The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research was registered as a Trust under Sec.80G/ Income Tax Act 1961. The Managing Trustee is Sanjoy Hazarika, a former correspondent of New York Times and author, who has worked extensively in the region.
The Chairman of the Trust is Dr. V A Panandikar, former President of Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi. The other Trustees are Mrinal Pande autor and editor; Niketu Iralu, Social worker from Nagaland; Ms.Patricia Mukhim, columnist and social activist, Meghalaya; Dr.Mahfuza Rahman, Executive Trustee, Rashtriya Gramin Vikash Nidhi, Assam; Dr.Jayanta Madhab, former Chairman of the North East Development and Finance Corporation;Chaman Lal, former Director General Police, Nagaland; and Lt. Gen.(retd.) V K Nayar, former Governor of Manipur.
Sanjoy Hazarika, an authority on the region, has traveled extensively in the North East and its Neighbouring areas in connection with C-NES projects as well as journalist, editor and film maker. He is also consulting Editor at The Statesman and Research Professor at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. He has made a series of documentary films on the region especially on the Brahmaputra river. He is Convenor of the CNES- Setu National Media Fellowship involving journalists from the North East and other parts of the country. A former correspondent for The New York Times and author of several books including Strangers of the Mist, Tales of War and Peace from India’s North East, Mr. Hazarika was a member of the first National Security Advisory Board (1998-1999) and a member of the advisory panel (North East) for the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution. He is a former member of Committee to Review The Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), and a member of (ICSSR), National Council of the Indian Council of Social Science Research .
The Advisory Council is headed by Dr.Madhab. Other members include LC Jain, development economist and former High Commissioner to South Africa, OP Jain, cultural philanthropist, Dr.Suman Sahai of Gene Campaign, Jahnu Barua, film director, NN Vohra, former Home Secretary, and Denghnuna, former Secretary, Govt. of Mizoram.
Board of Trustees:
- Dr VA Pai Panandikar, Chairman
- Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee
- Niketu Iralu, Life Trustee
- Dr Jayanta Madhab, Life Trustee
- Ms Mrinal Pande, Term Trustee
- Ms Patricia Mukhim, Term Trustee
- Dr Mahfuza Rahman, Term Trustee
- Chaman Lal, Term Trustee
- Lt Gen VK Nayar (Retd.), Term Trustee
Advisory Council
- Dr Jayanta Madhab, Chairman
- PJ Anthony, Manager, The New York Times, New Delhi
- Gautam Barua, Kolkata
- Jahnu Barua, film maker, Guwahati, Mumbai
- Jayanta Bhattacharya, Chief of Bureau, Press Trust of India, Agartala, Tripura
- Dilip Chandan, Editor, Asom Bani, Guwahati
- Denghnuna, former secretary, Govt.of Mizoram
- Ms Preeti Gill, Editor, Zubaan, New Delhi
- Arnab Goswami, Times Television, Mumbai
- Subir Ghosh, North East Vigil.com
- Sanjoy Hazarika
- Ms Devaki Jain, economist and activist on gender issues, Bangalore
- LC Jain, development economist and former Indian High Commissioner to South Africa
- OP Jain, culture and philanthropy, New Delhi
- Manoj Jalan, business, Dibrugarh, Assam
- Sanjeev Majpuria, journalist, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Dr Bhagat Oinam, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Pradip Phanjoubam, Editor,Imphal Free Press,Manipur
- Ms Mamang Dai,,Arunachal Heritage Society,Itanagar
- Dr Suman Sahai,Gene Campaign ,New Delhi
- Dr Sandi Syiem,psychiatrist and Director of San-Ker rehabilitation centre,Shillong
- BG Verghese, author and South Asia specialist, New Delhi
- NN Vohra, former Home Secretary
- PD Rai, entrepreneur and eco-tourism specialist, Sikkim
