Meet the Partners

Aditi holds a master’s degree in commerce and a management diploma in foreign trade. She has experience in the functions of finance, marketing and administration but is currently on a sabbatical to spend time with her family and raise her two kids. She holds a PCC with ICF and completed an HR management programme from XLRI (in affiliation with SHRM). Aditi enjoys reading, listening to music, and travelling.

Amisha Shroff is a commercial artist and an Access Bars Facilitator. Amisha loves to swim, read and spend time with family. She also runs an independent business which is supplying homemade food sauces and dips to various customers and children travelling for overseas studies.

Anita Vashishta has a doctorate in English literature. She has been teaching in the English department of Goa University for several years and previously taught at prestigious colleges in Mumbai and Delhi University. Having contributed papers to national and international journals, she is currently exploring the syncretic strain in Indian writing. Her areas of interest include contemporary female novelists and cultural studies. Anita lives in Mumbai and travels widely with her husband.

Anuja holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics from Nagpur University. She is a passionate teacher and has been running coaching classes in Pune for 30 years. Anuja enjoys being surrounded by her teen students as she believes they keep her energetic and cheerful. She is a student of classical singing and loves to listen to music. She practices yoga and has a deep interest in nutrition and naturopathy.

Dr Aparna is an experienced paediatrician who has been practicing in Pune for over 23 years. She has a wide range of experience in delivering quality paediatric care.

Aparna Balasubramanian is a commerce graduate and a certified J2EE developer (from Sun Microsystems). In addition to holding a variety of global roles in software and product development across India and Europe in the past, she has also been a small business owner in the landscape design space. Aparna has always had a keen interest in understanding the pedagogy and effectiveness of various learning methodologies in the primary education area. She has been an active volunteer for educational and social causes. Aparna is a polyglot (with language certifications in French and German) and helps students and professionals improve their linguistic abilities. She also works with Bala on their family office investment strategy (through Spoonfeed).

Avlokita began her career in the hospitality sector with ITC Hotels. Upon receiving her bachelor’s degree in education, she went on to teach tiny tots and primary students in reputed public schools in Faridabad and Pune. After spending over a decade in hospitality and teaching, Avlokita opted to be a homemaker. She is actively involved in social causes, loves travelling and exploring new places and cultures.

Bishnupriya is a communications strategist with 20 years of multi-market, integrated communications experience internationally and in India. She has worked in-house as a corporate communications specialist at the Singapore Tourism Board, DBS Bank and Dream Sports as well as in her current role at Akasa Air, leading the company’s Corporate Communication and CSR efforts. Bishnupriya holds an MBA in Marketing and a master's degree in Internet Marketing from the University of San Francisco.

Chhavi was born in Dehradun and brought up in Gujarat. She co-led an NGO. The NGO establishes schools for underprivileged children and small industrial canteens to fund its activities. She has conducted many social work activities in several rural parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Devasena Balasubramanian is a performance coach who works with young adults and athletes to achieve peak performance. She has been a coach for over 3 years, enabling the lives of her clients. Devasena has two decades of business management experience and a strong academic background. She is also involved in numerous social cause projects, such as education for girls, empowerment of women, coaching young boys and girls in choosing job-driven educational programmes, providing aid during any natural calamities, organising books for school and college students and many others. Devasena is the mother of two young children.

A mother of two 20-year-old boys, Devyani is a certified fitness trainer and a specialist in diet and nutrition with over 15 years of experience. She holds a master’s degree in commerce and a post-graduate diploma in computer application. She started her career in the software industry 25 years ago. However, her passion for sports and fitness drew her in a totally different direction and she is currently known as a pioneer of women’s fitness in Thane. For the last two years, Devyani has been helping a MedTech start-up establish its fitness and wellness vertical. She has extensive knowledge of and experience in multiple forms of fitness and nutrition, including traditional and modern-day disciplines. Devyani has attended several workshops including, Rebook Step Aerobics workshop and is certified by the prestigious Yoga Vidya Dham, Nasik. She also completed Inner Engineering and Grace of Yoga from Isha Yaga Centre. Devyani has been invited as a speaker at many forums and runs fitness and nutrition programmes at many corporates for employee wellbeing and engagement. She specialises in customising multi-regime exercise schedules along with adapting diet needs to the customers’ usual food habits to deliver excellent results. She has successfully transformed the health and fitness of many clients, including doctors and armed forces personnel. She likes travelling and music and she has been learning Hindustani classical music for the past three years.

