Mr. S. Vishwanathan: (Excellence In Public Speaking And Leadership)
Since 1975, Mr. S. Vishwanathan has been a Faculty Member of Indo-American Society, Mumbai. He is a motivational speaker and a well-known Public Speaking teacher, famous for his interesting, inspiring and novel methods of teaching. He has conducted in-house training programmes for many well-known companies. For over 30 years, he has trained people from all walks of life. He is also a commentator and a dubbing artiste.
Colonel Ravindra Joshi (retd.) (Personality Development)
Colonel Ravindra Joshi, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy, is a consultant, trainer and educator in the field of human potential development and management education. He is trained in communication, personal effectiveness, creative thinking, leadership, team building, ethics, and law.
A member of the National Institute of Personnel Management, he has been a personal empowerment and soft skills trainer for the last 10 years. The range of people he has trained covers the whole gamut from businessmen and corporate executives to doctors, chartered accountants and engineers as also from sixteen-year-olds to people in their late fifties.
Mr. Avinash Gulrajani: (Personality Development)
Avinash Ananda is an internationally renowned master behavioral trainer, happiness coach, motivational keynote speaker, management consultant, author and leadership guru.
He is the Founder Director of Global Academy of Meta Mind Management (GAMMA) and is the Dean of Management Institute of Behavioral Sciences (MIBS), dedicated to teaching ‘Excellence
- centered Happiness’. He is also the co-creator of the behavioral science of Meta Mind Management.
A recipient of several scholarships and awards, including Rotary International Scholarship for study in North America, he has done his graduate studies in Industrial Relations and post graduate studies in English Literature. His professional studies include several courses and post graduate programs in Management and Communication at institutions including the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (I.I.M.A.)
Avinash Ananda has been personally trained in Human Resources Development by Professor Rooshikumar Pandya, a pioneer in the field in India. He has also been licensed, trained and certified in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) by Dr. Richard Bandler, creator of NLP, U.S.A. Avinash has also been licensed/ certified by several international master trainers/organizations including Edward de bono, Al Ries, Dale Carnegie, Stephen Covey and Japanese Zen Master, Harada Sekkai Roshi. The fields of study have been as varied as Zen, Vipassana, Reiki, Tera Mai Seichem, NLP, Hypnosis, Synergogy, Lateral Thinking, Branding and Marketing, Leadership, Philosophy and Psychology.
The creator of O.R.T.T.™ (Optimum Results Training Technologies), in his training programs Avinash blends the wisdom of the East with the latest in management thought, psychology and behavioral sciences from the West. He uses his own unique training techniques to connect with and impact his audience, including Pyro Training™ (for Mass Impact Training Events), Improv Theatrics™ (for Experiential Training Workshops), and Meta Mind Behavioral Coaching™ (for Mindset Management and Peak Performance Skill sets Training).
Avinash Ananda has conducted motivational speeches, public seminars & corporate workshops on Meta Mind Management and all aspects of behavioral training for over 250,000 people from all walks of life in India, North America, Europe and the Far East. He has also personally trained, coached and mentored over 100 behavioral trainers across geographies.
His clients include students, educationists, theatre, sports & film personalities, C.E.O.s, the Mumbai Police, High Court Judges, government bodies / organizations, and major corporations worldwide. The organizations he has trained in span nine countries and over ten industries including I.T., I.T.E.S., Pharmaceuticals, Hospitality, Government, Banking, Education, Film, Tourism, Construction, FMCG and Retail. A much sought-after keynote speaker, he has also trained senior management on strategy and innovation as senior faculty for a Harvard Business School Certification Program.
Mr. Preetam Gulrajani : (Fast Reading & Memory Efficiency)
Mr. Preetam Gulrajani is a Corporate Trainer, Management Consultant and Senior Corporate Professional with experience spanning over 35 years.
He started his career with Pharma major, Hoechst Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Now Aventis) and has held several Senior Management positions including:
- DIRECTOR, SARVA CONSULTANTS, BANGALORE. Involved with Project Management along with MR T V. Mansukhani former CMD HMT LTD, Bangalore.
