Teaching Team

Muneet Dhiman

Kulapati, Founder, Managing Trustee & High School Teacher

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Muneet Dhiman

Kulapati, founder-leader; Heads pedagogy & training; heads research for History & High school curriculum in math & science. High school class teacher as well. After his B.Tech(CS), he worked in the IT industry for 15 years. He says, ‘Being with children is teaching him how to be a learner for life.” Their daughter studies at Vidyakshetra.

Preeti Dhiman

Co-founder, Trustee & High School Teacher

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Preeti Dhiman

Co-founder; class teacher in middle & school. Heads languages & painting. Supports pedagogy, training & festivals. Post MBA, she has 10 yrs of corporate experience. Children teach you to be fully in the present and it’s a good present, when a teacher is fully present for them, she opines.

Biswaksen Patra

Co-founder, Trustee, Principal & High School Teacher

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Biswaksen Patra

Co-founder, principal & class teacher in high school. Supports research in Math & Science. Heads finances and fund raising. B.Tech- E&I, 18 yrs experience. Education must equip a child to lead a fulfilling life by enabling them to discover their full potential, natural tendencies & interests, he says. Both his children study at Vidyakshetra.

Sripad Rao

Class Teacher, Primary School

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Sripad

Post B.E(Mech) & 18 yrs of software consulting, he is a full time teacher at Vidyakshetra where his son also studies. Education helps create good human beings who can then create a good society. What he likes about Vidyakshetra is the opportunity kids have is to unveil their own unique personality & stand apart from the herd.

Chandrika

Class Teacher, Middle school

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Chandrika

For 2 decades, she is serving as Bal Vikas Guru in Satya Sai Organisations & Communicative English tutor at esteemed institutes.. Has earlier experience in food & pharmaceutical industries as a chemist and microbiologist, post her BSc (Microbiology). Teaching at Vidyakshetra is blissful & I’ve grown as a person, she says.

Natyashree K C

Class Teacher, Primary School

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Natyashree K C

Has taught undergraduate students for 5 years at PES Institution. She has an MCA and an MBA degree backing her. A passionate teacher, she believes in increasing classroom engagement through practical assignments and group activities. She has experience in developing curriculum, teacher training and conducting parenting programs.

At Vidyakshetra, I am a Parent and a teacher. I love vidyalaya’s concept of ‘Gurukula’ model of education thereby reviving and retaining our sanatan tradition. I love the concept of holistic teaching with a focus on professional, social, religious and spiritual education.

C R Suresh Rao

Class Teacher, Middle School

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C R Suresh Rao

Class teacher, Middle school & heads festival team. BE, Mech with 20 yrs experience in software Industry. One of his prime realization is educating a child isn’t one person’s job. It takes an entire team & the right environment too. He finds the process of teaching a very heartening and satisfying one. Both his children study at Vidyakshetra.

Raghunandan Bhat

Sangeeth Teacher

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Raghunandan Bhat

Trained under guru Pt. Sripad Hegde in the Kirana-Gwalior gharana style of music for over 15 years, Raghu Anna is an A graded AIR artist. Teaching Sangeeth at Vidyakshetra, he says, “I have all the freedom to think out of the box and truly teach students to be creative. I am happy to say that the children experience music not in the books but within themselves and in nature.”

Payal Goenka

Handwork Teacher

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Payal Goenka

She has done her MA in Fashion Designing and runs a boutique at home from the past 6 years. She has expertise in stitching & is also well versed with knitting and crocheting. She says ‘Vidyakshetra has taught me how to be with children and how to learn from them.’ Her only son studies at Vidyakshetra.

Niranjan Hegde

Flute Teacher

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Niranjan Hegde

He is learning Bansuri under Pt Nagaraj Hegde Shirnala from 14 years. He has completed his diploma in E&C. He opines Vidyakshetra is doing essential work in building a healthy society for the next generation and feels privileged to be part of it. “I feel due to Vidyakshetra’s environment, learning and grasping power of students here is more compared to other formal school children.”He also feels happy that Vidyakshetra is giving Indian tradition & culture to children in a unique way.

Harish A.Ramohalli

Samskrita Teacher

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Harish A.R

Samskrita and theatre teacher. He studied Dvaita Siddhanta, Alankara Shastra and Kannada Sahitya for 14 years at Poornaprajna Vidyapeeth, a Sanskrit gurukula. He believes that it’s the prime responsibility of the society to create a suitable environment to nurture the right samskaras in an impressionable child. He has a new born baby.

Manu Tayal

Middle & High school teacher

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Manu Tayal

An IITan with 23 yrs of IT industry experience, he now is a full time teacher, passionate about teaching math & science and in building institutions which are long lasting. He believes that creating a blend of pre-British Bhartiya education systems with modern and contemporary content is the key to reviving the past glory of the country.

Mohith KP

Krishi & Kreeda (games) Teacher

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Mohith KP

Commerce graduate with training in kreeda from RSS, he regularly conducts RSS Shaka & is a swayamsevak. He believes deeply in serving the society & our nation. He worked as an administrator in a private company for 7 years before joining as a full time teacher at Vidyakshetra. He likes being with soil and with very young children.

