Anuroop Kaur Sandhu provides leadership to the crisis response work at Sikh Family Center, aimed at grounded, timely, relevant, and early intervention for those impacted by trauma and gender-based violence. Through bilingual Punjabi-English services, warm referrals, safety planning, volunteer coordination, and translation work, Anuroop strengthens our intervention programming.Trained in crisis response for over 60 hours, Anuroop has volunteered with Sikh Family Center since 2025, and completed successful contracts supporting the Center’s surge in Helpline calls.
Anuroop previously served as Assistant Professor of English at University of Delhi, teaching courses on women’s empowerment and social literature. She was at the heart of documentation work of the human costs of the historic Farmers’ Protest (2020-2022) in India, with data cited in Supreme Court cases advocating family compensation. She acted as the National Spokesperson for Sanyukt Samaj Morcha’s 2022-2023 Punjab election campaign, leading grassroots equity efforts, and noticing where and how women’s leadership was recognized or ignored.
Channeling her love for her mother tongue, Punjabi, Anuroop facilitated storytelling and cultural justice workshops with Women of Colour Melbourne Inc. and Equality Institute’s Feminist Leadership Incubator, and created Punjabi community translation/learning resources, including bilingual educational materials and intervention tools.
Grounded in seva, survivor dignity, and lived Sikh experience, Anuroop holds an M.Phil. in Comparative Indian Literature and Masters in English Literature from University of Delhi and believes in the uplifting power of resilience and collective action.