Prof. K. S. Kannan has taught Sanskrit for over 35 years, and authored around 25 books pertaining to Sanskrit grammar, literature etc. He has presented papers in many national and international conferences. He has given invited talks at prestigious institutions like Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore), Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore), Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (New Delhi), Indian Institute of World Culture (Bangalore), and recently at the International Gita Forum (Singapore). He has served as the Director of Karnataka Sanskrit University (Bangalore), and is currently Professor at Jain University (Bangalore).

Prof. Kapil Kapoor is an Indian scholar of linguistics and literature and an authority on Indian intellectual traditions.He is former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and served as professor at the Centre for Linguistics and English, and Concurrent Professor at the Centre for Sanskrit Studies there before retiring in 2005. He is Editor-in-Chief of the 11-Volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism published by Rupa& Co. in 2012. Prof. Kapil Kapoor is a prolific writer on Indian Knowledge Systems. Currently he is Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalalya.

Shatavadhani R. Ganesh is a practitioner of the art of avadhana, a polyglot, an author in Sanskrit andKannada and an extempore poet in multiple languages. He has performed more than 1000 avadhanas, in Kannada, Sanskrit,Telugu, and Prakrit. He is known for extempore composition of poetry (āśukavita) during these performances, and even of chitrakavya. He is the only Śatāvadhāni from Karnataka.. He has so far written three books dealing with his Shatavadhanas, Shatavadhana Sharade, Shatavadhana Srividye and ” Sataavadhaana shaashvati” so as to groom future avadhanis, besides his D. Litt thesis The Art of Avadhana in Kannada and the forthcoming Avadhana Sahasra.

Ramasurbramaniam, Shankar is former Professor  & Head  of Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. His field of interest and work include Architecture and Settlement Planning with Special reference to Energy, Environmental and Ecological Aspects    Sustainable Development and Traditional Knowledge Systems of India.  Besides teaching and research at IIT Roorkee for  37 years, Prof R Shankar has been involved in various govt., non-govt and academic institutions as visiting professor, member of advisory and academic committees, and technical expert. He is now a visiting professor at IIT Roorkee.

Shri Gauri Shankar Gupta with an outstanding academic record is a member of Indian Diplomatic Service since 1981. He has served as India’s Ambassador in Mongolia, Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Presently he is India’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada and Montserrat.  He is an author and and a poet. His fourth book ‘Unraveling Mysteries of Life – Modern Science and Ancient Wisdom’ has been published in 6 languages and has received very good reviews. Some of his talks and speeches are available at You Tube – gaurishankargupta100.’

Shri Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in several hundred films and many plays. Mainly working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in acclaimed international films such as the 2002Golden Globe nominated Bend It Like Beckham, Ang Lee‘s 2007 Golden Lion winning Lust, Caution, and David O. Russell‘s 2013 Oscar winning Silver Linings Playbook. Kher has won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role five times. For his performance in film Vijayhe won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has held the post of chairman of Central Board of Film Certificationand National School of Drama in India.^[1] The Government of Indiahonoured him with the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution in the field of cinema and arts.His wife, actress Kirron Kher is a Member of the Indian Parliament fromChandigarh.

 Prakash Belawadi is a theatre, film, television and media personality in Bangalore, India. He is an actor, writer, director and instructor working for the stage and screen.. His debut film feature STUMBLE won the National Award in 2003 for Best Film in the regional language (English) and has now been included in the national telecaster Doordarshan’s Best of Indian Cinema series. As co-founder of Centre for Film and Drama, an integrated performing arts, cinema and media training and production organization, now under the Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy in Bangalore, Prakash is part of the trust that is now building a film and drama school at the Suchitra premises. The school has an ongoing collaboration with School of Film Directing, Valand Academy, at Gothenburg University, Sweden.

Prof. Mahavir, former Vice Chancellor, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar, and former Vice President Uttarakhand Sanskrit Academy, Haridwar is a renowned professor of Sanskrit with a teaching and research experience of more than four decades. He was awarded from various government and private organizations for his contribution in the field of  Vedas and Sanskrit.

Dr. Sharmistha Banerjee is a Professor of Business Management, University of Calcutta. With acertificate MBA from USA and a PhD from University of Calcutta, teaches Management, HRM, OB and Entrepreneurship and research includes Small Business Management, Microfinance and Entrepreneurship, and Women’s Issues.She received the US Govt. supported Global Links scholarship in 2015, a Fulbright Scholarship in 2005 and then a Fulbright Scholar in Residence in 2012. Dr. Banerjee is a life-long supporter of the girl scouts.

Prof. K. Ramasubramanian is a Professor in  the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Bombay. He has been conferred the Award of Maharshi Badarayan Vyas Samman in recognition of his research. Prof. Ramasubramanian is one of the authors who prepared the Explanatory Notes of the celebrated work Ganita-yuktibhasha (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jyeshthadeva (c. 1530) which brings out the seminal contributions of the Kerala School of astronomers and mathematicians in the field of Mathematical Analysis.