Andrea Jeremiah Aravind Balagi Prasad Playback Singer & Actress Co Founder Email : [email protected] Teach For India No 52, 2 Floor Abhiramapuram, Near RCSS Diagnostic Centre Chennai 600 018 Tel : +91 44 24990210 Email : [email protected] Website : www.teachforindia.org
Andrea Jeremiah is a popular Tamil playback singer, Voice Actor and a Film Aravind Balagi Prasad is the co-founder of Teach for India. It is basically a and Theatre Actress. She began her career in playback singing, and has gone on to nationwide movement of outstanding college graduates and young professionals appear in critically acclaimed films such as Pachaikili Muthucharam and Aayirathil who teach full time in low income schools for two years. The Fellowship enables them Oruvan, winning praise for her effective portrayals. to become lifelong leaders advocating for the cause of educational equity.
From the age of 10, Andrea was part of a Jackson Five-style troupe called In June 2009, Teach for India placed its first cohort of Fellows in low-income Young Stars which formed the base of her early singing career. She was also a municipal and private schools in Pune and Mumbai. theatre artist in her college and appeared in several stage plays organised by Madras Players and EVAM. Andrea also launched a company named The Show Must Go On Today, Teach For India is based in 5 cities - Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, (TSMGO Productions) to promote artistes and live art. Hyderabad and Chennai comprising of 550 fellows and 196 alumni working towards eliminating educational inequity. Aravind is a 2012 Fellow currently teaching a 4th She later ventured into playback singing in feature films. After rendering a Standard class in Kottur CPS. song in Gautham Menon's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, she got an offer by the director to essay a lead female character in his next venture Pachaikili Muthucharam which she He has completed his B.Sc in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University. His took up. Pachaikili Muthucharam was a film adaptation of James Siegel's novel interests include Tennis, Badminton, Cricket, Short Stories, and TED talks. Aravind is Derailed, with Andrea portraying Kalyani, a homemaker. a regular speaker and a guest lecturer at various industry, business & academic forums/institutions. She subsequently received more offers to star in films, but the only project she eventually signed was Selvaraghavan's fantasy-adventure film Aayirathil Oruvan, which released in early 2010. The following year, she agreed to play a minor supporting role in Venkat Prabhu's multi-starrer Mankatha, which was released in August 2011. Andrea will next be seen in a pivotal role alongside Kamal Haasan in Vishwaroopam.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai Aruna R Krishnan David Appasamy Editor and Publisher Management Consultant RITZ Magazine DA Associates 7 Floor Sigma Wing Flat 1 A, Block 5, Prakruti Appartments Raheja Towers Tirumalai Nagar Annexe Anna Salai 2 Cross Street, Perungudi Chennai 600 002 Chennai 600 096 Tel : +91 44 42113871 Tel : +91 9884075784 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Website : www.ritzmagazine.in
Aruna R Krishnan runs two of the widest read magazines in South India. David Appasamy is a Management Consultant advising clients in the areas She is the Editor and Publisher of RITZ, South India's premier Lifestyle magazine and of business strategy, marketing, brand identity, brand and reputation management, is also the co-owner of Southscope, India's leading south film magazine which is a as well as digital strategies. He has over 30 years of experience in senior positions in joint venture partnership with Allu Sirish of Geetha Arts - one of India's most reputed sales, marketing and advertising, hospitality services, internet, network and and successful production houses. Southscope celebrates the life and work of the ecommerce services, investor relations and financial services. Experience covers most sought after A-list film stars of South Indian cinema. Her acquisition of a stake in diverse verticals with widely differing customer segments. this immensely popular publication has redefined the magazine publishing industry in South India. Until recently, he was the Executive Director of a micro-finance company that transformed into a dynamic modern organization that provides cost efficient Aruna started her first business when she was barely out of college. RITZ is microfinance coupled with knowledge and information services that raise human her brainchild and the magazine came as a roaring and refreshing success at a capacity and organizational capability. crucial time when similar magazines launched in Chennai earlier had failed and eventually folded up. Today, her magazine RITZ has completed 8 years of its He was earlier the Executive Vice President at Sify Technologies. He served publication. In an effort to applaud young people for their