Ravi Sharma
CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
Ravi cofounded Vidyadhara after a career as Head of National Operations at Skill Assessment subsidiary of IL&FS Education. He has more than a decade of work experience in Indian TVET (Technical and Vocational Education & Training) and Apparel sector. During this tenure he has impacted 2 lac+ students, teachers/trainers, assessors and TVET professionals through skills training and assessments.
As a young professional Ravi traversed the length and breadth of India including 200+ districts across 20 states to understand various aspects of skill development, from programme planning to implementation.
A graduate from NIFT Chennai, Ravi specializes in fashion technology and skill training & assessment services. He has also been coaching and mentoring World skills competition finalists in Fashion Technology who represented India in 2019 & 2022 and continues to do so.
Nayantara Chatterjee
CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
Nayantara, co-founded Vidyadhara after a career as Head of Knowledge Management at Skill Assessment subsidiary of IL&FS Education. She has been working in the Indian skill development sector as a TVET (Technical and Vocational Education & Training) expert over a decade.
She has been recognized by Women Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top Women Entrepreneur in Soft Skills Development
A graduate from NIFT Delhi, Nayantara specializes in vocational skills training & assessment strategy, pedagogy, content development, assessment design and delivery aligned with the NSQF (National Skills Qualifications Framework).
In the skills training arena, she holds certifications from India-EU Skill Development Project of the MSDE (Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship) and international certification in planning and delivering learning sessions to groups from SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority).
Neila Sreenivas
EXPERT- APPAREL / Sr.TRAINING MANAGER
Neila has 12 years of work experience in handling several international and domestic fashion brands as Designer and Merchandiser.
As a Senior Designer, Neila specializes in fashion design, merchandising and garment technology. She is a post graduate in Fashion Design & Clothing Technology.
Chandan Kumar Sharma
EXPERT- APPAREL
Chandan has 12 years of work experience working with some of India’s leading apparel manufacturing houses like Raymond, Gokaldas Exports, Gokaldas Images and Madura Garments.
A post graduate in business management and a NIFT graduate, Chandan specializes in apparel manufacturing, merchandising and marketing.
Pooja Solanki
EXPERT- APPAREL
Pooja has 5+ years of experience in the Fashion & Apparel Industry. She specialises in fashion/trends research and her work has been featured on several international platforms.
A post graduate from NIFT Delhi, runs her own womenswear label which retails online & in multi-designer stores in India.
She is a seasoned master trainer & assessor in Indian TVET sector.
Umesh Prasad Sharma
EXPERT- SCHOOL EDUCATION
Mr.Umesh completed his B.Ed from Regional Institute of Education, Bhuwaneswar, which is a constituent unit of NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training), Delhi.
A veteran in school education with 30 years of teaching experience at Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Umesh is a retired Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. He specialises in Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry subjects. He is also an experienced career counsellor.
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