Abodh Aras is the Chief Executive Officer of The Welfare of Stray Dogs, a Mumbai-based animal welfare NGO, who writes, speaks and works for Mumbai’s street animals. An MBA graduate, he previously worked in the corporate world before transitioning to animal welfare in 2000 after volunteering since 1996. He has written the popular children's book ‘My City, My Dogs’. His work has earned him the Rotary Club of Bombay's Social Service Award (2024) and the Free Press Journal's Angels of Mumbai Award (2025)