determination and as the Co-Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce's Task Force on the pioneering efforts in their respective fields, Aruna has also instituted the prestigious Internet and Telecom Infrastructure & Services of the Commission on the Digital RITZ Icon Awards, recipients of which include an enviable cross-section of the Economy from 2006 to 2011 (formerly the e Business, IT & Telecoms Commission biggest stars, entrepreneurs, musicians, bureaucrats, social activists and others. (EBITT). As Co-Chair, he was leading the development of global business positions and practical tools. In a never-before initiative, the 4th edition of the RITZ Icon Awards conducted recently in association with the nationally reputed news channel Times He was selected by the UN Secretary-General to serve on the Multi- Now honoured South Indian icons on a national platform. Aruna has won several stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF); worked Awards for her entrepreneurship including the NDTV Hindu Award for Best Lifestyle to advocate business priorities to governments, the IGF and other forums, inter- Journalist for her magazine RITZ. governmental and international organizations, Internet technical community organizations, as well as civil society. Aruna R Krishnan is also the Executive Director of IBEX Products, an auto components manufacturing company, allied to the renowned UCAL Group. He has a degree in hotel management and business management from the IIM, Ahmedabad. An avid photographer, his other interests include traveling, reading, blogging apart from being a social media enthusiast.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai Gayathri Sriram Dhruv Lakra Managing Director CEO & Managing Director Ucal Products Pvt Ltd Mirakle Couriers SPP Complex, 324 Anna Salai Industry House Nandana Behind K C College, Church Gate Chennai 600 035 Mumbai 400 020 Tel : +91 44 24314088 Tel : +91 22 22483121 Fax :+91 44 24346170 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Website : www.miraklecouriers.com Website : www.ucalauto.com
Dhruv Lakra is the CEO / Founder of Mirakle Couriers which is an Gayathri Sriram has a Master's degree in English from Carnegie Mellon innovative social enterprise that employs low-income deaf adults. Through its University, Pennsylvania, as well as a Master's in Reading and Language Arts from business it generates employment for the deaf resulting in their empowerment and Rider University, New Jersey. She is a reputed educationist from the US where she financial independence. It works on the premise that delivery does not require verbal headed several public sector educational programs, focusing on creating the communication. The entire operations are conducted in Indian Sign Language and optional classroom and also on teacher development. distance communication is done by texting which are both very efficient means of communication for delivery of couriers. Logistics is a fast growing vertical in the She returned to India in 2003 to join the UCAL group of companies. As country and this particular marginalized section can take full advantage of the growth Managing Director she has worked successfully with her team to increase sales potential that exists. turnover and expand the customer and product base, with a focus on optimizing her companies' strengths in the global automotive marketplace. Dhruv has a strong background in the social and financial space. He started his career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and shifted to the social sector after Gayathri has been active as an elected member of the TN State Council of the devastating Asian tsunami of 2004. While living with the fishermen community for Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the past 6 years. She has served as the four months he found his true calling and decided to work in the social sector. He has Past Chairperson of the Chennai zone comprising of about 500 plus members and helped a lot of social organizations scale their impact through these programs, and was also the Chairperson of the Women Empowerment Forum of CII Southern strategic planning. After working for two years in this sector he went on to pursue his Region for the year 2011-12. MBA on a full scholarship from the University of Oxford. After completing MBA from Oxford, Dhruv founded Mirakle Couriers in Mumbai which is for profit courier service She is also an invited member of the World Young Leaders Forum that employs low income deaf youth. associated with the BMW Herbert Quandt Foundation.
The deliveries are done by deaf men, and the back office is run by deaf women. For his innovative work with the deaf at Mirakle Couriers, Dhruv has been awarded the Helen Keller Award, CNN IBN Indian of the Year, the prestigious echoing green fellowship based in New York, the national award from the President of India, and more recently the Highest Civilian award from the Jammu and Kashmir government.