- REGIONAL DIRECTOR INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS, BANGALORE. Involved in promoting TQM activities. - DIRECTOR, ABC CONSULTANTS, SINGAPORE, based in Bangalore.
- EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT, CMR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE and faculty for teaching Business English Certificate (BEC) course promoted by the British Council.
Currently Mr. Gulrajani is on the Executive Board of GAMMA (GLOBAL ACADEMY OF META MIND MANAGEMENT) USA, a training organization dedicated to worldwide education in personal and professional excellence by promoting the research, awareness and use of the behavioral science - META MIND MANAGEMENT. Mr Gulrajani also contributes to the Content Management Department of the Academy, RIDCLABS (Research & Industrial Design Course,Pune).
Mr. Gulrajani is also faculty member, Indo American Society and the International Institute of Personality Development where he regularly conducts workshops on Personality Development, Communication Skills and English Language for individuals from various educational institutes and corporate houses.
He is also internationally certified to conduct 3 hour NOW (Nuggets of Wisdom) sessions on all aspects of behavioral sciences.
Mrs. Aarti Agashe: (Advanced English Conversation)
Mrs. Aarti Agashe has a post-graduate degree in English from Bombay University. She has attended special workshops on language study in Germany, Denmark, Holland, and Hong Kong. She has conducted courses for various organizations and institutions to improve the daily usage of conversational English while dealing with customers. She has also taught elementary and higher level English to Germans, Japanese, Indonesians, South Americans, Iranians and Arabs as well as refresher courses for housewives and executives. She has been teaching at the Indo-American Society since 1975.
Mr. Vasudev Advani : (Advanced English Conversation)
Mr. Advani has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Bombay University. He has worked with Air India handling correspondence. He is also a faculty member with various institutes that offer post-graduate diplomas including S.N.D.T. Women's University in Mumbai.
Ms. Fiona D'Souza (English Usage & Conversation & Advance English Conversation)
Ms. D'Souza has been teaching at the Indo-American Society since 1990. She has graduated in English Literature from the Bombay University. She started her career in advertising and has always been in an industry where communication and interaction with people is important. Besides teaching Basic English, she has also conducted special classes for foreign groups at the IAS. Over the years she has taught English as a subject to students of ICSE schools like Bombay Scottish, G. D. Somami and Hills Grange.
Ms. Pushpa Pillay: (English Usage & Conversation)
Ms. Pillay has been teaching English to secondary level students since 1964. From 1966 to 1972 she worked as a lecturer in the Nirmala Institute of Education, Panajim,Goa where she taught English as a method of teaching to B.ed students and Dip.ed students. She has also conducted Conversational English classes for parents, teachers and other adults. As principal of Diamond Jubilee school for boys, Ms. Pillay worked on expanding the English curriculum offered in her school to suit current needs. Ms. Pillay also visited the Philips Academy, Andover, Boston, U.S. in 1996, to observe the English teaching methods used for students of grades IX to XII.
Ms. Sudha Nair: (English Usage & Conversation)
Ms. Sudha Nair has Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science & Psychology and B.Ed. degree with English & History from Mumbai University.
She has trained Adults & Students for Conversational & Academic English. Over the years she has contributed to websites, journals & professional projects, interschool English Elocution Competition, etc. She has taught English at Don Bosco English High School and Rose Manor English High School.
Mrs. Ranjana Rao : (English Usage & Conversation & Advance English Conversation)
Mrs. Ranjana Rao an English Literature- Post graduate from Chennai University; after completion of Masters degree in English Literature, she was working as a Secretary in McMillan & Co. Ltd, Chennai. She worked as a Teacher in Railway English Medium School, while in Andhra Pradesh. Later on, she worked with Speciality Publications, Chennai, as Sub-Editor.
Simultaneously, she was also conducting Fabric Painting Courses for CAMLIN Pvt. Ltd, over week ends, This course was attended by good number of participants.