Divya Vivek began her career at Infosys and then decided to be a homemaker. Caring for society comes naturally to Divya, who is currently a trustee of an NGO that provides primary education for children. Divya is very passionate about gardening and has a kitchen garden on her terrace.

Gayatri Bewoor is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, and gave several solo performances between 1989 and 1999. Her interest lies in designing saris, and she holds exhibitions in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. She was co-President of the International Women’s Association, Chennai in 2000-01 and is currently Secretary of INDUS, another women’s organisation in Bombay. A grandmother of three, she likes to read and attend classical dance and music shows. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts from Sophia College, Bombay University.

Dr Heena Subramaniam is a nature lover, health enthusiast, and ayurvedacharya (BAMS) by academic qualification. She has been a practising doctor for five years and has since been on the panel of a few insurance TPAs. Currently, she is a full-time homemaker and enjoys home gardening and travelling. She is a caring mother of two children and a supportive partner.

Hemamalini is a housewife and holds a master’s degree in commerce.

Jas is an entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience. She, along with her husband, started the Buzan Centre in Pune, India. They were the first in India to receive a licence to teach mind maps and techniques of speed reading and memory systems. Jas has many accolades under her belt: she is the fastest reader in the world and has won a gold medal at the World Speed Reading Championship. Jas is also the head of learning at an EdTech company ‘Bambinos.live’, a leader in conducting afterschool activities online for students across the globe.

Junu Joseph is the Managing Director of Polyformalin, Kochi, Kerala. Polyformalin manufactures formaldehyde and related resins. She graduated from Stella Maris College in Chennai. Junu completed a bachelor’s programme in education and had a15-year stint as a primary school teacher, after which she taught secondary classes in a school for the less-privileged. She is associated with various charity organisations. Junu loves painting, teaching, reading and puzzle games.

Mrs. Kusumlata Ramraika is married to Kishorilal Ramraika. She is one of the founding members of Star Engineers and has actively contributed to the company’s growth and development.

Lavinia M Nona D'souza (‘Nona’) is in her second decade of experience as a homemaker, managing two children. In her previous life, she was in the field of social work, working with children, women and on community needs, including managing legal paperwork for the adoption of children with special needs, and project management. Nona has a master’s degree in social work from SSW Roshni with a specialisation in medical and psychiatric social work and counselling. She loves reading, going on walks with her friends and is a practising minimalist.

Lovely Gupta is a homemaker by choice and an interior designer by qualification. A proud mother of two girls, she likes to dabble with painting in her spare time. Lovely is someone whose culinary skills are well-known in the extended family and she loves hosting them. She feels intensely for the cause of suffering stray animals in our cities and does her bit to alleviate their situation.

Madhavi pioneered the first education counselling centre in India, and holds a master's degree from Purdue University, USA. Long before India became a liberalised economy, in 1989, Madhavi became the vanguard of education and academic counselling and created the first ever advisory firm in India. Madhavi guides parents and children, aged 10 onwards, in building robust resumes to get them admitted to top colleges around the world. She has counselled over 27,000 students till date.

Madhuri was born and raised in Hyderabad. She attended DAV Public School and studied at Osmania University, from where she holds a degree in biotechnology. Madhuri began her career with Satyam Computers shortly after graduating. After a few years at Satyam, she moved to the US to continue her IT journey. During her initial days in the US, Madhuri worked for a major Telcom company and slowly moved across different domains to finally settle in the BFSI sector. For her last assignment in the US, she worked at Credit-Suisse for more than 8 years before heading back to India in 2014. In India, she worked at JP Morgan for a few years before deciding to take a break to attend to her family's needs.