Dhruv has completed his MBA from the University of Oxford, and B.Com from HR College of Commerce and Economics. His personal interests include swimming and reading.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai H Harish Hande Dr Hanne M de Bruin Rajagopal Co Founder & Managing Director Facilitator SELCO Solar Light Pvt Ltd Kattaikkuttu Sangam & Gurukulam No 742, 15 Cross 36 Punjarasantankal Village 6 Phase, J P Nagar Kanchipuram 631 502 Bangalore 560 078 Tel : +91 44 2724 2044 Tel : +91 80 26654509 Email : [email protected] Fax : +91 80 65902906 Website : www.kattaikkuttu.org Email : [email protected] Website : www.selco-india.com
Johanna (Hanne) Maria de Bruin is the Facilitator of Kattaikkuttu Sangam & H Harish Hande co-founded SELCO India in 1995, a social enterprise, to Gurukulam. She completed her MA in Indology (Indian languages and cultures, eradicate poverty by promoting sustainable technologies in rural India. With its including Sanskrit and Tamil) from the University of Leiden, The Netherlands followed headquarters in Bangalore, SELCO has at present 25 branches in Karnataka and by a Ph.D published as Kattaikkuttu: The Flexibility of a South Indian Theatre Gujarat. Tradition (1999); other academic publications include Karna Moksham, a translation of an all-night Kattaikkuttu performance (1998) and Between Shame and Fame: SELCO India under the leadership of Hande had won the Ashden Award for Performing Women & Women Performers in India (2011); presently visiting guest Sustainable Energy 2005 and the Accenture Economic Development Award in the lecturer as School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. same year. In 2007, SELCO India again won the Ashden Award, this time for "Outstanding Achievement" in the energy sector and was presented by Mr Al Gore, The Kattaikkuttu Sangam was established in the year 1990 and is a Former Vice President of the USA. Hande was named the Social Entrepreneur of the grassroots association of professional Kattaikkuttu performers. Its present Executive Year 2007 by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the Nand & Director and Artistic Leader is P Rajagopal (Kattaikkuttu actor, playwright, director, Jeet Khemka Foundation. In the following year, he was chosen by Business Today as teacher, social activist and Kalaimamani awardee) and its present Facilitator is Dr one of the '21 young leaders of India's 21st century'. Later, in June 2008, India Today Hanne M de Bruin - Rajagopal (theatre researcher and social activist). It promotes named him as one of the 50 pioneers of change in the country. Kattaikkuttu as a contemporary theatre attuned to today's reality and a repository of intangible heritage and indigenous knowledge. And, he was awarded with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011 - also sometimes referred to as Asia's Nobel Prize - for “his pragmatic efforts to It promotes Kattaikkuttu as a contemporary theatre attuned to today's reality put solar power technology in the hands of the poor, through his social enterprise and a repository of intangible heritage and indigenous knowledge. It explores SELCO India”. Harish Hande was also awarded the Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti Kattaikkuttu's artistic scope and has presented traditional and ground-breaking new in 2011 by the Government of Karnataka. artistic work at important cultural festivals across India and abroad. The Sangam nurtures a new generation of talented, professionally trained, well-educated Kattaikkuttu performers through the Kattaikkuttu Gurukulam.
She has received scholarships from the Government of India for study of the Tamil language, various research grants of the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research, European Science Foundation and Fonds Catharina van Tussenbroek, award of the Dutch government in recognition of her work for the Kattaikkuttu Sangam, ATSA Fellowship in arts management.
