Meet Team AHEAD, a group of dedicated dynamic people working tirelessly to make a meaningful difference to the people around them
Directors
![]() Flt Lt Pramod Shamjois (Retd) He has been in Education sector since 2010 and have served in Srivani Education Center, Srilakshmi Group of Institutions, Surabhi Education Trust, New Hardwick Indian School and Orchard Public School. Have served in the Indian Air Force from 1990 to 1996 as Short Service Commissioned Officer in North West Frontier of Bharat. Have been part of Pokhran Testing during 1995.
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![]() Padmakshi Vaidya She is a passionate coder with an expertise in creating digital material for the education sector. Her creativity is showcased in the creation of NGOs Content management system, Donor management system & Newsletters and has created online tutorials and training modules. She is also a full stack web designer.
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![]() Parimala Murthy She has been active in education field for over 20 years. She was the Executive Director for Viveka Vikasa, Sampark Pramukh in Rashtra Sevika Samithi, Women leadership program co-ordinator At Youth for seva, Balagokula Training Department at Hindu Seva Pratishthana. For HSS USA she has conducted teachers workshops for 7 years. She is also a Certified Yoga Instructor and trained Counsellor.
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![]() Pavan Desai He is a Management Consultant, Executive Coach and a research scholar in Indic Studies. He is a Chartered Account by qualification and has expertise in management, finance, managing large multi-locational teams, organizational change and development. He is an Erickson certified Coach, certified in Six Sigma and Project management and certified in Yogic concepts and training. He is a member of Bombay Natural History Society. He has held leadership positions in GE, JP Morgan, Deutche Bank prior to joining BNP Paribas.
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![]() Keerthi Mangalvedhe Keerthi Mangalvedhe is a teacher, course developer and mentor with over 30 years of experience with prestigious schools like Hyderabad Public School (HPS). She has taught social sciences, languages and arts to primary school students where the foundation of education begins and inculcating the importance of our Indian cultural values with innovative methodologies.
She is multilingual, a storyteller and a creative person who has an interest in culinary arts, clay modelling, crafts and theatre. She is also an environmentalist volunteering for Program for Environmental Awareness in Schools and participated in various conferences and workshops. She was instrumental in creating a Butterfly park in HPS premises. She loves music and is a Hindustani classical singer. |
Advisory Board
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Gururaj Karajagi
a doctoral degree holder in Chemistry from Karnataka University, has published over 22 research papers in International journals. He has served as a member of several prestigious Educational and Governmental committees. He is a life Fellow of the Electrochemical Society of India. He is on the boards of Management of a few Medical Universities. Dr. Karajagi also served as a member of the State Resource Group (SRG) for the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in the colleges of Karnataka. Dr. Karajagi is a well-known columnist who writes for a popular daily and has completed more than 1500 columns. His books entitled “Karunaalu Baa Belake” (Volumes 1 to 10) are immensely popular and have seen several editions. Through the Academy for Creative Teaching, Dr. Karajagi is instrumental in building over 86 schools of very high quality all over the world. He is also a member of the Karnataka Jnana Aayoga.
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Prof.Vaidyanathan
R. Vaidyanathan was Professor of Finance and Control at Indian Institute of Management- IIM- Bangalore. His areas of interest are Corporate Finance, Investments, Portfolio Management, Risk Management and Pensions. He is the founder Chairperson for the Centre for Capital Market and Risk Management [CCMR] at IIMB. He is a National Fellow of ICSSR. He was UTI chair Professor in the area of capital Markets at IIMB A graduate of the Loyola College, Madras and a Masters from the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta he obtained his Fellow in Management (Doctorate) from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta where he also taught for four years. As a visiting Fulbright Scholar in Corporate Finance at the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaigne USA, he studied the credit rating mechanisms of major agencies like S&P, Moody’s etc.
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Suresh Kulkarni
He completed primary and secondary education at Shirahatti. Higher education: B.Sc, B.Ed, M.A, GD Arts, GD Modelling. He served as the Editor of ‘Vijnana Sangati’ (a monthly science magazine) published by the Kannada University of Hampi in Hospete taluk of Bellary district. Occupation: Science teacher at K.E.Board Primary School from 1976 to 2006. Head Master, K.E.Board Kannada Higher Primary School, Saudatti Road Dharwad from 1991 – 1997. Organisations and services: 1. Founder of Kalavrunda Forum 2. Founder member of Chaitanya Mandala. 3. Member of Kalodharaka Sangha. 4. Convener, Ambikatanayadatta Vedike. 5. Resource person, Shikshana Vikasa Parishat. 6. Secretary, Anveshana Koota. 7. Governing Council Member of Mallasajjana Vyayama and Arogya Samsthe.
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Vekatesh Murthy
He is the founder and national secretary of Youth for Seva (YFS), a volunteering organization present in over 25 cities with projects in sectors like literacy for underprivileged kids, healthcare awareness, environment and aiding differently abled that works with youth on projects for social change. He has also worked with Seva International, Balagokulam and many more.
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Consultant Projects
![]() Bhavana Kashyap She is a Management Graduate with experience in branding, positioning and strategy. Her passion with education lead her to work with various NGOs like Disha Bharat, Youth for Seva and Vibhu Academy as a volunteer. She is also a instructional designer and yoga trainer. She has developed various modules for physical and online learning on value education. |
![]() Rajesh Kangovi He calls himself a Socio Entrepreneur. And believes that each and everyone of us can write his own script.MIST Rajesh-Motivational Inspirational Story Teller connects everything to happy life. “Hobby Magician” & an Artist to the Core who works with MIC concept that Magic happens when your Intent is true and Content flows automatically. Presently pursuing his PhD Research as Scholar at Svyasa in Yoga & Yogic Counselling. |
Resource Persons
![]() Suresh Raju A people person at heart, deeply passionate about connecting and nurturing the relationships whichhasbeenresulting in mutually meaningful success over the years. Extensive experience in theLearningandDevelopment domain he has designed, developed, delivered consulting and training programsthatdriveperformance and achieve business goals for Corporates in India and Middle East. |