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Vardhaman College Of Engineering
Kacharam, Shamshabad
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 501218
India

Amit Bansal

Founder, Smart Interviews

Amit Bansal is the Founder and CEO of Smart Interviews. He graduated from IIIT-Hyderabad and has worked with multiple companies like Amazon and DE Shaw. Amit began his entrepreneurial journey in 2016 to revolutionize the face of technical education. He wants to provide access to high-quality training and mentorship in a practical learning environment to make young engineers future ready. He is a visionary-driven thought leader who has empowered the lives of 14000+ students.

Hari Chandana Dasari

IAS Officer

Ms. Harichandana Dasari is referred to as a Dynamic IAS Officer in India with substantial vision. She cleared the UPSC exams on the second attempt and was assigned to Telangana's state cadre (IAS 2010 Batch). She top-off her M.Sc in Environmental Sciences at the London School of Economics. She has one year of work experience in a U.N.D.P project funded by the World Bank, worked as an Assistant Collector, Sub Collector, T.S Cadre, Zonal Municipal Commissioner, Collector & District Magistrate under the Government of India, and worked as an Additional Commissioner and Managing Director. She received immense awards from state and Central Governments.

Kranthi R Vardhan

Ayurveda Spine Specialist

Dr. Kranthi R Vardhan is a very versatile Ayurveda Physician, Renowned Academician, Dedicated Researcher & Esteemed Scholar. Dr. Vardhan has authored 50 Scientific Articles, Published more than 5000 articles in Various NewsPapers, Delivered many Lectures on various platforms, and Delivered 3000 Health Talks on Various health problems on all the popular TV Channels. He is voted as the No 1 Doctor among 90,000 Ayurvedic Doctors in India in AyurvedaConsultants.com for giving genuine, best & appropriate answers in all the discussions.

Mahesh Sharma

Air Force Veteran

Mr. Mahesh Sharma has over 35 years of experience in armed forces and corporate sector. He is an Air Force veteran who retired voluntarily as a Group Captain in 2012 when he was head of training at Air Force Academy at Dundigal. He has had diverse exposure in highly demanding environment, both in India and abroad. After completing his fellowship in Strategic Intelligence at the US National Defence University, he has also worked in counter-intelligence and strategic policy making roles. An XLRI alumnus, Mahesh has had corporate stints with Dr Reddy’s, Laurus Labs and Viatris in the areas of Organisational and Leadership Development. He has been awarded by the President of India, Chief of the Air Staff and Commander in Chiefs for his exceptional service. He is founder of a learning consultancy in Hyderabad.

Mallesham Chintakindi

Traditional Weaver

Mr. Chintakindi Mallesham has been acclaimed for his invention of the Lakshmi Asu machine, reducing the manual effort weavers required in Pochampally. It has helped reduce the cycle time from around six hours to about ninety minutes. He is a recipient of Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India for the year 2017. A biopic on his life was released in 2019 in the lead role with the eponymous title Mallesham. In October 2008, Mallesham was felicitated in a Workshop at Osmania University Engineering College, Hyderabad. His machine was named “Laxmi Asu Machine” after her mother and was dedicated to her. Mallesham’s happiness is beyond measure noticing the relieved faces of the women of the weaving community.

Nahyr Sehgal

Innovator

Mr. Nahyr Sehgal is a student of Grade 11, Meridian School, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad India. He is an academic achiever, an innovator, an automobile enthusiast, a researcher, a budding artist, a writer, and a poet. Honing the skills par excellence in public speaking, dramatics, science & innovation while sporting his way through as well, Nahyr has several National and International accolades to his name. Nahyr is also a Humanitarian. contributing to several UN SDGs driven by his passion across various fields. These have led him to have the honour of being selected from across INDIA for his achievements & academic excellence to meet the honorable former *President of India H.E Shri Ramnath Kovind.”

Praveen Thomas Varghese

Program Manager, Tutorialspoint

Mr. Praveen Varghese Thomas is an academic trainer and a Professional Social Worker nurtured by Central University of Pondicherry, India. Currently working as the Program Manager at Tutorials point. Previously worked as the Academic Director at Centre for Lifeskills Training and Research, Trivandrum since 2017 and freelanced as a Learning and Development specialist since 2015. He is a recipient of the Commonwealth Young Professional Fellowship (2012, Chandigarh) with a total of 10 years of experience in the education sector. He has represented India at the Commonwealth youth meet 2015 and BRICS youth meet 2016 and voiced marginalised young people in India. He is currently in the final stages of PhD in Social Work from Loyola College of Social Science, Thiruvananthapuram. He is one of the Global Goodwill Ambassadors, Humanitarian category working with young people and authored 16 international publications.

Ramniet S Mukherjee

Philanthropist

Ms. Ramniet S Mukherjee is a United Nation Awardee from City Beautiful Chandigarh and the first and only specially-abled women who went to Uttrakhand in 2013 and was appreciated for same by than Vice President of India Shri Hamid Ansari Ji. She is the recipient of many awards and recently was recognized with two eminent awards International MSME growth Coach 2022 as well as Icon of the year for community service 2022.

Shakeel Ahmed

Professor

Shakeel Ahmed (PhD, 1987, Mines ParisTech, France) is presently Professor at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, India. An Earth Scientist worked extensively for Groundwater Hydrology in his 37 years’ career at the CSIR’s National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad. Later he was Chair Professor in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He led a large number of national and international projects on Earth Science including a mega program of National Aquifer Mapping in India with around 200 SCI publications and supervised 40 doctoral theses. He is managing the Secretariat of the Asian GWADI, a UNESCO flagship program as its Secretary. His awards include National Geoscience Award, International Prize for water Science, National Mineral Award, INC-IAH Excellence Award, NGRI-AHI National Lecture Award, IGU-Annie Talwani Memorial Prize, Young Scientist Award etc.

Srinivos Mimicry

Mimicry Artist

Srinivos started his career as a mimic in the year 1977. He could get a job in Indian Railways under cultural Quota and served for 30 years and retired on superannuation in the year 2021. Srinivos is the first person in India who introduced Ventriloquism in the stage performances. He is graduated in Ventriloquism from Mahers institute of Ventriloquism, USA.

Sujit Jha

Co-founder, Legal Salah

Mr. Sujit Jha, one of the founders of Legal Salah, was nominated for Forbes Legal top hundred lawyers in India. Over the past two years, Legal Salah has served almost 20000 start-ups and SMEs across India and has served brands like OYO Life, Hero, Sulekha, and Duck Back. As a brand, Legal Salah wants to make legal work effortless and accessible to every individual in the country.