Her personal interests include theatre, dance, visual arts, music – both popular and classical, Indian & Western, all issues concerning access to quality education.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai C R Kesavan Krishnamachari Srikkanth Vice President Former Captain, Indian Cricket Team & Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Founder Director Chennai - Bangalore Highway, Beemanthangal Sun Online Learning India Private Limited Sriperumbudur 602 105 19, Bhaktavachalam Nagar, 5 Street Adyar Chennai 600 020 Tel : +091 44 27162741 / 27162705 Tel : +91 44 42658957 Fax : +91 44 - 27163227 Fax : +91 44 42658954 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Website : www.rgniyd.gov.in Website : www.krishcricket.com
C R Kesavan graduated with a Masters in Computer Science from the Krishnamachari Srikkanth is an Indian cricketer who was a former Captain Western Illinois University, USA following which he worked in the IT domain for five of the Indian cricket team. Until recently, he also served as the Chairman of the years before returning to India in the year 2000. He then went on to reside in Gandhi selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Nicknamed Ashram, Tiruchengode for a period of six months. Cheeka, he was a right handed batsman who batted aggressively and a right arm medium off spinner. The following year, in 2001, he joined the Indian National Congress. Later next year, he was appointed Chairman of the Science and Technology Department. He made his Test debut on 27th November 1981 against England and ODI In 2003, he became a member of the National Council of the Indian Youth Congress, debut on 25th November 1981 against England. His last Test match was on 1st and in the year 2005, he went on to become the first Vice President of the Rajiv February 1992 against Australia and his last ODI was on 15th March 1992 against Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, South Africa. He has played 43 Test matches and scored 2062 runs with an average constituted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India. of 29.88 with a top score of 123. He has played 146 ODIs and scored 4091 runs with a batting average of 29.01 and top score of 123. He has even authored a biography on Shri C. Rajagopalachari (fondly referred to as Rajaji, and who happens to be C R Kesavan's great grandfather), One of his strengths which stood out in his cricket were good hand-eye India's first Governor-General and also Chief Minister of Madras State. coordination and super quick reflexes. He was a stylish opening batsman and became an integral part of the Indian Squad that won the 1983 Prudential World Cup Kesavan was an editorial member for the publication on India Youth and the Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket in 1985. He became the Development Index-2010- -published by the RGNIYD (a scientific tool for policy captain of the Indian team in 1989 where he was the first Indian player to get 5 wickets making and programme planning towards the economic and social development of with a score of 50 runs in an ODI. He achieved this in the match against New Zealand the country). He is also a member of the Mentor Group constituted by the Ministry of in Visakhapatnam in 1988. After his retirement, he became the coach of the India A Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India to transform the Rajiv Gandhi National team. Institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbudur, into an institute of national importance by an Act of Parliament, in the year 2012. Srikkanth also works as a commentator on various sports channels. He was appointed as the Chief Selector of the Indian Cricket team on 27th September 2008, and was made the brand ambassador for the Chennai Super Kings franchise of IPL. His son Anirudha Srikkanth is also a cricketer and currently plays for the Tamil Nadu Ranji Team.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai Mahantesh G K Narayan Sethuramon Founder Managing Trustee Managing Director Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled W S Industries (India) Ltd CA 39, 15 Cross 108, Mount Poonamallee Road Sector - 4, HSR Layout Chennai 600 116 Bangalore 560 102 Tel : +91 44 66500893 Tel : +91 80 25721444 Fax : +91 44 66500894 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Website : www.samarthanam.org Website : www.wsinsulators.com
G K Mahantesh was born in Neginhal in Belgaum district of Karnataka. He Narayan Sethuramon holds a Bachelor's Degree in Production Engineering did both his Pre-university and under graduation at Bangalore's National College, from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India and a Master of Science in and later went on to do his MA as well as M.Phil in English literature from the Industrial Administration from Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA. University of Bangalore following which he took up a career in teaching English at the He is presently CEO & Managing Director of WS Industries (India) Limited, a Law College, Bangalore for three years. leading manufacturer of Porcelain Insulators for Electrical High Voltage Transmission Soon after, tired of the humdrum routine, he eventually decided to change and Distribution Applications. course giving in to his inner desire of wanting to do something for the benefit of the He holds positions of eminence in various industrial bodies such as CII, visually challenged. Hence, teaming up with two of his friends - who shared the same where he is very active. His current positions include, Vice Chairman, CII Tamilnadu dream and passion - Samarthanam came into being and which was born out of State Council, member of the National Council on Public Policy and also member of compassion and empathy; two ideals that have been its greatest strengths since its the National Council on Membership. inception.
Also, Narayan was one of the founding members of CII's Young Indians. He And, he had the distinction of representing India at the World Blind Cricket was the National Vice Chairman between 2004–06 and subsequently the National Councils' Conference held at Cape Town, South Africa, and was also instrumental in Chairman during 2006 – 07 where he continues to be active on the Core Committee of organizing several cricket tournaments and other sporting events for the disabled. the organisation. Having presented many papers at various national and international conferences, he has been a role model for persons with disabilities in general. He runs a hostel and He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute for Financial education-help centre for about 150 visually and physically challenged individuals, Management and Research (IFMR), and plays an active role in the development of a has launched a computer training centre for the visually challenged where about 200 new vision for the institute, and is leading the implementation of the same. Narayan is have benefited. also a member of the National Executive Council of Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA). Founder of the Integrated Education of the Disabled (IED), it is a grassroots project wherein Mahantesh and his team identify and reintegrate the 353 differently- abled children with the mainstream. And among his other projects include an integrated school for the locals at a suburb of Bangalore where 60 children are currently being educated, and adoption of a government school for nutritional supplement and education where 753 students in all have benefited.
