Adv. Manjary Upadhyay

Credentials

On the record

• Advocate, and Master Trainer on the POSH Act, 2013.
• Leads Jijiwisha Society’s 14-hour POSH Train-the-Trainer certification.
• Jijiwisha Society’s members serve as external members on the Internal Committees of CRPF, PAC, the Lucknow and Varanasi Police Commissionerates and the Lucknow Development Authority.
• Jijiwisha Society is empanelled with the Ministry of Women and Child Development (SHe-Box).
• Sessions for government officers at the Uttar Pradesh Academy of Administration and Management (UPAAM), Lucknow.
• Speaker at the Regional Rural-India Summit on regenerative agriculture, water and energy for climate mitigation and adaptation, Lucknow, November 2026.
• Chief speaker on the POSH Act at the National Gender Campaign workshop, Sambhal, December 2022.
• General awareness training on the POSH Act at NTPC Unchahar, April 2026.

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Writing

POSH guides

1. A certificate is not a safe workplace: POSH training vs POSH compliancePOSH training and POSH compliance are not the same thing. Here is what the POSH Act, 2013 requires of employers, and why you need both.
2. What a corporate POSH training programme should actually includeA practical guide to corporate POSH training in India: the modules employees, managers and leaders need, formats and how to measure if it worked.
3. Your Internal Committee is a quasi-judicial body. Train it like oneIC members run inquiries with the powers of a civil court. Here is what POSH Internal Committee training should cover, from complaint to final report.
4. How often should employees receive POSH training? An honest answerIs POSH training required every year? What the POSH Act says about frequency, and a practical training calendar for employees, managers and the IC.
5. What does POSH training cost in India? A transparent buyer's guideWhat drives the cost of POSH training in India: per-employee vs per-session pricing, online vs live, IC training, and what a fair quotation should include.
6. Choosing a POSH training provider: 12 questions HR should askComparing POSH training companies in India? Use these 12 questions on expertise, IC training, certification, languages and compliance support to choose well.
7. Online, live or hybrid: rolling out POSH training across offices and remote teamsCan POSH training be conducted online in India? How to choose between online, live and hybrid formats, and how to roll training out across offices and remote teams.
8. Is your Internal Committee audit-ready? A readiness checklist and the records to keepA practical POSH Internal Committee readiness checklist for Indian employers, plus the documents to retain after POSH training and inquiries.

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