With over a 15 of experience working in media, non- profit, public, and government settings, Bharati Sukul Kemraj has combined a knack for communications with a true passion and love for community engagements.

At BronxNet Television from 2005 to 2010, Bharati covered local, national and international news, events and topics for the New York Emmy Award-winning live show “Open.” She also coordinated guests, wrote scripts, created graphics and trained students in all areas of production.

Hired for her technical skills in 2012, Kemraj became Bronx Community Board 11’s first-ever Community Assistant while serving on Bronx Community Board 9 becoming, in 2014, its Treasurer and Chairperson of the Youth & Education and Planning Committees.

In 2014 Kemraj founded The Bharati Foundation dedicated to connecting resources back into the community. In 2015 She worked in the Office of The Bronx Borough President – first serving in the Communications and Media Department and then the Community Boards Unit. Over the years Bharati has been recognized for her commitment to her work and the community with various recognitions including 2015 Bronx Times Newspaper 25 Most Influential Women of The Bronx; 2020 City & State Magazine 9th Above & Beyond Award, recognizing 30 most powerful women in NY; 2020 City & State Magazine’s Bronx Power 50 List; Schneps Media 2021 Bronx Power List and Schneps Media 2022 Queens Power List.

Bharati serves as Volunteer Board Member with the Vishnu Mandir, Hindu Temple, The Bronx Make A Wish Community Council, The Bronx Clergy Taskforce, Phipps Neighborhood Houses – Sonia Sotomayor Center and The Bronx Music Heritage Center.