The philosophy

Dr Godhwani is the founder of the School of Meaningful Experiences. He coaches entrepreneurs, promising startups, senior managers in the industry and is an adjunct faculty at IIMB. Rakesh had worked in Wipro, Intel and Qualcomm in various profiles - product marketing, sales and business development - before he took the plunge to pursue his passion for teaching and writing.

Anuja holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor's in Education, and her work has mainly involved counselling and teaching. At SoME, she works as a Guide and tutor to teens and pre-teens while also helping out with content creation. In addition to thoroughly loving her work at SoME, she is passionate about theatre, music, and dance, and enjoys reading as well.

Col M K Mandanna (Retd.), SM, is an Army veteran with 33 years of service. An alumnus of NDA and IMA, he got commissioned into the famous Rajputana Rifles Regiment, served in Sri Lanka as part of IPKF and commanded his unit at the Line of Control with Pakistan during the early days of the Kashmir issue. As a Guide, Col Mandanna uses his experience in the army and the corporate sector to mentor executives in communication and leadership skills.

Simran left her successful corporate career 15 years ago to follow her passion for dance and is a renowned Kathak dancer. As a Guide for the Teen Prodigy and Young Orator programmes at SoME, Simran uses her immense experience as an artist to explore connections between non-verbal and verbal communications techniques, providing her learners with a well-rounded learning experience.

Urmila is a graduate of Jain University, Bangalore, and has five years of experience in personal and home tutoring. She is also a certified makeup and hairstylist. Her journey in tutoring led her to the School of Meaningful Experiences, where she currently works as a Digital Media Executive.

Shruthi is a biotech engineer who quickly discovered her passion for education. Her specialisation in curriculum and pedagogy led her to work closely with the government education system in multiple districts of Karnataka. At SoME, she creates engaging and creative content for teen and pre-teen programmes. She is also a singer and student of Hindustani classical music.

Ashok has over four decades of experience leading key business positions in Indian and multinational operations in a range of companies. In his last executive position before retirement, for several years, he was the Managing Director – Asia Pacific at Carrier Transicold, a business unit of Carrier Corporation. He is an Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta Alumnus.

Venu has been in the packaging industry for more than 35 years and is also a Visiting Faculty at the Indian Institute of Packaging, Chennai and SIES School of Packaging. He did his Post Graduate Diploma in Printing from JJ School of Arts. In his spare time, he loves reading Akbar and Birbal stories to his naughty but adorable one-year-old grandson.

Meenal graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, followed by an MBA, and worked as a market researcher in the FMCG industry for over 12 years. She enjoys writing, public speaking and connecting with others, and is currently learning to speak French. In between all these, she is also living and enjoying the process called Life!

With a BSc in Electronics and an MBA in Finance, Brinda come with a work experience of over 13 years in the forex and retail banking sector. Having taken a career break to spend quality time with her children, she has been a part of many social ventures to serve the underprivileged, working in varying capacities. She has also worked with a technology incubator focussing on healthcare startups. Reading, painting, and travelling take up her free time.

Rashmi did her B. Tech and M. Tech from IIT Roorkee and has around 20 years of corporate experience in the telecom companies - CDOT and Airtel.

Neha has been a software professional for the last 18 years and has worked as a software developer and team lead for multi-location teams in India and the US, Canada, and Australia for top Indian software services firms.