Past Events
Abhinav is a technology professional with over twenty years in the software industry, the technical editor of a book published by McGraw-Hill, a prolific writer on areas on technology and Indology. He is a computer engineer and holds a post graduate diploma from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
Anuradha GoyalAnuradha Goyal is the author of The Mouse Charmers - Digital Pioneers of India. She authors IndiTales - a leading travel blog from India, and AnuReviews - a book reviews blog with over 600 books reviewed across genres. In her earlier avatar, she has worked in IT industry for 12 years & led business innovation initiatives. She has lived across 15 cities in India and abroad before choosing to live in Goa with her library.
Avatans KumarAvatans has masters degrees in Linguistics and in Business Administration. He is passionate about Indic Knowledge Tradition and frequently writes on the topics of language, culture, history and current affairs. Many of Avatans' Hindi poems have also been published.
Dimple KaulDimple is a Learner, Writer and Life Enthusiast. She writes on various issues across genres on her blog (www.dimplehere.com) and other portals. She has also authored two anthologies of poems.
She volunteers for Indic Academy as Director - Indic Author Network.
Gayatri IyerGayatri Iyer is the curator for CreativeIndia and Indic Academy, plus an eternal artist & traveler with a mission to discover the unknown, lost and beautiful parts of herself while also discovering the true meaning of her roots of being an Indian in today's context. A free spirited yogini with a deep love for yoga, India, theater, food, watercolors, story-telling evident through her book, Life's Macchiato: A collection of your stories. A lot of her passions saw the light through her start-ups of Chef In A Box, Ahem Stationery & Arts, theater production Unrest, travel and creative consultancy. The list has not ended and would never end!
Hari KiranFounder Indic Academy
Hari Kiran is an investor, activist, seeker and an aspiring artist.
Nithin SridharWith a degree in civil engineering, and having worked in construction field, Nithin Sridhar passionately writes and teaches on Dharma and Vedanta. He is based in Mysore, India.
Srinivas UdumudiSrinivas Udumudi heads India's premier genetics and genomics research and services organization based out of Hyderabad. Srinivas did his B.Tech in Computer Science from REC Warangal (now NIT) and Masters in CS (Artificial Intelligence) in the US, and has over 25 years of industry experience. He has deep interest in carnatic music, Indian philosophy, Western continental philosophy, and intellectual history of India and the world.
Vipul KocherVipul Kocher is an entrepreneur by compulsions of heart, a software tester by profession and IA national coordinator by destiny.
Dr. Yogini Deshpande is a practicing Civil Engineer by profession. She has degrees from Mumbai University & Purdue University & diverse experience in academia, research & consulting. She has been associated with Indic Academy since it's inception and is it's Mumbai Chapter coordinator.. She is the Editor-in-Chief for Indic Today portal. She is an avid reader, Indian Classical Music aficionado & keen political observer.
Ananth is an MBA from IIM (A) and a PhD in Finance from the University of Massachusetts.
He is an adjunct faculty with the Singapore Management University and Nanyang Technological University.
His co-authored book, ‘Economics of Derivatices & Can India grow? He writes for MINT, an (www.livemint.com) and blogs at www.thegoldstandardsite.wordpress.com.
D V SridharanD V Sridharan was a sea going engineer in the 1960s. For the last 40 years he has been passionate about the environment, especially water conservation and eco-diversity. He's currently in the second decade of his land regeneration work at pointReturn, 100km south of Chennai
Padmavathi S Bhat is a Computer Science Engineer by education and an entrepreneur by compulsion. She is a teacher and a student of Astrology & Vastu. She is an activist, seeker and an avid reader with keen interests in Indian History & Philosophy. She is the Mysuru Coordinator for Indic Academy.
Author of “Nanhe Vivekanad” and "Geetakanika" Director and founder of Sankalp Institute of Innovation and Technology, Founder of Chaitanya Parishad Associated with Rashtra Sevika Samiti. Engineering Graduate, Graduate in major Sociology, Masters in Sociology, Pursuing Ph d on “Motherhood and Nationalists” Professional Academic and Poet by hobby. Hobbies: Traveling, Writing and development of Softwares.
Somanjana ChatterjeeSomanjana Chatterjee is SF Bay Area based thought leader, initiator to various global projects in the area of media, education, inter-faith and community engagement, building coalitions around shared values and goals. Producer, editor KTSF Channel 26 for community TV talk shows, Diversity Ambassador (editorial) for India Currents publication, Fellow (Self Enquiry Life Fellowship, Hansavedas under the tutelage of His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda, highly ordained Vedic monk combining the Himalayan traditions of Sanskrit heritage and Yogic practices), community outreach coordinator for HAF (Hindu American Foundation). For more info: www.somanjanachatterjee.com
Ramsundar LakshminarayananRam attaches great importance to the impact his work has on people’s lives. Be it selecting a family vacation destination or cooking or solving a problem at work, he gets immense satisfaction when they enjoy the experience.
Ram is an IT Management professional with a Big4 background. A devotee of Ilaiyaraja songs, non-fiction reader, former cricketer, traveler, photographer, Indic learner and an evolving writer. He usually brags about the Chicago Bulls & the Michael Jordan era.