She also taught in South Indian Associations School (English Medium school) at Dombivli.
She joined DAV College, Bhandup as a lecturer and was Teaching Business Communication to B.Com students. Besides, she taught Shorthand in an institute near her home.
She also taught English in various Coaching Classes to students of State as well as CBSE and ICSE levels.
She also taught Spoken English, Communication Skills and Personality Development in Various Classes in Mumbai and Thane namely, Russells, Lets Talk, VETA and Spectra Soft over a period. Until recently, she had the privilege of teaching Business Communication, Technical writing and Personality Development to 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of B.C.A students respectively in SNDT college, Matunga. She also taught Communication Skills and Personality Development to B.M.M. & B.M.S. students in the same college.
Being an animal lover and lover of nature, she has been a member of Blue Cross Society of India, Chennai for Animals and SPCA-Mumbai & Thane, to safeguard animals from cruelty or ill treatment. She is also a member of friend of Trees to protect nature and environment.
Mr. Regan Firdosh Homavazir : (Export & Import)
Dr. Regan Firdosh Homavazir is a Graduate in Business Management and an MBA in Finance. He has also completed his Doctorate. He believes that his People Management skills have been his greatest asset. His passion for studying new subjects has been constantly growing, he has been a key faculty for Export - Import Management subject since the past year. He also professes Public Relations and Marketing Management in various other institutions.
His career objective is to gain knowledge and position, to become a guiding force in the future of an organisation. To work as part of a high profile team in a growing and innovative environment, where his skill set, experience and academic background can be positively deployed, thus allowing him the opportunities for technical excellence and growth.
Mr. Sudip Dutta (Digital Photography)
Started back in 1996 with a Minolta SLR under the guidance of the President of DUMDUM photographic Club, Mr. Shushanta Banerjee who was also an adviser for Mr. Satyajit Ray and also the chief sound recordist of his films, Sudip continued his journey with the black and white films magic.
He enriched his career with Asian Paints Durga Puja coverage for the best awards… There comes the beginning of color photography, then undergoing diff ads and commercials of Kolkata, he landed in Mumbai and started his digital photography from 2006. He covered lots of events like Star awards, Channel V awards, Ftv fashion shows, and clients like Reliance trends, Zor, Fashion media, etc. He is working on the latest equipments and following the latest trends of the subject. He has own some awards during recent times with digital photography from Kodak, South Africa and working on some promising projects to bag some more. Established himself as a multimedia professional parallely, he is thorough with Digital photography and the post process of it. He says: “Everyday is a learning experience and digital photography has opened the gate for true learning experience to be more versatile one.”
Mr. P. K. Bhatia: (Photography)
Mr. P. K. Bhatia is a professional, self-developed photographer with extensive experience in photography. His notable work includes contribution to a number of leading magazines and newspapers including Mid-Day and Afternoon, as well as all India and international exhibitions for which he has won certificates and awards. He has been teaching photography for over twelve years now. He has had a number of one-man shows of his work at the Jehangir and Bajaj art galleries.
Ms. Tina Dubey : Tarot Card Reading (Basic)
Ms. Tina Dubey, a young, Professional Astrologer, holds degree in Astrology from Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan, Mumbai.
She’s a practicing astrologer since 9 years in Mumbai, several places in India and abroad & founder proprietor of “Cosmic Research Academy”, an institute where consultation and training are being conducted in various disciplines.
She often writes for several newspapers on Monthly forecasts, Weekly forecasts and various articles on astrology related subjects.
Her specialized disciplines are as follows:- . Horoscope analyzing
- Tarot card reading
- Face & Gesture reading
- Aura reading
- Rune reading
- Palmistry
- Gemology
- Teletherapy
- Numerology
- Graphology
- Crystal therapy
- Crystal ball gazing
- Color therapy
- Reiki healing
- Tratak & Gazing techniques
- Mantra & Mudra healing
- Astro-Vastu with interiors
- Muhurt consultancy
- Remedial meditation
- Chakra cleansing
Her clientele are from all different walks of life such as top corporates, politicians, cricketers, fashion designers, models, actors, artists, lawyers, doctors, share brokers, students and so on…!
