0935\u094b \u092c\u094b\u0932\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0905\u092a\u0930\u093f\u091a\u093f\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u0942\u0901\n                    \u091d\u0917\u0921\u093c\u0947\u0964\n                    \u0935\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091d\u0917\u0921\u093e\u0964 5 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u092f\u0942\u0901 \u0939\u0940 \u091a\u0932\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e\u0964 \u0917\u0930\u093f\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u091c \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0930\u0941\u0916\u0938\u0924 \u0939\u094b \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964\n                    \u0905\u092c \u0935\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0936\u0930\u0940\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092a\u0930 \u0924\u092e\u093e\u092e \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u094d\u092e\u0943\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902,\u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0916\u0947\u0917\u093e, \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0926\u0917\u0940 \u0914\u0930\n                    \u0906\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0924\u094d\u092e\u093f\u0915 \u091a\u093f\u0902\u0924\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092b\u0930\u0964\n                    \u0905\u0932\u0935\u093f\u0926\u093e \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924\u2026\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Slide 3 -->\n            <div class=\"slide\">\n                <div class=\"author-name\">&#8211; Brikesh Singh<\/div>\n                <p>Back in 2007 Greenpeace India had organised a health checkup for employees and the results shocked a\n                    few. Average age of employees was in 20\u2019s living away from Homes and living unhealthy lifestyles\n                    which showed up in the blood test.\n                    <br \/><br \/>\n                    So Ananth being a fitness enthusiast that he was decided to nudge people into picking up healthy\n                    habits. He bought 6 Hercules cycles and left them at the office gate and offered anyone in the\n                    office to pick the bike on a condition that they will use the cycle as a primary mode of transport\n                    for office commute at-least.\n                    <br \/><br \/>\n                    I picked up one of those cycles and that\u2019s how I got hooked to cycling and eventually running. I owe\n                    the start of my fitness journey to that nudge from Ananth.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n            <!-- Slide 4 -->\n            <div class=\"slide\">\n                <div class=\"author-name\">&#8211; Kontau Sze<\/div>\n                <p>\n                    Dear Ananth,\n                    I don\u2019t know if you realize or remember, I picked up your habit of shaking head while talking during\n                    the days we worked closely together. Gosh it was contagious! Even now, I still wish I could have\n                    half of your skill of reaching a conclusion or stretching someone\u2019s thinking through questions. I\n                    have never seen anyone do it as masterfully as you. When asked, I always say you are my favourite\n                    IPD &#8211; you speak from your heart, the depth of your wisdom, and when you laugh your whole body is\n                    laughing. I am so thankful for the time we spent together, and regret we did not manage to meet\n                    after you left Greenpeace.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"slide\">\n                <div class=\"author-name\">&#8211; Gautama G<\/div>\n                <p>\n                    Ananth, good friend for 46 years to Sumitra and me, teacher colleague at The School KFI and later at\n                    Greenpeace India, when he was ED and I was a Board member, completed his earthly journey all too\n                    soon. His 59 years he lived fully, passionately, enquiring, reflecting, watching, adding what he\n                    could where he could, meditating \u2026 holding the beauty of life and its sorrows, lovingly,\n                    irreverently, graciously.<br>\n\n                    I met him when he was in his teens and we were connected till his end. He was energetic, youthful,\n                    humane, generous being who was restlessly, insightfully looking for ways to heal the earth, not\n                    accepting of boundaries, connecting with people creatively, laterally, in exciting ways.<br>\n\n\n                    As one who had was involved in Aranyam, a small effort in Chennai in the 1970s, i shared a concern\n                    for nature and environment with him. Knowing my work and approach at The School KFI, he felt that my\n                    presence on Greenpeace board would be valuable. This led to my being on the board for nearly a\n                    decade.<br>\n\n\n                    But our intersections were many &#8211; education, organization behaviour, krishnamurti, yoga, pranayama,\n                    Hindustani music \u2026 Bade Gulam ali khan in particular \u2026. And questions around awareness, silence,\n                    thought and action that does not spring from volition \u2026<br>\n\n\n                    \u2026 He endured pain and the \u2018gift of cancer\u2019 as he called it, with grace and forbearance, walking,\n                    cycling, volunteering, speaking to people who mattered to him, kissing his grandson \u2026 and death\n                    waited for him to complete his dance, his song \u2026<br>\n\n\n                    Glad I could hold your hand and bid you goodbye a day before you passed on \u2026 Sumitra and I will miss\n                    your young presence in our lives \u2026\n                    <br>\n\n                    rest in eternity my friend!