He was bestowed with the “Governors Excellence Award” in the year 2002, the National award for Child welfare in 2009, the Aryabhata International award for services in the field of disability again in the same year, the Karamveer Pursaskar for contributions to Civil Society in 2011, and the NDTV Spirit of Sports award for Lifetime Achievement for contribution in the field of sports against all odds.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai R Natarajan M Pallam Raju Former International Athlete Minister of State for Defence Superintendent (Customs) & Government of India Director, India Sports Promotion Academy AB - 3, Pandara Road No 11/1, Crescent Park Street, New Delhi 110 003 T Nagar, Chennai 600 017 Tel : +91 11 23385112 / 23017116 Tel : +91 9444223535 Fax : +91 11 23016255 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Website : www.ispaindia.com
R Natarajan completed his Bachelors in Pharmacy and was a first class from Pallam Raju is a member of the 9th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha of India. He Annamalai University (1986-90); post graduate in yoga, first class from Annamalai represents a the Kakinada constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the University; M.Sc. Yoga-first class in Tamil Nadu physical education & Sports Indian National Congress. He is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. He University, 2010. He also presented his doctorate degree (PhD) in track & field- was first elected to the Indian Parliament in 1989 and was the youngest MP in the 9th athletics, and is presently the Superintendent of Customs, Chennai. Lok Sabha. A successful entrepreneur in the field of Information Technology, he was on the boards of successful Public Limited Companies until his induction into the Natarajan is the Director of India Sports Promotion Academy imparting Union Council of Ministers. He has been a very active member of the Indian National training in speed drills, specific fitness to children below 10 yrs of age, and in the age Congress (INC) and has held several important positions in the state unit and at the group of 10 - 14yrs. For the past 11 years, he has trained students of the St. Montfort National level, the most recent one as the Chairman of the Department of Policy School, Yercaud, Salem. He also presented papers on training in athletics / sports in Planning and Coordination (DEPPCO) in the All India Congress Committee (AICC). the World conference at Brazil in 2004, and took part in the countrywide training Between August 2004 and January 2006, he served as the Chairman of the program for 3 months and also presented various guest lectures on athletics, specific Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology which comprises the fitness; training methods, talent identification and recovery methods in various Departments of Information Technology, Communications & Posts and Information & colleges, universities and national level UGC sponsored seminars all over the Broadcasting. country. He was the advisory board member for the University of Madras, 2004-2010 and was the executive committee member of the Good Shepherd School from 1998- In 2008, Pallam Raju visited Lebanon to meet the Indian peacekeepers who 2004. A member of the selection committee of Tamil Nadu Sports Development were part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). He has represented the Authority for athletics, he became the honorary treasurer of the Chennai District Country in the United Nations General Assembly at New York, USA in October 2004 Athletic Association. And, he was the senate member of the Manonmaniam and at the SAFMA Conference in Pakistan in May 2005. He was the leader of the MPs Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli from 2010-2013. delegation to Tokyo, Japan in November 2005 which was organized by CII and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and a member of the delegation to Beijing, China in Natarajan was the national champion and national record holder in the 100 November 2005 for the Conference on Globalization which was jointly organized by and 200 mts race for 9 consecutive years (1988-1996); South Asia's fastest man title the Konrad Adeneur Foundation (KAF) of Germany and the Institute of Peace holder between 1989-1991, South Asian games record holder and Champion in 100 Studies, India. as well as 200 mts, 4x100 mts relay (1989,1991,1995); silver medal in 200 mts at the World Indoor invitation athletic meet at Tehran, Iran,1990; qualified and ran with the The Institution of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineers (IETE), New world legendary sprinter Carl Lewis in the world permit meet,1990; the second Indian Delhi, has recently conferred a ‘FELLOW’ on him. A keen sportsman, Pallam Raju to run the 200 mts in less than 21 seconds i.e. 20.9 seconds and qualified to represent had represented his school and college in several athletic and football tournaments India in the 200 mts dash at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, USA. He was awarded the in the Country. He is an alumnus of the Hyderabad Public School (HPS), Begumpet President of India Gold medal in the year 1991 by the President Late Shri R (1971–1979), an Electronics & Communications Engineering graduate (BE) from Venkatraman, and also honoured by the Vice President of India, Shri Hamid Ansari, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, AP (1979–1983) and an MBA from Temple for his meritorious services in sports and athletics, in November 2008. University, Philadelphia, USA (1983–1985). He worked in Philadelphia and Boston in the USA and in Oslo, Norway, in the field of Computers and Information Technology.