The drive and vigour to make the Urban Mali Initiative achieve so much ground, drive social impact and benefit the mali community as well as the environment is owed to the foresight of Krish Murali Eswar. A Harvard business school graduate and a TEDx speaker on sustainable habitats, he has worked with the French government’s environment agency and led a team to innovate and design India’s first energy information center. Following his two major passions, astrology and Vastu shastra, KME is a mentor to all of TFEF's initiatives, he keeps us on track to success.

Dr Ganesh Babu is the inspiration behind UrbanMalis support towards native plants across city gardens. He is a botanical expert and can instantly identify all the myriad plants with their curiosities and benefits. Dr Babu vouches by the importance of landscapes using indigenous and naturalized plants. He has helped create forests and large gardens with his exceptional botanical expertise.