On the personal front, she is married to Subhakar Reddy Kurly, Executive Chairman at Wissen group of companies and has been blessed with two daughters – Mahitha, a Senior at UNC Chapel Hill, pursuing a degree in computer science, and Anika, an 11th-grader in Bangalore aspiring to become a doctor. Madhuri is a very keen sportsperson, having represented Osmania University’s cricket team during her college days, and currently keeps herself busy through outdoor activities like golf, marathons, trekking trips etc. Her naturally easy-going personality makes it easy for her to make friends quickly wherever she goes and loves living in the current moment rather than worrying about the future.

Malini is a qualified commercial artist but has opted to be a homemaker and a full-time mother to her two daughters, whom she has groomed to be professionals in their respective fields. Malini is fond of art and music. She loves to socialise and make new friends.

Mamata Asthana is passionate about building the next generation of leaders. She coaches and mentors business leaders and executives. Mamata draws inspiration from the kaleidoscope of her experiences with people and situations over her 28 years in the corporate and non-profit worlds. This diverse experience, combined with her ICF coaching credentials, helps her connect deeply with leaders and executives and partner with them to identify and implement their unique success.

Manisha Bathwal was born and brought up in Kolkata. She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce. Manisha is a homemaker and enjoys cooking, traveling and old Bollywood music. She also loves watching movies. Manisha is the proud mother of two boys, Rahil (23) and Veer (17).

Manisha Bhutani holds a PhD in nuclear physics from IIT Roorkee and has been working as an Associate Professor at the University of Delhi since 2004. Prior to this, she worked at the National Physical Laboratory and Delhi College of Engineering. Manisha has many research publications to her name. She is a book-lover and happy-go-lucky person. She is a proud mom of two fiercely independent girls

Minku Buttar is one of Business World’s Top 20 Most Influential Wellbeing Leader TEDx Speakers. Her talk on ‘Art of Thinking’ was the 6th most watched talk in the world in November 2022. She has also authored two books. The first, ‘Diversity- it changes your perspective,’ won the Scholars Book of World Records and the second, ‘Mission Hope,’ was released in April 2023. Minku is also a talk show host for The Circle of Joy and a columnist at ‘Womensstraightalkz’, a New York-based lifestyle, art and culture magazine. She has been featured as a contributing author for BIZCATALYST360 and is the founder of ‘The Circle of Joy’ Awards. She is a transformational facilitator, leading self-mastery and public speaking programmes.

Minku is also a fashion designer, an artist (her art has sold through galleries to eminent buyers), and a visionary curator, ideating and curating dozens of out-of-the-box programmes for corporates and other institutions. She has won several national awards including: Swami Vivekananda Award- Change Maker of 2020, Women Economic Forum’s Women of Excellence Award and Iconic Woman 2020, the Telangana Government’s Stri Shakti Award, 2021 and The Sashakt Naari Samman (Influencer of 2022).

Mona Sighat wears multiple hats. She is a devoted homemaker, passionate baker, yoga enthusiast, and has a keen interest in philanthropy. She has carved a niche for herself as a successful 'Mompreneur.' With a successful husband and two grown-up children, she runs a baking venture, Sweet Expressions. She is also actively involved in social work, supporting various philanthropic causes. With excellent time management skills, she strikes a perfect balance between her personal life and other engagements. In her free time, she enjoys reading, and practicing yoga. Mona is a certified power yoga practitioner from Bharat Thakur Power Yoga.

