Priti Srivastava is an industry stalwart and DayaRani is a tribute to her parents. She has been an active participant in many sustainable causes along with her immaculate professional career of three decades.
Founder's Profile
Priti Srivastava, a seasoned advocacy stalwart founded DayaRani as a heartfelt tribute to her parents. With a distinguished professional career spanning more than three decades, she has actively championed numerous sustainable causes while shattering many glass ceilings as a Public Affairs professional.
Driven by her dream to foster emotional growth within the community, she established DayaRani as a platform for empowerment and healing. A firm believer in Individual Social Responsibility, she advocates that self-healing is a conscious choice essential for overcoming emotional barriers and achieving mental wellness.
To bring impactful, skill-based solutions to the community, this think tank is collaborating with professionals in the field of mental health, Vedic science and communications ensuring a holistic approach to emotional well-being.
Priti Srivastava is a seasoned thought leader with over 40 years of corporate experience, known for breaking barriers and shaping conversations at the intersection of policy, society, and human wellbeing.
As the Founder of DayaRani, she has transformed a deeply personal vision into a purpose-driven movement—a think tank that places emotional wellness, self-awareness, and preventive mental health at the heart of community transformation.
A compelling voice on Individual Social Responsibility, Priti challenges conventional narratives around emotional wellbeing by advocating a simple yet powerful belief: healing begins with choice. Her work focuses on enabling individuals to understand, rewire, and reinvent themselves, creating ripple effects of resilience across families and communities.
Through DayaRani, she is building a collaborative ecosystem that blends modern mental health practices with insights from Vedic sciences and strategic communication—making emotional wellbeing accessible, relatable, and actionable.
Letter from the Founder
Do you mind if I talk about mine?
Mental illness
People assume you aren’t sick
unless they see the sickness on your skin
like scars forming a map of all the ways you’re hurting.
My heart is a prison of Have you tried?
Have you tried exercising? Have you tried eating better?
Have you tried not being sad, not being sick?
Have you tried being more like me?
Have you tried shutting up?
Yes, I have tried. Yes, I am still trying,
and yes, I am still sick.
Sometimes monsters are invisible, and
sometimes demons attack you from the inside.
Just because you cannot see the claws and the teeth
does not mean they aren’t ripping through me.
Pain does not need to be seen to be felt.
Telling me there is no problem
won’t solve the problem.
This is not how miracles are born.
This is not how sickness works.
― Emm Roy, The First Step
The ways we approach mental health must change. It must become an acceptable topic of conversation. It must become something we want to help, not something we try to ignore. Rather than sweeping it under the carpet, we need to rip the carpet out from underneath us and create avenues for help, empathy and understanding.
Love
Priti Srivastava
The ways we approach mental health must change. It must become an acceptable topic of conversation. It must become something we want to help, not something we try to ignore. Rather than sweeping it under the carpet, we need to rip the carpet out from underneath us and create avenues for help, empathy and understanding.
Love
Priti Srivastava