Sandhya Shastry

Class teacher, Primary school

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Sandhya Shastry

She is a class teacher in primary school & Kannada teacher for higher classes & supports the festival team. Post BE (E&E) & masters in Power Electronics, she tutored children for math & was a lecturer too in math & kannada. She likes the practical and nature driven learning methodology at Vidyakshetra. Her son is studying Engineering.

Bharat Sridharan

Class teacher, Primary & Samskrita teacher,

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Bharat Vankipuram Sridharan

Apart from class teachership, Samskrita sambhashana & Bhagavad Gita teaching, he is also incharge of admissions. Post BE (E&C), worked as finance professional for 10 yrs in the IT industry. Since 2014, he is an active volunteer at Samskrita Bharati and conducts 10 days spoken Samskrit shibiram across Bangalore. He likes the Bharatiya culture being imparted at Vidyakshetra.

Winnie Kuttaiah

Community Enterprise Coordinator

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Winnie Kuttaiah

Graduating in Textile Designing from NIFT Chennai, she did her Masters in Apparel Design & Fabrication Technology. Her 2 decade experience in managing export houses inspired her journey as an Entrepreneur, for a decade. She now manages the community enterprise at Vidyakshetra. Both her children study at Vidyakshetra.

Manishi Tayal

Handwork Teacher

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Manishi Tayal

Though a graduate in Psychology & MA in English literature, her interest & expertise lies in clothing including
machine/needle stitching, darning/ mending, knitting, embroidery, crochet as well as craft work. She is excited to work with Vidyakshetra as it works closely with the Indian tradition and culture of education. She has 3 grown up children.

Swapna Hebbar

Shishuvatika Teacher

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Swapna Hebbar

“Teaching in Shishuvatika is a pleasure. It’s difficult to bring up one child at home but what I realise is that it’s easier to look after them when they are more in number. Time just flies when we are with children. Children teach us patience,” she says. Both her children study at Vidyakshetra.

Shouri Shanbhog

Tabla Teacher

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Shouri Shanbhog

At a very young age, he learnt Tabla from Guru Vidwan Bhaskar Hegde, continued under Pandit Madivalayya Sali, and now he is under the guidance of his Guru Pandit Udayraj Karpoor. He is a gold medalist in BA (Music) & holds PG (Music) from Karnatak University Dharwad. He has received the prestigious “Ministry of
culture’s” scholarship given for young artists & has performed solo & accompanied many noted artists on many
reputed platforms throughout the country.

Swati Balaji

Samskrita teacher/Librarian

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Swati Balaji

Samskrita teacher and librarian. Post B.Sc(CS), she became a certified yoga instructor from S-Vyasa, Bangalore. She feels blessed to be a parent as well as a teacher here and says being associated so closely with the vidyalaya has helped her enhance her own personality.

Balaji V S

Operations & Infrastructure Manager

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Balaji V S

Administrative incharge & coordinates child admission processes. He is a parent of two of our students. Apart from vidyalaya administration, Balaji also takes care of coordinating for recruitment and child admission. Balaji holds a Diploma in Textile Technology and has worked in Textile and Apparel industry for 24 years in the past. His simple yet sincere attitude wins everyone’s hearts.

Janaki

Special Educator

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Janaki

Special educator from 7 yrs. Post B.Sc, learnt Yoga and trained children in 100% memory techniques. She ran a Gurukula in Kolar for 9 years. Loving to learn and learning to love is her personal life motto. She believes each person learns differently, and should be given the time and space to blossom along his or her own unique learning journey. Her daughter studies at Vidyakshetra.

Vasudeva Suta Prabhu

House Construction Teacher

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Vasudeva Suta Prabhu

Teaches construction and house building. Post B.E(IP), joined an eco- village project, Gokuldham in Sahyadri hills. Living in thick forest amidst wild animals, he did extensive research on traditional architecture and
building materials. In 2016, he started Vrindaranyam, a Gurukula for rural children, with focus on reviving and
retaining tradition.

Susant Panda

Professional Painting Teacher


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Susant Panda

Professional Painting Teacher


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Veena Sheshadri

Bharatanatyam Teacher

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Veena Sheshadri

Was initiated into music, dance and drama from the age of seven by her parents. She studied dance at the renowned Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts, Chennai and also under Guru. Minal Prabhu and Guru. Jayalakshmi Eshwar. An accomplished artist, performing at International & National events, she runs her own dance institute, Kala Sampada from past 15 years. Both her children study at Vidyakshetra.

Savita

Support Teacher, Shishuvatika


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Savita

Support Teacher, Shishuvatika


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Suvratahan Gurukkal

Kalari teacher

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Suvratahan Gurukkal

Director of Veda Martial Arts Academy International in Thrissur district, Kerala, practicing Kallaripayatt, Kerala’s indigenous martial arts, for over 50 yrs. He also teaches Okinawan Kobu- Do Japanese Karate, Indian Yoga, Physical fitness Gymnasium, Ayurvedic Rejuvenation massage etc. He is a 7th dan Black Belt Karate and has represented India in international martial arts events.