CA Mridula Goenka has eighteen years of experience in corporate finance, taxation, business planning and accounting. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, she worked as an Associate Partner with SN Saraf & Associates in its auditing and financial planning sessions. Mridula then worked as a Senior Executive in the Financial Planning Division of Alghanim Industries, Kuwait, one of the largest conglomerates in the Gulf region. She is currently a Director at Nisus Finance Services, Mumbai responsible for corporate finance, accounts, treasury management and human resources. Mridula is also responsible for the multifarious team engagement activities at Nisus Finance. She is a devoted mother to twin daughters, Khushi and Muskan, who owe their success in academics and extracurriculars to her continued engagement. Mridula enjoys cooking, travelling, dancing and reading. She has won several accolades in cooking and was the winner of the CA Beauty Pageant organised by ICAI and participates in several seminars and knowledge sessions of the ICAI.

Nividia is a fashion designer from NIFT, Bangalore. She believes that design is the solution to all of life’s challenges. Nividia has almost two decades of experience in the fashion industry. She joined the apparel industry after graduating from NIFT and has worked at The Big Animation, The Colours of Nature, Indus League Clothing and UniStyle Images. Most recently, she worked at Numero Uno Clothing as Head Designer for kids’, men's and women's wear. Nividia has participated in several fashion shows in India, Europe and Asia.

Padmaja Dasamantharao is Head of Recruitment at Corporate Hierarchy Solutions. She is an HR professional with over 15 years of very strong domestic and international experience in the areas of talent sourcing strategy and hiring execution for mid- to senior-level professionals in the IT and non-IT domains. Padmaja has worked in the US and India in industries as varied as garments, pharmaceuticals, banking, consulting, start-ups and IT. She has extensive experience in US placements, H1 visa filings, and coordinating with attorneys and the USIS. Padmaja holds an MBA (HR) from the Symbiosis Institute of Management, a BA from Andhra University and a diploma in fashion designing from Utkal University.

Born and educated in Bengaluru, Preeti Balaji holds a master’s degree in travel and tourism from Pondicherry University and was a gold medallist in her batch. After working in outbound travel, hospitality and event management for about a decade, she decided to become a homemaker, carrying with her a newfound love for travel and exploration. Opting out of an active career gave her the time and opportunity to return to her passion (and perhaps 'true calling' in life), vocal Carnatic music.

Preeti started learning Carnatic music at the age of six from her mother and Guru and went on to complete formal certification exams conducted by the Government of Karnataka by the age of 16. When Balaji's career choices gave the family a chance to move to Bengaluru, Preeti was quite obviously the happiest. She went back to active singing and started 'Hamsadhwani', her own school for Carnatic music in 2011. In the last 12 years, she has taught vocal music to several students between the ages of 5 and 25. Reviving music also gave her several opportunities to perform as an amateur artist.

Today, Preeti thoroughly enjoys her life as a teacher. She also continues to nurture her love for travel, by planning and tailoring tours for family and friends. She is actively involved in planning and organising, social and cultural events within her residential community. She played a pivotal role in a Care and Support Group, to help senior residents and underprivileged workers in the community, during the pandemic. Between her roles as mother of two spirited young adults, wife of a very busy CEO, teacher, event organiser, social worker and her spiritual pursuits, there is never a dull moment in Preeti's day.

Ranee completed her schooling in Chennai and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Madras University while simultaneously pursuing her Chartered Accountancy. She worked with PwC, Chennai in their Taxation and Regulatory services division, specifically in relation to direct taxation, before relocating to Mumbai in 2003. Since then, she has been balancing the challenges of managing a home while dabbling in equities. Ranee is a trained Carnatic music singer. Her interests include reading, and she has journeyed from being an intense fiction reader to undertaking a methodical study of the Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatham and other spiritual books.

Ratna Sharma, Executive Director at Lighthouse Canton, a Singapore-based firm, has extensive experience in banking and Finance. With a successful career at renowned banks, she excels in leadership roles and is passionate about creating wealth for her clients. Ratna personally manages a few large families while leading her team. She is also focused on educating her clients, especially the women in these families, on wealth management.

Ritu holds a master's degree in literature. She is a home maker and is associated with various NGOs in the field of education and healthcare.