She applies scientific methods in astrology which is proved to be very accurate. Her predictions are based on K.P. which can give minutest prediction, and also combination of various disciplines which confirm the accuracy of predictions.
She is an experienced trainer since four years:
- Presently she is trainer in Indo-American Society for Tarot card reading which is based on her own research by combining various other principles of occult science, getting incredible results in her Advanced Tarot Reading sessions.
- She gave regular sessions for Face & Aura reading in Prempuri Ashram.
- Her regular sessions are on for all the mentioned disciplines in her Cosmic Research Academy.
She is imparting her knowledge at various leading clubs, seminars & NGOs like
- Lions Club International
- M.L.J.C
- Rotary Club
- Giants Club
- Wyrock
- Shree Punit Krishna Satsang Mandal
- Archana Trust and so on..!
She is felicitated and awarded by many recognized clubs & NGOs like
- “The Complete Astrologer” title from Lions Club International in May 2006
- “Star Jyotish Ratna” from Star Report in April 2007
- “Jivan Gaurav Award” from Maharashtra Mukt Patrakar Sangh in April 2008
- “ACE Astrologer” title from SVB’s Oxford high school in January 2009
Her other remarkable experiences are . She was the first Astrologer to be on air on 92.7 BIG FM when launched.
- She had given accurate predictions on stock markets on E TV, before stock market collapsed in Jan’08.
- She was columnist in more then 3 Gujarati newspapers.
- She has traveled in many places in India for Vastu & Astro-consultation & also abroad for the same.
- She predicted Mr. OBAMA’S President Ship one month before he got elected.
She strongly believes that
“Life can change anytime…
One should give a chance to it with positive attitude”
&
Her objective is
“Reach out to maximum people to create a ‘difference’ in their lives by sharing knowledge for their benefit”
Mrs. Geetanjali Mehra: Tarot Card Reading (Basic):
Mrs. Geetanjali Mehra ,wife of Lt Col Rohit Mehra, is a registered Life Member of All India Federation of Astrological Societies[AIFAS], New Delhi as well as Centre of Astrological Study & Research, Jamshedpur. She studied Astrology from Centre Of Astrological Study & Research for Public Welfare, Jamshedpur and was awarded the title of JYOTISH SHASTRI in 14th Asian Astrologer's Conference in 2005. She was honoured for her participation in International Symposium On Vedic Sciences held at Hindu Samaj, Bangkok and Khalsa Auditorium,Singapore in 2006 where she presented a slide show on Palmistry and delivered a lecture on Astrology. She was a special guest in the show Lipstick on BIG 92.7 FM Jammu from Nov 2009 to Mar 2010 where she shared astro tips and predicted for the callers. She was awarded with JYOTISH RATNA and VASTU RATNA titles in 2010.Geetanjali also wrote articles about Cosmic forces and healing for TIMES OF INDIA JAMMU PLUS. Her Presently she is carrying out research by blending various types of occult sciences to be incorporated in her book which would turn out to be an exquisite pictorial representation on Astro-analysis of a human being.
Ms. Shrilekha Nair (Money Wise Basic)
Shrilekha Nair is a Chartered Accountant with over eight years of work experience in the retail finance business. In her role as a regional manager with Citifinancial, she was responsible for the business and profitability of personal loan branches. Having had the opportunity to work across various locations in India and handling large teams, she led them towards result oriented performances that won her and her team members many an award.
In her role as the regional training manager at Barclays finance, she was involved in developing and providing training in different areas of the personal loan business like sales, customer service and processes. Her most successful training program has been an end to end business process simulation provided to new incumbents as a part of their induction program which was well received across over 900 employees with close to 90% of the participants rating the programas ‘outstanding’. Shrilekha holds a passion for classical Indian art forms and is a trained bharatanatyam dancer. In her free time, she prefers reading books and articles particularly in the spiritual and philosophical genre.