\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"slide\">\n                <div class=\"author-name\">&#8211; Lalita Ramdas<\/div>\n                <p>\n                    Ananth <br>\n\n                    You left too early my friend !! <br><br \/>\n\n                    Still so much to contribute to some of the most pressing issues affecting our Planet and Mother\n                    Earth. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    I still remember how we members of the first board of Greenpeace India, had to struggle to find a\n                    suitable candidate for this brand new entity called Greenpeace. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    After many interviews, this totally maverick character, somewhat unshaven and unkempt look, and a\n                    complete lack of anything bordering on the usual deference towards the Board members or Board Chair\n                    (me!!) <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    Gosh from where did this character land up &#8230;we exchanged helpless glances. Went into a huddle, and\n                    finally , as if in desperation, we decided to make him a job offer . And he accepted almost\n                    nonchalantly even defiantly. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    We threw him in at the deep end&#8230;.and Ananth , as if the manor born, came out in shining feathers\n                    and turned into the most outstanding, audacious and successful Executive Director we could have\n                    asked for. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    From the frosty early beginnings of the proverbial Board Chair&#8230;ED relationship, we both developed\n                    a deep and enduring professional and personal relationship. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    That friendship was based on a deep respect for each other&#8217;s capability and integrity&#8230;and was\n                    founded on a bed rock of mutual trust as well as an abiding affection. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    He followed me into the Amsterdam office of Greenpeace International. And we rode through many a\n                    storm&#8230;be it financial, programmatic, and I would often find myself defending certain decissions\n                    which were seen as risky, flamboyant and avant garde.,But in most cases they turned to be unerringly\n                    effective and spot on. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    He often lived dangerously&#8230;.both personally and politically. But when Ananth made up his mind, he\n                    was nothing could sway him from his goal.. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    And it is this quality that tooknhimmonbthe many choices he made&#8230;from Amnesty International to the\n                    Azim Premji Foundation, and later to an unswerving belief in the needvto support grass roots\n                    initiatives like the Bharath Jodo Yatra and Abhiyan. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    We kept in touch over the years&#8230;he told me of his battle with the big C , and I reminded him how\n                    he had been such a pillar of support to me through my battle with C. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    And I know how utterly thrilled he was with the idea of becoming a grandfather&#8230; <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    We argued on many things&#8230;we made up always acknowledging our strengths and weaknesses. We loved\n                    being able to slip into Tamil when we needed to converse privately and shared our love for Carnatic\n                    music and Good filter Kaapi.. <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    Ananth..I kept telling you that you were a fighter..and would come through&#8230;but it was not to be.\n                    <br \/><br \/>\n\n                    Kavitha&#8230;saluting you for being by his side and supporting him the way you did.\n                    Holding you in my thoughts. And know that he is just around the corner..smiling impishly&#8230;and\n                    feverishly thinking of the next brilliant move .<br \/><br \/>\n\n                    Miss you Ananth&#8230;you were unique ..one of a kind not easily found&#8230;<br \/><br \/>\n\n                    RIP&#8230;power and peace&#8230;between you are already storing up a storm.wherever you are\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n            <div class=\"slide\">\n                <div class=\"author-name\">&#8211; Naveena Ambatipudi<\/div>\n                <p>\n                    Ananth was not just a mentor, but someone who shaped the person I am today. I still remember how\n                    intimidated I was of him in the beginning\u2014but it was he who pushed me, challenged me, and helped me\n                    discover my own strength. Because of him, I found the confidence to overcome my fears and\n                    limitations.<br \/><br \/>\n\n                    He taught me lessons that go far beyond work\u2014about respecting people, being kind, and helping\n                    others. Those values will stay with me for life.<br \/><br \/>\n\n                    I carry a quiet regret that I couldn\u2019t make the most of the time I had with him, but I remain deeply\n                    grateful for everything he gave me. I hope his guidance continues to stay with me in all that I\n                    do.