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To serve humanity with the knowledge of Vedanta, as an act of slef-purification
बुद्धियोग: विमुक्तये
Intellect driven action for liberation
To serve humanity with the knowledge of Vedanta, as an act of self-purification
Trustee Members
Our Trustees
Meet our trustees who have supported the work we do.

Dr. Janki Santoke
Dr. Janki Santoke, a doctorate in philosophy, has been an international proponent of Vedanta for close to four decades. She is an accomplished author, public speaker, and corporate trainer. Trained under world-renowned Vedanta scholar Swami A. Parthasarathy at the Vedanta Academy, she completed a three-year full-time residential course and later led Vedanta Institutes in Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad under his guidance. Her teachings are enriched by her interests in English Literature, Mythology, Psychology, Sanskrit, Epistemology, and Logical Thinking. Her key contributions include (1) Weekly sessions on the Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta and on some of her books. The sessions are in online and in-person formats. The online sessions have participants from different parts of the world (2) Author of four books - How Do You Know What You Know? and The Happiness Guarantee trilogy. The books explore themes from Vedanta that help one live a joyous and productive life (3) Public talks and webinars that apply Vedantic wisdom to address everyday challenges (4) YouTube Channel with over 1000 videos. Besides her online sessions, there are a plethora of videos which give Vedantic perspectives of various topics (5) Corporate Training for organizations like Indian Oil, Gillette, GSK, Bharat Petroleum, and YPO (6) Articles & Interviews in major media outlets such as Times of India, Speaking Tree, and Dainik Bhaskar, as well as inspirational conversations with celebrities. Her logical and engaging sessions bring home the relevance of the ancient words to today's world. Her approachable style encourages questions and discussions.

Mr. Arun Sehgal
Mr. Arun Sehgal, is a senior HR Professional with rich international experience across multiple geographies. He was the former HR Head of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare for Asia-Pacific, Middle-East and Africa, and was also the Strategic HR Adviser for the Global Capability Centre. Prior to that, he had multiple assignments with the Gillette Company including Global HR Head of Shared Services for Asia Pacific, Middle-East, Africa, and Eastern Europe and HR Director India and South Asia.

Mr. Deepak Punwani
Mr. Deepak Punwani, MBA from INSEAD, France, currently serves as an educational consultant with experience in international education at PG and UG levels. Prior to that, he was involved in sales management, corporate strategy and brand development in China, India and Singapore for companies like Colgate Palmolive and Goodyear. He also co-founded a renewable energy company operating in India and Sub-Saharan Africa which developed a patent voted among the “top 10 ideas to change the world” by CNBC Global.

Mr. Ajay Vaswani
Mr. Ajay Vaswani, Director, Vaswani Group with expertise in the of area of real estate and construction. He is a second-generation real estate developer focused on development initiatives in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. He is passionately driven to grow the company for the welfare of an entire ecosystem.
Team members
The Team behind Vedanta Wisdom Trust
Meet our dedicated team members who work tirelessly to fulfill our mission and make a positive impact.

Bharat Lalwani
Director - Administration & Events

Vidushi Mahajan
Director – Design

Mahesh Ursekar
Director – Tech

Nadine (Ganga) Camel-Toueg
Head - European Outreach

Uttara Desai
Head – Accounts

Jayshree Makwani
Senior Project Manager

Dr Bharati Talvelkar
Head - Marathi Translation

Mr. Deepak Punwani
Director - Finance

Deepraj Dutta
Head – Indian Knowledge Systems

Neeru Sahni
Head – Retreats
Our Inspiration