A fitness enthusiast, Sadhna is passionate about a holistic approach to physical and emotional wellbeing and has been working with clients to facilitate mind, body and spiritual coherence. She is a clinical Hypnotherapist from IIH, India and a certified BodyTalk Practitioner from IBA, USA. She integrates her healing work with Bach Flower remedies, for which she has been certified by the Bach Centre, UK. Sadhna works with diverse clients in the areas of emotional wellness, dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, fears and phobias, insomnia, addictions and relationship issues. She has spent most of her working life curating and nurturing a boutique talent search firm Windows Consultants, a known name in the field of consulting, but answered an inner call and was drawn towards learning and practicing therapy work. She has been instrumental in setting up a not-for-profit trust, ‘Adhikaar’, which is focused on providing medical care to underprivileged children. She is married to Rajit, and they live in Gurgaon with their two young sons Raghav and Shivang.

Sangeeta Kshettry graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Presidency College, Kolkata. She then received a master’s degree in communications from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Florida, Gainesville. She worked for Norwest Banks, Burlington Northern Railroad and the Texas Department of Insurance before founding Sulekha with Satya Prabhakar, her husband. Sangeeta and Satya live in Chennai and have two daughters, Divya, who is married to Joe Silvestro, and Priya.

Savita is a multitasker and a dedicated housewife who turns a house into a warm and welcoming home. She is a conscientious and detail-oriented woman who wholeheartedly embraces her role and displays ceaseless energy. Savita is a constant source of encouragement and support for her loving husband and two daughters. Needless to say, she is the pillar of her family. A fervent artist, Savita pursued a master’s degree in fine arts not long ago while simultaneously administering her household duties with commendable commitment. She has also participated in several art exhibitions. Compassion being her cardinal trait, Savita teaches underprivileged children through the Trust Suvas Foundation, in addition to collaborating with a few other NGOs. While leadership is all about getting the best out of people and ensuring goal congruence, Savita can rightfully be called a leader at home as well as outside, having skilfully managed household responsibilities, polishing her children to perfection and providing unconditional support to her husband. An enthusiastic and eager learner, Savita is always prepared to take on new challenges with resilience. Her dynamism and vibrancy make her successful in all her endeavours.

Meet Savita, a multitasking woman and dedicated housewife, who turns a house into a warm and welcoming home. Savita is a conscientious and detail-oriented woman who wholeheartedly embraces her role and displays ceaseless energy. She is a constant source of encouragement and support for her loving husband and two daughters. Needless to say, she is the pillar of her family. A fervent artist, Savita completed her Masters in Fine Arts not long ago, whilst administering her household duties with commendable commitment. Moreover, she has also participated in several art exhibitions. Compassion being her cardinal trait, Savita also teaches underprivileged children through the Trust Suvas Foundation in addition to collaborating with a few other NGOs. While leadership is all about getting the best out of people and ensuring goal congruence, Savita can rightfully be called a leader at home as well as outside, having skilfully managed household responsibilities, polishing her children to perfection and providing unconditional support to her husband. An enthusiastic and eager learner, Savita is always prepared to take on new challenges with resilience.

Seema holds a master’s degree in English and began her career as a teacher. She chose to be a full-time mother to cope with Sameer’s erratic work schedule and has supported his journey, including shifting base from Delhi to Bangalore in 2013. She likes to cook different dishes in her free time and is a keen yoga student. She is Sameer Taneja’s better half and the proud mother to a daughter and son, both of whom are now studying in college.

Dr Shalini Mirchandani is a practising orthodontist who trained at the Tufts School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. She has been practising for the past 25 years, formerly in the US and now in Mumbai. Dr Mirchandani completed her BDS from the Rafiq Ahmed College of Dentistry, Kolkata, where she was a gold medallist and the highest ranker in the final university examination. She then did her DMD (Doctor of Medical Dentistry) at Tufts, where she graduated as the best international student in her class. She was then accepted into the prestigious and highly competitive post-doctoral programme in orthodontics at the Tufts Dental School. Her primary clinic is on Pedder Road, South Mumbai, and she has a satellite practice in Juhu.