<br \/><br \/>\n\n                    He will be sorely missed, and always remembered with gratitude and respect. Rest in peace \ud83d\ude4f\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"slide\">\n                <div class=\"author-name\">Deb Chattopadhyay <\/div>\n                <p>\n                    Remembering Ananth<br>\nFor me, Ananth was more than a leader\u2014he was a teacher. I had many touchpoints with Ananth, sharing few which will be always special to me.<br>\nI first met him in Delhi in 2003 , when I had just started my journey as a fundraiser. It was a scorching summer day, and he visited one of our locations. At that time, my idea of an Executive Director was very different\u2014formal, distant, authoritative. Ananth didn\u2019t fit that image at all. He arrived wearing slippers, half pants, and a simple T-shirt. He walked up to me and casually said, \u201cBahut garmi hai.\u201d I simply nodded, too nervous to respond, afraid I might say something wrong in front of an ED.<br>\nAt the same time, a thought crossed my mind\u2014is this the same person I had seen in the documentary Miles to Go, standing up for justice for the victims of the Bhopal Union Carbide gas tragedy, even facing police brutality?<br>\nWhat I witnessed next changed my understanding of leadership forever. I saw him approaching strangers, holding copies of Witness, Greenpeace India\u2019s quarterly newsletter, and starting conversations. That was the moment I truly understood the power of \u201cExcuse me\u201d\u2014a simple phrase every fundraiser uses to begin meaningful conversations about environmental issues. Here was the Executive Director, standing alongside fundraisers, doing the same work. That image has stayed with me ever since.<br>\nAbout eight months later, I met him again at the office. By then, I had been promoted to Group Leader. He addressed the team, speaking about the importance of meaningful conversations. Interestingly, my appointment letter as Group Leader was signed by him.<br>\nThe third time I met Ananth was in Kolkata in July 2005, after the inauguration of the fundraising operations there. By then, I was heading operations. During that visit, I discovered another side of him\u2014he was a wonderful singer. He sang \u201cPhule Phule Dhole Dhole\u201d in Bengali with beautiful rhythm and grace. It reflected who he was: simple, yet deeply grounded, always emphasizing the power of many.<br>\nI also remember small, personal moments\u2014like his light-hearted comparisons between his electric cycle and mine during my time at Rootbridge in Bangalore. These moments showed his ability to connect, to make conversations meaningful, no matter who he was speaking with.<br>\nIn 2020, after I was laid off during COVID, Ananth interviewed me for a role at Rootbridge. I performed terribly\u2014I was anxious, unfocused, and completely convinced I had lost the opportunity. But then something unexpected happened. The recruitment team reached out and told me that Ananth wanted to interview me again a week later. He believed I had been under stress and that anyone could struggle in such a situation.<br>\nA week later, I appeared for the interview again\u2014and this time, I was selected.<br>\nIn a world where there are always more skilled and competitive candidates available, who gives someone a second chance like that? Ananth did. He understood my situation without me even explaining it.<br>\nThat is how I remember him: a simple human being, a teacher, and someone who had the rare ability to connect deeply and change lives\u2014like he changed mine.<br>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\">\n                <div class=\"author-name\">Ashish Kothari<\/div>\n                <p>\n                   Anantha was the ED when I joined the GP India Board in 2007. Prior to that also we had the occasion to meet and have very interesting dialogues, when I was proposed to join the GP International Board. In all the years of association over a decade and more, Anantha&#8217;s sharp mind, humour, ability to make fun of himself and others (without being nasty!), analysis of crises in India and outside, and openness to new ideas about what GP or civil society in general could do, were remarkable. While I lost touch over the last few years, I was aware that he continued bringing all this into several other organisations and networks that he led or joined. I am sure he continues to blaze such a trail where-ever he is travelling now &#8230; zindabad to him and his legacy!\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"slide\">\n                <div class=\"author-name\"> Biswajit Mohanty<\/div>\n                <p>\n                    Anant invited me to Anant invited me to join Greenpeace India Society sometime in 2006. I recollect my interactions with him during his tenure as the ED after I joined.<br>\n\nHe was a brilliant guy, full of wit and energy . Cool and calm. I think nobody could ever get upset with Anant because he had a disarming smile that revealed his deeper self.<br>\n\nHe was an inspiring leader seeking more and more from the dedicated staff and volunteers who worked tirelessly for our campaigns in India. His contribution to the growth of Greenpeace India will never be forgotten. I pray for his soul.<br>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\">\n                <div class=\"author-name\"> Jo Dufay<\/div>\n                <p>\n                    Ananth was International Program Director at the time of the Copenhagen Climate COP. I was brought in to support the leadership in the GPI Climate and Forest teams, becoming Interim Unit head of Climate soon after that, and therefore reporting to Ananth. Others have spoken about his passion and commitment. I&#8217;d add to that his creativity and intelligence, his belief that through really disagreeing you get to better perspectives and his sense of humour &#8211; these were hallmarks of his leadership.\n<br>\nOnce I was running a meeting, and he came in late. The agreement in the meeting was that the last one in the room had to sing, dance, or draw a picture (of me). 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