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai C K Ranganathan Sanobar Sultana Chairman & Managing Director Senior Producer and Presenter (RJ) CavinKare Pvt Ltd Chennai Live 104.8 FM 'CavinVille' 12, Cenotaph Road Empee Tower, No 59, Harris Road Chennai 600 018 Puthupet, Chennai 600 002 Tel : +91 44 24317899 Tel : +91 44 42261000 Fax : +91 44 24362879 Fax : +91 44 42261001 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Website : www.cavinkare.com Website : www.chennailive.fm
C K Ranganathan was born in Cuddalore to parents with a primary interest Sanobar Sultana is a Senior Producer and Presenter (RJ) of Chennai Live in education. He took up his Bachelors in Chemistry and after a short stint in the family 104.8 FM Radio hosting shows with Chennai's only English radio station & India's first business, he set up “Chik India”. The Company began its journey as Chik India and talk radio station involving interaction with professionals from various walks of life and was renamed CavinKare Pvt. Ltd (CKPL) in 1998 with a starting investment of also the common man on the street. It also helped usher in a healthy relationship with Rs.15000. The Company manufactures and markets many products under the brand various public as well as private organizations. of Chik, Spinz, Fairever, Meera, Nyle, Raaga Professional, Karthika, Indica, Ruchi, Chinnis, Maa, Garden and Cavins etc both in domestic and international markets Chennai Live 104.8FM is a locally involved radio station aimed at educating recording an annual group turnover of Rs.1100 crores in the financial year ended and informing people about the city of Chennai. It focuses on local happenings, 2011/12. information and issues relevant in the day-to-day life of Chennai and its residents. The station hosts intelligent shows by way of discussions and debates with the Studio The Company has pioneered the concept of 'Family Salons' in India with its guests and listeners calling in to the station. The objective behind such shows is to specialist brands - Limelite and Green Trends and hence started Trends In Vogue bring together a wide range of opinions and viewpoints that exist across Chennai Pvt. Ltd a Group Company which has a clear-cut focus providing personal styling and onto a common platform and to share the story of a city that comes with a profound beauty solutions to everyone in the family. He was conferred the prestigious history, a proud present and a bright outlook for the future. “Entrepreneur of the Year award” by the Economic Times in 2004. He was also conferred the award of “CEO with HR Orientation” by the Employer Branding Institute Sanobar hosts the flagship morning show five days a week, liaising with and which recognizes Asia’s Best Employer Brands in Singapore. interviewing prominent government officials, sportspersons, professionals, business leaders, and also people from the fields of politics, event management and the Ranganathan was the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry, Tamil entertainment industry. Nadu State Council for the year 2009/10. He was also the past President of Madras Management Association. He is one of the founder-members of the Ability Foundation Chennai Live is involved in the production and presentation of shows like – an NGO working towards the rehabilitation of the disabled. He instituted Cavinkare The Breakfast Show - interviews with celebrities, discussion on current affairs, Ability Awards to celebrate annually the exemplary spirit of rare breed of individuals debates on national and local issues and contests, Power Breakfast with the Boss - who have risen above their physical limitations to display that attitude is everything. Personal and business profiling of corporate leaders & entrepreneurs, Quiz Show - Quiz on current affairs, general knowledge, sports and entertainment. He also instituted an annual Chinnikrishnan Innovation Awards to encourage small and tiny entrepreneurs in memory of his father Shri. R Chinnikrishnan, the man who Sanobar completed her M.Sc. in Environmental Science from Anna pioneered the sachet revolution. University, Chennai and graduated in Microbiology from Justice Basheer Ahmed Syed College for Women (SIET), Chennai. Her interests include Reading, poetry & people, and above all, listening to all kinds of music. She also has a penchant for environment and social causes.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai R Seshasayee K S Sripathi Executive Vice Chairman Chief Information Commissioner Ashok Leyland Tamil Nadu Information Commission No 1 Sardar Patel Road No 2 Sarthyagaraya Road Guindy Teynampet Chennai 600 032 Chennai 600 0018 Tel : +91 44 22206000 Tel : +91 44 24357581 Fax : +91 44 22206001 Fax : +91 44 24357583 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Website : www.ashokleyland.com Website : www.tnsic.gov.in
