विद्यया रक्षिता संस्कृतिः सर्वदा । Knowledge protects culture forever;
संस्कृतेर्मानवाः संस्कृता भूरिदा: ।। Cultured people share abundantly. Swami Tejomayananda Founder – Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
Prof B. MahadevanVice Chancellor
- Former Dean, IIM-Bengaluru (IIM-B)
- Professor – Operations Management, IIM-B (on leave)
- Special expertise in Management and Leadership Education through Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads
- Author of the best-seller ‘Operations Management: Theory and Practice’
Prof. Pasala Geervani Pro Chancellor
- Former Vice Chancellor, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalaya, Tirupati
- Academic Adviser, Chinmaya International Foundation
- Academic Advisor, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust Education Cell
Swami SharadanandaChancellor Nominee
- Acharya and Scholar of Sanskrit, Vedanta and related Shastras
- Writer of and teacher in Sanskrit
- A post graduate in Advaita Vedanta, Swamiji ranked first at the All India level and was awarded a gold medal from the prestigious Sanskrit University, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi.
Swami Ramakrishnananda Chancellor Nominee
- Swami Ramakrishnananda specializes in Ramayana studies. He has researched deep into the Ramayana and has brought our books with important learning specific for youth/children/ elders.
- Being passionate about Sanskrit Language, Swamiji has brought out books for Sanskrit Learning for school at all levels.
- Swamiji’s lectures on Vedanta and Sanskrit learning have packed houses even in the USA.
To be appointed Nominee – UGC
Dr. Anita Raina Thapan Teachers’ Nominee
- PhD in History from University of Delhi
- Diploma in Piano Playing from Trinity College, London; Diploma in History of Cinema and Art, Sorbonne University, Paris; Yoga Shiromani from Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, Canada
- Freelance Writer
- Conceptualised and coordinated the Chinmaya Youth Festivals over several years
Smt. Pramodini Rao Academic and Campus Director – Pune Campus, Teachers’ Nominee
- Music teacher and Director
- Director of several music festivals
- Creative guru for over 2 decades
- Teacher of Religion, Culture & Critical Life Skills to children, youth and adults for over 30 years
Swami Advayananda Trust Nominee
- Scholar and teacher of Vedanta
- Author and editor of several books in English and Sanskrit
- Director of research and publications at Chinmaya International Foundation
K. K. Rajan Trust Nominee
- Educationist
- Social worker for over 5 decades
- Pioneer in the Higher Education movement of Chinmaya Mission in Kerala
- Chief Sevak at Chinmaya International Foundation and Trustee of Chinmaya Mission Education Trust Kannur
- Retired Executive, PWD of Govt. of Kerala
