The People

Mrs. Nanjundeswaran is everyone's grandma (ajji or patti) and is a very caring and loving person, whose personality is invaluable to the mission.
In the town of Tarapur, Maharashtra, where she spent thirty-seven years, she founded the first Mahila Mandal in the area. As its president, she set up several more welfare initiatives for women in the area, as well as the Toddler's Academy, a nursery and preschool for local children. Today, the Toddler's Academy is a 600-strong institution offering both English and Marathi medium education.

Sandhya is an architect by profession who now has a different kind of project on her drawing board. She is skilled with children and teenagers and has great faith in the creative talent and spiritual capabilities nested in this country. She believes that a touch of professionalism and caring into every creative work we seek to do, can improve the quality of our services to the world.
sandhya[at]samikshafoundation.com

Bio should be in place soon.

A qualified geophysicist and a Ph.D. in statistics, Dr. Manjari has diversified into the - diverse -fields of drama and wealth management. Her exuberant and cheerful personality, combined with her love for children, make her a priceless gem in the foundation.
manjari[at]samikshafoundation.com

Aditya is a talented teenager, interested in various creative fields ranging from music to web design. All comments and suggestions about the website should be balled up tight and thrown at him.

aditya[at]samikshafoundation.com

Swami Yogaratna Saraswati, a sannyasi, trained for 20 years in Bihar School of Yoga (Bangalore branch and Munger main ashram) in all aspects of yoga and meditation, higher yoga practices, yoga therapy, stress management and yoga for women, children, students and the elderly.
Sw. Yogaratna has been teaching yoga for over twenty years. Teaching children in particular has been a favourite activity. She has developed a fun yoga program for our children.
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Mr.Kamath is a senior citizen who has retired from management consultancy in corporates, but is not tired yet! He is our master storyteller and speaks about seven Indian languages. The time he spends every week with the children at the wards is invaluable to our work. His prior experience brings valuable advice to the Foundation.