R Seshasayee is the Executive Vice Chairman of Ashok Leyland after K S Sripathi is the State Chief Information Commissioner. He is an Indian having been its Managing Director for 13 years until last year. He has led the Administrative Service Officer from the 1975 batch and retired in the year 2010 as the Company's transformation into a globally competitive technology leader seeking Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu. His career span has seen him in growth through globalization and diversification, via global acquisitions and joint important positions with both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil ventures with Nissan Motor Company, John Deere, Continental AG and the Alteams Nadu. Some of these positions include Joint Secretary to the Government of India Group, to name a few. and Ministry of Urban Development when he was handling the subject of Urban Transport, Urban Housing and Urban Environment. He was also a Director on the He is also the Chairman of IndusInd Bank Limited. Seshasayee was the Board of lnternational Building Centre which is headquartered at Rotterdam, The Chairman of Southern Region Council of CII, in the year 1994. Having served as the Netherlands. President of CII during 2006-07, he was also the President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex body representing the Indian With respect to the State, he has been the Secretary to the Government of automobile industry during 2001-03. Tamil Nadu in many Departments which include the Department of Environment and Forests, Youth Welfare and Sports, Higher Education, Highways, Minor Ports and so As a member of the Government of India delegations, he was a participant at on. the Doha Ministerial Round of WTO in 2001 and the Hong Kong Ministerial at Hong Kong in 2005. Seshasayee was also the Co-chair of the World Economic Forum - He has also held the position of Chairman and Chief Executive of some of Middle East during 2007. Apart from the above, he serves as Chairman of the the Public Sector Undertakings like the Tamil Nadu Minerals Ltd. as also TANSI. Executive Council of the Cancer Institute, President of Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), and also Vice President of the Music Academy. Sripathi has several achievements to his credit. He was State Vigilance Commissioner before taking on the role of Chief Secretary where he has contributed immensely to the overall development of the State during his tenure.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai Suhas Gopinath Syed Sultan Ahmed CEO & President Managing Director Globals ITeS Pvt Ltd Edumedia India Pvt Ltd No 10, 2nd Floor, Next to ISRO HQ No 175, 2 Cross Off New BEL Road, Bangalore 560 094 Lower Palace Orchards Tel : +91 80 43303666 Banglore 560 003 Fax : +91 80 23515253 Tel : +91 80 23342105 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Website : www.globalsinc.com Website : www.sultanspeaks.com
Suhas Gopinath aged 26 was recognized as the world's youngest Certified Syed Sultan Ahmed is the Managing Director of EDUMEDIA India. He is a Professional Web Developer through his project coolhindustan.com. Suhas had an consultant to several TV channels, children's brands and educational institutions assertive mindset and wanted to be an entrepreneur, and in order to encourage the globally on issues related to psychosocial development of teenagers. He had done his youth, he setup Globals in the year 2000 from an internet shop which has been a huge Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Bangalore University, and went on to success. It is one of the fastest growing Technology companies focusing on become a specialist in Psychosocial Development of Teenagers, Master Trainer - Education, according to the Economist. Dale Carnegie Institute USA, Post Graduate Diploma in Human Relations, Speech Therapy, Training & Development, and is a Certified NLP Practitioner. At 16, he was recognized as the world's youngest entrepreneur by CNBC and e-Business, Canada. And in the following year, he was recognized as the World's A First generation entrepreneur, he initiated and set up EduMedia; a Youngest CEO by leading media across the globe including BBC, Washington Times, conglomerate of 3 companies. Krayon, School Cinema, Mentor & Activity are brands The Age, and also the Limca Book of Records. In the year 2005, he became the that hold aloft the vision of EduMedia by creating, inspiring and innovative media youngest recipient of the prestigious Rajyotsava Award conferred on him by the ventures for schools, colleges and corporate. From films to events to training to Government of Karnataka. Along with his professional activities, he volunteers as publishing, EduMedia is constantly creating avenues to add value to the educational Brand Ambassador of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). segment. As Managing Director, it is Sultan's versatility and verve apart from his high levels of motivation and inspiration that drives the company to bring about a positive In December 2007, The European