Shalini Sawhney holds a master’s degree in applied mathematics and operations research and has over 25 years of teaching experience. She enjoys travelling and has a keen interest in meeting people and learning about different cultures.

Shraddha is a home maker and does multiple tasks seamlessly on a daily basis. She is a responsible wife and a mother. She raised her two children and has been a great support system for the family. She holds a master's degree in science. Shraddha enjoys cooking for her family and friends and also contributes to social causes for village children.

Shruti is a Senior Manager in the Automation and AI team at Capgemini. She prides herself on being detail-oriented, driven and analytical. She has been a career professional for almost two decades, from banking and finance to IT services. Shruti holds a bachelor’s degree in science and a master’s degree in business administration. She is also a certified Scrum Master and an automation analyst. Shruti is interested in personal fitness and how diet plays a role in the same. She loves to spend her free time with family and is grateful for the strength her daughters give her.

Srividya likes traveling and exploring new places and has discovered a new interest in baking. She is not a person with expectation and likes to take things in her own stride. Her favourite saying is, ‘I complained that I had no shoes until I saw one with no feet.’

Sucherita fondly known as Suchi is currently Director at Vishal Sugars and Cheedella Ventures. She is r esponsible for the Sales and Procurement at Vishal Sugars and manages the family investment entity Cheedella Ventures. Suchi is married to Srinivas Cheedella and besides work, she is very passionate about landscaping and interior designing.

Sudha Sridhar is a Kerala-mural, Mysore-art and Tanjore-painting artist. She has won awards from the state of Karnataka for her work.

A senior IT executive and an alumnus of IIM – Calcutta and NIT Kurukshetra, Sujata spent 24 years in the corporate world before quitting the IT industry in 2015 to follow her passion and dabble in garment design. After learning the ropes of the design process from Pearl Academy, Mumbai, and working with Masaba Gupta, she launched her own designer label – Nandni Studio in 2018. She has a keen interest in handwoven fabrics, handwork and subtle details, which is well-reflected in her work. Minimal and functional are the two best ways to describe her work

Sumathi is presently a homemaker and takes very good care of managing the home front. She holds a master's degree in commerce and a DCA from Pune. In her earlier days, she ran a small school where she was the principal. She has a huge interest in artwork, specialising in handwork, including making soft toys. She is interested in listening to music and watching dance programs. She is a great partner to KK!

Swati currently serves as the Managing Director for Khan Academy in India. Swati has 27 years of experience in strategy, organisational transformation and general management in both not-for-profit and for-profit organisations. Swati previously served as COO at Gates Foundation India and was the founding CEO of the Indian School of Public Policy, a graduate level educational institution. She has also advised and mentored start-ups in a variety of sectors, including the edtech and health-tech verticals. Swati started her career as a field engineer, working on oil rigs with Schlumberger. She has also worked for McKinsey and Schneider Electric. She is an engineer from IIT Delhi and holds an MBA from the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago.

Tanvi Bhadkamkar is the founder and Chief Beauty Officer at Kafi Cosmetics. After completing her diploma in cosmetology, Tanvi’s passion to offer a wider bracket of colours to consumers drove her to start her own company. Tanvi enjoys baking, listening to music and make up.

Tanvi is a fitness enthusiast and a sucker for investigative web series. She deeply enjoys exploring different mediums of painting. After a short stint as a primary teacher, she settled as a homemaker to be more involved as a parent. If not in front of her canvas, you will find Tanvi gardening, experimenting with her culinary skills or enjoying a nice cup of coffee.

Tarang Jain is a dedicated homemaker who provides invaluable support to her family as the spouse of a Managing Director. Her exceptional home management skills and compassionate nature contribute to a harmonious family life. Tarang loves reading and travelling in her free time.

