Commodore H G Harsha served the Indian Navy as a Nuclear Submariner in various positions including Director, Naval Technical Group and DGM (Planning and IT), before retiring as Commodore in 2008. Since then his contribution to the mainstream society has been an eclectic mix of responsibilities in the corporate realm as well as in the social and developmental sector. As Functional Domain Consultant with Tata Consultancy Services from 2008-2018 he was instrumental in the design, development, integration and testing of Control systems for complex underwater platforms on Mil-grade hardware.

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Commodore H G Harsha

Smt. Rajita was the Trustee of Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir from 2009-13 and again from April 2017. Smt. Rajita guides the strategy, academics and administration of these institutions ensuring value based, holistic and stress free education to children and young adults. As the Presi- dent of World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB) – Brus- sels, Belgium. Smt. Rajita leads a global Board of Directors comprising Members of European Parliament, CEOs, and international experts from business and development. Smt. Rajita took over as the President of the prestigious Sri Sri University in India in April 2017. Before that, she served as a member of the Board of Governors of Sri Sri University from 2009.

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Smt. Rajita Kulkarni

Ms. Jaina Desai is a lawyer and a passionate advocate of spirituality, human values, and inner peace as catalysts for positive change in society. For several decades, she has been deeply involved with the Art of Living, founded by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, serving as a Director of the organisation.

Committed to education and social impact, she is a trustee of Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir Trust, overseeing 120 educational institutions across India, the Middle East, and Nepal which include schools and Higher Education Institutes. 

She also serves on the Governing Board of Sri Sri University in Odisha, India. For 13 years, Ms. Desai headed the Secretariat of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, focusing on International Affairs and Digital Media Communications. With extensive experience in global relations, Jaina continues to work towards fostering peace, education, and sustainable development worldwide. Ms. Desai has been part of the core team that organised the marquee celebrations of the Art of Living for 
close to over 2 decades which collectively saw over 8 million attendees. 

She has represented the Art of Living at various global fora including at Harvard University. Ms. Desai is an avid reader and a polyglot who believes that books and literature are an avenue to opening up one’s creative world. Beyond that, she believes that living is an art that can be enhanced with the tools of meditation and breath work.

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Smt. Jaina Desai

Sri. Sridharan Swaminathan is A Professional with a finan- cial and legal outlook. Started his career as a member of the Madras Stock Exchange in 1992, Served for a term of 4 years as an elected Director of the governing council of the Madras Stock Exchange and Vice-President between 1996-97. In 1992 he ventured in the Development and Real Estate vertical, as a Director , M/s.Sabari Builders Private Limited with the on board experience took over the realm at M/s.Sonex Realty Private Limited (presently Newry Properties) a Hong Kong based group Promoted by Sri. Manu Makhija having global presence in varied fields, since its inception in 1997 till date and ensured steadfast growth for the company.

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Sri. Sridharan Swaminathan

Sri. Mehul Parikh has specialized in Commerce and Law as his core subjects is a very senior faculty of the Art of Living teaching advanced level programs like the Art of Silence, Divya Samaj Nirman, APEX programs etc. He has been associated with the organization for the past 19 years and has travelled the length and breadth of India and abroad to disseminate knowledge and spread smiles amongst lakhs. He has served as a Trustee for 13 years for Ved Vignan Maha Vidyapeeth (VVMVP) and also the Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir (SSRVM), Gujarat. Both the trusts are educational trusts involved in imparting education to the under privileged sections of the society.

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