Parliament and the International change in the educational system. Association for Human Values conferred the “Young Achiever Award” to Suhas at the EU Parliament, Brussels where he was also invited to address the Parliament in the MENTOR is the first magazine of its kind in India that caters to principals and presence of various business dignitaries. In 2008, the World Economic Forum education and is promoted by Edumedia India. Sultan was clear in the objective announced him as one of the 'Young Global Leaders' and he became one of the behind the debut of this magazine today revered as a journal that MENTOR would youngest members ever in its history. In July of the same year, his detailed biography seek to understand the world of learning from all hierarchical levels. was featured in the renowned Current Biography Book published in New York along Activity Training is Sultan's penchant that helps channelise his passion for life into with George Clooney, Robert Zoellick, Governor of New York David Paterson, and training people. A brilliant speaker and a motivational trainer he inspires and other eminent personalities. encourages several thousand individuals of schools, colleges and corporate across A recipient of the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award last year, Suhas was India. His experience and understanding of the psychosocial development of recently invited to be a Member of the National Expert Advisory Committee of the teenagers makes his teachers and principal's workshops very insightful. His Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. workshops on communication skills, public speaking, teaching with fun, understanding teenagers, entrepreneurship and career are highly sought after.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai Vandana Gopikumar C P Viswanath Co-Founder Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director The Banyan Adaikalam Karadi Tales Company Pvt Ltd 6 Main Road, Mugappair Eri Scheme 3A Dev Regency, 11, First Main Road Mugappair West Gandhinagar, Adyar Chennai 600 037 Chennai 600 020 Tel : +91 44 26530504 Tel : +91 44 2442 1775 Fax : +91 44 26530105 Fax : +91 44 2440 3728 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Website : www.thebanyan.org Website : www.karaditales.com
Vandana Gopikumar is a renowned mental health activist with various C P Viswanath is the Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director of Karadi achievements to her credit. She holds a Masters degree in the area of Medical and Tales Company Pvt Ltd . He holds a Bachelors degree in Science in Information Psychiatric Social Work from the Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, and is a Technology from Mumbai and is a trained professional Carnatic Classical Vocalist. well known name in the domain of social services. He is engaged in imparting English Language learning programmes known Soon after completing her degree, she established and co-founded The as “Karadi Path Programme” to classes 2 to 4 in schools across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Banyan with her colleague, Vaishnavi Jayakumar in the year 1993. The organization Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The programme has been well accepted both by the focuses on providing comprehensive mental health services for persons affected by students and the schools where it is introduced. The programme is a result of 9 years homelessness, poverty and mental health issues in community and institutional of research on language pedagogy based on mother tongue acquisition processes settings. and the unique Indian experience of multi-lingualism.
The Banyan initially began as a centre for crisis intervention, and treatment Viswanath has given more than 1000 performances across India and the and rehabilitation of homeless women with mental health issues. Over the past two USA. He is also a trained Mridangam (a percussion instrument) artist. decades however, this outreach has grown from overseeing rescue, recovery and family reunions of those on the streets to delivering community based curative, preventive and social care services that address the treatment gap and symptomatic incidences of homelessness due to mental illness.
Vandana Gopikumar and Vaishnavi Jayakumar had both been nominated as one of the 50 most influential persons in the social sector by The Week as well as India Today. They also received the 'Outstanding achievement in the field of Mental Health Care' award from the Swiss Foundation for World Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization in the year 2012, apart from bagging the 'Stree Shakthi Puraskar Award' in 2003 which was instituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.
Vandana is now engaged in the strategic expansion and direction of The Banyan & BALM to improve the quality of services in the mental health sector in India. She is an advisor to the special commission appointed by the Supreme Court on homelessness related issues and is also a member of the Mental Health Policy Group constituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
STANDING TALL CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit 26 - 27 October 2012: Chennai