Vice Chancellor of Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra
Eminent scholar in Sanskṛt, Vedānta and Nyāya and has undertaken significant research in Natural Language Processing
Maharshi Badarayan Vyas Samman awardee by the President of India, for contributions in interdisciplinary research
Dr Ajay Kapoor Chancellor Nominee, Academic Expert
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
Shri 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
Dr Apparao Mukkamala Managing Trustee, Trust Nominee
Doctor and Radiologist with over 5 decades expertise in healthcare
Founder-trustee of Chinmaya Vijaya, an all-girls orphanage at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Extensively involved in community development activities of Chinmaya Organisation for Rural Development (CORD), USA
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.
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
Prof Ramakrishna Pejathaya Assistant Professor, Chinmaya Eswar Gurukula
Assistant Professor in School of Ethics, Governance, Culture and Social Systems
Teacher of Sanskrit literature and Jyotisha for over a decade with research interested in Siddhanta Jyotisha, Contemporary Sanskrit and its pedagogy, and Arthashastra
Principal Investigator in the research project “Idiomatic expressions from classical Sanskrit plays”
One of few practitioners of the art of Aṣṭāvadhāna in Sanskrit and classical Kannada
Dr. B. Ashok Registrar, Secretary
Graduate of Veterinary Science from Mannuthy (1990 batch) who joined the IAS while undergoing research training in Biotechnology in IVRI, Uttar Pradesh in 1998
Alumnus of London, Turin and Duke Universities in various postgraduate programmes
Former Private Secretary (Chief of Staff ) of Union Minister for Agriculture and Food and Deputy Director and Course Director in the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie
Former Executive Director Jalanidhi and District Collector Pathanamthitta and Secretary to Government looking after departments of local self government and Sports
Unless we have a definite faith in the goal of our existence, and unless we believe, work for, and actually come to experience the goal positively as an existent factor, there is no hope of any plan becoming successful.
—Swami Chinmayananda