Triveni Vinod is a qualified jewellery designer from The Gemological Institute of America. She is a Full-Time Director at C Krishniah Chetty Group of Companies. She is also a gem-painting artist who shares her proceeds with charity. Triveni previously served as a member of the Managing Committee of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce Ladies Organisation and continues as a member of the organisation. She is married to C Vinod Hayagriv, the Managing Director and Director of C Krishniah Chetty Group and is a mother of two sons.

Vaishali More holds a master’s degree in physics from the North Maharashtra University. She is a homemaker and mother of two lovely children. She cherishes music and arts and loves travelling

After a long and successful two-decade career in the banking industry, Veena D’Souza is currently a homemaker. She was an integral part of the leadership team support and administrative teams at ING Vysya Bank. Ms D’Souza is a certified toastmaster, a yoga enthusiast and loves gardening. She lives in Bangalore with her in-laws, husband and 22-year-old son, Hayden a 4th year student at NLSIU, Bangalore.

Shalini is a seasoned software engineer who has built over 60 software products and loves to dabble in cutting-edge technology marketing, in addition to being the better half of Shantanu Ghosh, SVP Engineering at Perforce and the proud mom of a CS+Design major whizkid. She currently works as the Information Architect at Arcana Networks, a start-up in the cryptography and blockchain space. Arcana Auth is a cutting-edge, decentralised infrastructure product meant for onboarding the next billion users to Web3 apps. Shaloo is an avid reader who loves to cook, travel, swim, trek, tend to her lush garden, embroider, stitch, crochet and paint in her free time.

An electronics engineer by qualification, Shilpa Rajwade worked at a custom-built machine design and manufacturing company as a controls and automation engineer. She took a sabbatical from work after giving birth to her first child and due to her husband’s travel-intensive job. Shilpa re-trained to become a certified remedial instructor and taught at a school in Chennai for children with specific learning disabilities. She is currently associated with a natural farming group in Pune, and has also taken up a year-long course in natural and sustainable farming. A stay-at-home mom of two children and a furball, Shilpa enjoys exploring regional cuisine, heritage and culture through her travels, gardening, good food and music.

Sarla Khaitan studied at Birla Vidhyapeeth, Pilani, Rajasthan. She took a keen interest in sports and participated in the National Cadet Corps while in school. Despite marrying at an early age, Sarla went on to graduate against all odds from Shiksha Yathan College in Kolkata. A simple and religious person, she has spent her time raising her four daughters and being the anchor of the family. Sarla spends her time in her spiritual and charitable practices.

Dr Sadhana Lohia Pai is a homoeopathic physician based in Mumbai. With rich experience in this science-cum-art, Dr Sadhana has been running a private clinic in Juhu, Mumbai for the last two decades. After graduating from Smt. CMP Homoeopathic Medical College, Mumbai in 1995, Dr Sadhana went on to gain clinical experience and knowledge from eminent teachers and world-renowned homoeopaths. She then completed her master’s degree in homoeopathy with a thesis on 'Role of homoeopathy in cases of Infertility'. Dr Sadhana is fascinated by the artistic aspects of science, which help in understanding the mental and physical aspect of an individual being. With an artistic inclination since childhood, Dr Sadhana produced, scripted and voiced a short video to create general awareness about homoeopathy for 'The Other Song', a renowned homoeopathic academy in Mumbai. Dr Sadhana’s interests include voice acting and she has anchored and emceed several live events since 1993. She is also a trained professional Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancer with several performances to her credit since 1990, both live and on television. She is an accredited Yoga teacher for kids, and loves doing yoga stories for children, inspired by her daughter, Anaira. With an enthusiasm to learn and share, she is always eager to hold discussions and share experiences of this rich science with everyone.

Sakshi Sharma isa music enthusiast, dancing to the rhythm of life’s melodies. A dreamer turned entrepreneur, she believes in turning ideas into reality with determination. She embraces every moment of life with gratitude and joy.