Guiding Council Members
M.K. Sridhar
M.K. Sridhar M.Com, M.Phil, Ph.D., Professor at Canara Bank School of Management Studies (CBSMS) (Post Graduate Department of Management) Bangalore University, Central College Campus, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Beedhi, Bangalore–560001 Ph: 9845222573 E-Mail: bharathwaasi@gmail.com and Member-Secretary, Karnataka State Innovation Council (Government of Karnataka) On deputation to Karnataka Jnana Aayoga (Karnataka Knowledge Commission) Government of Karnataka, As Member-Secretary & Executive Director at Room no 219, II Floor, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore- 560 233 Ph no: 080-2203 3297 and 2225 0330 E-Mail: secy@jnanaayoga.in EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS From December, 2008 till date, working as Member-Secretary & Executive Director of Karnataka Knowledge Commission (Government of Karnataka) on deputation. The work profile includes visioning for building knowledge society,
Dr. Gururaj Karajagi
Dr. Gururaj Karajagi Founder and Chairman, Academy for Creative Teaching (ACT), Bengaluru Dr. Gururaj Karajagi is the founder and Chairman of the Academy for Creative Teaching (ACT), Bengaluru, – a unique organization dedicated to bring about quality in education in general and teacher training in particular. Through the Academy for Creative Teaching, Dr. Karajagi is instrumental in building over 50 schools of very high quality all over the world. Dr. 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 on the boards of Management of
Vid.Dr.T.S.Sathyavati
Vid.Dr.T.S.Sathyavati Academician M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D Prof. in Sanskrit (HOD) at Vidya Vardhaka Sangha First Grade College For Women, Basaveshwarnagar, Bangalore. PERFORMER Debut at the age of 16 – Karnataka Ganakala Parishat, Bangalore Performed at all leading Sabha-s and music organizations of the country and abroad. Extensively toured the US for musical performances. Performed at Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore during SAARC Summit- 1985 Performed at the “AKKA Vishwasammelan – 2010” at New Jersey, USA Given performances and conducted workshops in various states of North America Composed and presented Ragamalika-Talavadhana-Pallavi-s Written and directed several music programmes for Radio and TV. Produced and directed several audio cassettes and CDs which are popular among
Prof.N.V.Raghuram
Prof.N.V.Raghuram Spiritual Guide and Founder President of Yogabharati Born in Khammam in Andhra Pradesh Raghuram completed his engineering from NIT Bhopal worked for some years in various capacities. Raghuram underwent training in yoga and philosophy teachings under several saints for early childhood. Swami Prabhuddhananda and Prof Satyanarayana had profound role to play in his spiritual development. From the beginning Raghuram and his wife Dr Nagarathna yoga therapy specialist have been associated with Swami Vivekananda Yoga research foundation the Yoga University and helped thousands of patients with psychosomatic problems to come out of their sufferings. Raghuram is actively associated with several medical research projects all over the world which includes a
Prof.B.Mahadevan
Prof.B.Mahadevan Professor of Operations Management , Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India B. Mahadevan is a professor of Operations Management at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, where he has been teaching since 1992. He was also the Dean (Administration) of the institute. Professor Mahadevan has more than 20 years of wide-ranging experience in teaching, research, consulting and academic administration at IIM Bangalore and other reputed institutions such as IIT Delhi and XLRI, Jamshedpur. He was earlier Chief Editor of the IIMB Management Review, the premier Indian journal for management educators, consultants and practitioners. Professor Mahadevan was also earlier the EADS–SMI Chair Professor for Sourcing and Supply Management at IIM
Dr B.N.Gangadhar
Dr B.N.Gangadhar Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS Bangalore, INDIA Dr B.N.Gangadhar obtained MD in 1981 from national Institute of Mental health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), premier Psychiatry Institute in India. He has been a faculty in the same Institute since then. Currently, he is a professor of Psychiatry. He was also the Medical Superintendent of NIMHANS hospital till Jan 2010. He has published over 240 scientific articles in peer-reviewed national and International journals. His research areas include ECT, RTMS & Yoga, Schizophrenia and Community Psychiatry. He heads an advanced center for Yoga therapy at NIMHANS. He has coordinated the development and design of a patented indigenous ECT machine. He has received the
Dr.Ganesh Bhatta
Dr.Ganesh Bhatta Principal, M.E.S. Teachers’ College Bangalore, INDIA Dr.Ganesha Bhatta is an exemplar for Swami Vivekananda’s words. The fire in his heart is to reach out to people, especially to the poor and needy, disseminate values to the youth and be a mentor for children till they reach their adulthood. Right from the beginning of his career as a teacher in 1978, he has been passionate about empowering the youth with human values. His urge to help build families and educate the poor & needy made him pursue his education in the field of sociology. He has been working for the education of the poor and slum children since