Raghava Krishna

Founder and CEO

24 yrs spanning game development, learning and entrepreneurship. Expertise in leading cross-functional creative product development teams, learning design and org culture. He was the co-founder and Assoc Dean academics at Rashtram school of public leadership.

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Reena George

Co-Founder and Director, Marketing

After a 15 year long career in the Global Banking industry, Reena transitioned to Holistic Wellness and Sustainable living through Ayurveda and Yoga in 2017. In her previous stint, she led the Marketing & Communications for Rashtram School of Public Leadership.

Pankaj Saxena

Co-Founder and Director, Cultural Research

Pankaj is an author on Hindu temples, arts, literature, history and culture. His writing explains the beauty of Sanātana Dharma through stories about traditions, communities and culture. He has a deep interest in cultural anthropology, evolutionary biology and ecology, and has visited more than 1600 Hindu temples.

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Kavita Krishna Meegama

Director, University Relations

Kavita is a student of Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji, of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, and has continued her Vedānta studies from the same paramparā. She enjoys writing and teaching Indic language, culture, and thought.

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Anurag Shukla

Director, IKS

Anurag is a doctoral student at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He is a recipient of prestigious fellowships such as JPAL and Star Scholars’ Program. His research interests include the discourse technology in education, history of education, decolonizing education, arts and culture, and the civilizational heritage of India.

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Nivedita Tiwari

Director, Content

Nivedita has worked extensively in the Indian television industry, building experience in hosting and curating content on digital fora. Her art and heart are in a humble pursuit of truth, beauty and the Sanātana Dharma. At Dhīti she contributes her poetry, and catch her also on Bṛhadmṛdaṅga.

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Srinivas Jammalamadaka

Director, IKS Research

Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka studied Nyāya or Tarka Śāstra under Śrī A. Radhe Shyama Shastri garu, Advaita Vedanta under Śrī R. Mani Dravida Sastrigal, and Vyākaraṇa under Śrī Ganti Dattatreya Murthy. He has completed the Tenali exams in Tarka Śāstra, and has also taken the Tenali exams for Advaita Vedanta. He holds an MPhil & PhD in Nyaya shastra. He has served as Assistant Professor and Director of the School of Shastric Learning, Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek and as Scholar - IKS Courses, at Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation.

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Sai Priya Chodavarapu

Senior Research Fellow

Sai Priya is a doctor by training and currently a student of law. She often takes up freelance editing projects and is an independent researcher of Indian history, religion and contemporary issues. Her strengths lie at the intersection of law, policy and culture.

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Akshay Jha

Manager, Operations

Akshay transitioned from software engineer at a bank to public policy with a keen interest in culture and tradition. Immersed in the Indian Knowledge System, he seeks to bring people closer to their cultural identity.

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Sushant Gangoli

Manager, University Relations

With experience in teaching for over a decade, and degrees in Business Administration and Public Policy, Sushant feels education is core to bringing impactful change. Passionate about ecology and lndic studies, he intends to enable aligned policy interventions in these areas.

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Lakshmi Sivaraman

Senior Research Associate

Lakshmi is a psychotherapist by training and a lifelong student of Sanātana Dharma. She believes that the emerging paradigm of Indic Psychology and Indian Knowledge Systems can be the only answers to our quest for holistic well-being and elevated Consciousness.

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Padmavathy Manavazhahan

Lead Editor

Padmavathy comes from a background of Advaita Vedānta, with professional experience in software entrepreneurship. Her work in this field is driven by a life-long reverence for Bhārata.

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Ankit Mishra

Research Associate

Ankit transitioned from engineering to development sector after his interests in public policy. He has worked as political consultant to several political parties and renowned leaders. He aims to integrate Indian Knowledge Systems in development sector and politics to rekindle the dharma and civilizational flame.

Srushti Joshi

Research Associate

As an architect Srushti's journey was guided by a profound reverence for temple architecture, which she view's as the personification of the divine essence of life itself. Her studies in Heritage Science and Technology has empowered her to harmonize modern thought with ancient culture, making her a traditional modernist.Observing everything from a dharmic lense has enhanced her creative ability.

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Cherish Rajpurohit

Research Associate

Cherish has a background in international relations, policy, and journalism and is a student of Advaita Vedānta. She works at the crossroads of Indian Knowledge Systems and governance, bringing civilizational wisdom into contemporary policy and decision-making.

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Avani Tavargeri

Manager, UX and Learning Design

Avani is a design practioner with a background in Product Design, UI UX Design and Service Design. Her most recent work has been in the space of research driven design for social impact and behaviour change. As a lifelong admirer of the systemic, multi-level design of the Bharatiya traditions and culture, she is keen on bringing the IKS lens to mainstream design discourse.

Tanya Fransz

Assistant Manager, Content

Tanya has an educational background in Public Administration and combines over a decade of experience working in the corporate sector, teaching at Universities, Public Policy research with think tanks, running a successful policy blog and editing IKS related digital content. She has been a lifelong admirer of Indian Knowledge Systems and traditions.

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