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Thakur Prasad

Thakur Prasad ji has been an active volunteer at SAFIC for several years. He is a dedicated worker who helps with detailed research and proofreading of several of our Sanskrit publications.

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He also makes himself available for any work that may be needed during our regular study programmes in Sanskrit and Indian Scriptures.

Dr. Y.N. Rao

Dr. Y.N. Rao, a linguist from Hyderabad is a valuable Sanskrit resource person of SAFIC. He has been conducting online Sanskrit courses, completely free, since past seven years using a simple email platform.

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The 55-week-course titled ‘LEARN SANSKRIT MODUELS’ is taught through English medium and is aimed at the beginners who wish to learn the basics of Sanskrit language (including the Devanagari script). Certificates are issued by the SAFIC to those students who complete and pass the Web-based Examination at the end of the course.

The last batch (Round-8) of course commenced on 18^th February, 2018 and concluded on 17^th March, 2019. The course attracted about 2,500 students of diverse backgrounds and age-groups ranging from 7 to 87 years hailing from various states of India and many foreign countries.

In addition, Dr. Rao has also been regularly conducting, in Hyderabad and other places, two-day Sanskrit learning workshops for adults and children on behalf of SAFIC. These are conducted twice a year.

Dr. Prabhjot Kulkarni

Dr. Prabhjot Kulkarni, a resource person to SAFIC, is the former Principal of Maharshi Valimki College of Education, University of Delhi. With more than 40 years of teaching experience at the University of Delhi,

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her specializations include Teacher Education, Guidance and Counselling, Drama in Education, and Integral Education of Sri Aurobindo.

Dr. Kulkarni is actively involved with various national level institutions such as Sri Aurobindo Society, Forum for Restoration of National Values, Sri Aurobindo Ashram (Delhi Branch), Indus Quality Foundation, NCERT, NCTE, Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, and various progressive schools and other educational and cultural organisations.

She participated and conducted two sessions (Drama in Education – A Brief Overview; and Participatory Individual Group Work) at the two day National Workshop on “Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Education” at Pondicherry University organized in collaboration with SAFIC.

Dr. N. Kalyani

Dr. N. Kalyani, a Prenatal and Perinatal Expert, has been associated with SAFIC for about a year.She is a resource person for SAFIC and has been actively conducting various Prenatal sessions and workshops for SAFIC.

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She is a resource person for SAFIC and has been actively conducting various Prenatal sessions and workshops for SAFIC. Founder and Entrepreneur at ‘Dhyan Baby’ prenatal education, Dr. N. Kalyani is a child birth educator and a psychotherapist dedicated to provide couples, a conscious conception, conscious pregnancy; conscious, happy, and natural birthing experience. She has also participated in the seminar on “Birthing – The New Humanity” along with Dr. Sampadananda Mishra and has made a presentation on the Supraja prenatal module created in collaboration with SAFIC. She has also conducted workshops at Yoga Vahini, Chennai; Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Lucknow and Prestige Institute of Management Science and Research, Indore, MP in collaboration with Dr. Sampadananda Mishra, SAFIC. Dr. N. Kalyani also dedicates some of her time for SAFIC in carrying out certain activities like conducting workshops on Menstrual Health and Hygiene for school students, creating contents for prenatal education project, etc.

Dr. Pranjal Garg

Dr. Pranjal Garg is an archaeologist and specialises in Ancient Indian History and Culture. After graduating from Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education (Ashram School),

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Pranjal did his Masters in his specialised subject. He went on to do further research in Classical Archaeology and completed his Doctorate thesis on the Harappan studies. He has taught at Post-Graduate level as an Assistant Professor at CBL University, Bhiwani and currently teaches at the same position at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak in the department of History. He started his research back in graduation on the symbolic aspects of Sacrifice (yajña) in Vedas and Indian culture in the light of Sri Aurobindo. He presented this project in an open talk in his final year of graduation, which was later published in Mother India. Since then Pranjal has been working to interweave the different aspects of History with Indian Culture and the writings and the thought of Sri Aurobindo to bring forward a more meaningful and relevant perspectives from a holistic approach. He hopes to bring the thought of Sri Aurobindo to different age groups of students, of which one part has been initiated through Auro Schools, where Sanskrit and Indian Culture is being instilled drop by drop and has shown excellent results until now.

Dr. Pranjal Garg volunteers his time and services at SAFIC whenever possible as a resource person for educational activities related to Indian history and culture in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s vision.

Auro Ashish

Auro Ashish is a Yoga Entrepreneur based in Pondicherry (India) and he runs an Eco-friendly Yoga Studio by the name of LIFESTYLE YOGA STUDIO and he also manufactures and exports Eco-friendly Yoga Mats and Accessories

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Auro Ashish strongly believes in the usage of Environment Friendly, Natural Yoga Mats & Props as recommended in Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 6, Verse 11:

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मन: |

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ||

Auro Ashish is a Life Member of Indian Yoga Association and Joint Secretary for the IYA Pondicherry Chapter. He exports Eco-friendly Yoga Props to about 5 countries and He himself has travelled across 20 countries and got insights on International Yoga Trends & Practices.

Auro Ashish is pursuing the path of Yoga & Vedanta and also does skill development of local people coming from economically backward sections into doing something meaningful and productive in life, thereby earning their livelihood in the whole process. Auro Ashish believes in : “Service to Humanity is Service to God.”

Auro Ashish has in-depth insight and knowledge in Yoga & Vedanta. His Yoga & Spiritual Guru is his father Dr. Suresh Chandra De (PhD in Yoga & Music, Ex-Administrator of Auroville Foundation, Retd. IPS Officer with President’s Medal and Trained from Scotland Yard, and Author of several books & journals). So, Auro Ashish has been trained in Yoga & Vedanta since childhood by his father and other teachers in the course of time. Auro Ashish has been awarded “Certificate of Recognition” by Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India for his historic contribution to India & ASEAN trade route by travelling all the way “BY ROAD” from Singapore to India and waiving proudly the Indian National Flag all the way.

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