An engineer from the Indian Institute of  Technology (IIT) Bombay, now is the Chairman and Managing Director of Banjara Group of Companies, specializing in building construction, human resource development and management consultancy.

He is also a member of  the Institution of  Engineers India (MIE), Fellow of Indian Society for Development of  Integrated and Alternate Medicine (FISDIAM), with a Ph.D. in Counselling.

A majority of his time is spent as...

• Chairman and Managing Director of Banjara Group of Companies
• Director of Helping Hand, a crisis prevention and counselling centre reaching out to depressed callers,

and offering free services in 10 major hospitals and 3 deprived children’s homes of the city.
• Secretary, Karnataka Coordinating Agency for Adoption (VCA-K)
• Coordinator of Karnataka Chapter of “Family of Disabled”
• Trustee (non-alcoholic) ‘A Class’  of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Executive Committee member of Assn of Persons with Disability (APD)
• Founder Chairman of Banjara Academy, an institution aimed towards improving quality of life.

It conducts diploma and certificate programs in counseling, self development, career guidance HRD and human behavior.

He has been conducting workshops and talks for executives of various public and private sector enterprises, NGOs, educational institutions, service organizations, and for inter-religious harmony.  His expertise spreads over all areas of human behavior.  He has been instrumental in setting up self help support groups for various categories of people with special needs.

He has been published in various leading periodicals all over the country, and his novel “Seema” was published by `Writers’ Workshop, Calcutta.  He edits a group newsletter, specializing in understanding life, and writes regular columns for The New Indian Express and Bangalore Weekly, and other publications.

He may be contacted at ali@educationbangalore.com

A very prominent person in the map of  Karnataka education, Mrs. Bolar is not only the the Managing Trustee of Bolar Education Trust  but also an executive committee member of the All India Association of Heads of  ISC schools. By birth she is excellent in academics and non-academics. Later worked in England. Now, is the principal of Innisfree House School, which she founded in 1985. She is the founder secretary of the Association of Schools for ICS - Karnataka.

A majority of her time is spent as...

• The principal of Innisfree House School, Bangalore.
• An executive committee member of the All India Association of Heads of  ISC schools.
• A member of the Council of the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
• The managing trustee, Bolar Education Trust, Bangalore.
• The Indian Resident trustee of Health  Education, Coordinator and Population Services, UK.
• The Indian coordinator for entry into Brighton  College, UK for classes 4-12.

Recipient of numerous education scholarships including a Govt. scholarship for training for gliding and private pilot's licence.
Was awarded a scholarship for a commercial pilot's licence. But was unable to take the offer.

Worked in England, in several departments of the British Telecommunication service as an executive officer till the Indian qualifications were verified. Thereafter, taught for the 11+ entrance examination of the prestigious Kind Edward Schools in Britain. The entry rate of these schools is about 1 in 100. All the pupils taught for these entrance examinations gained admission into the King Edward schools.

On return to India, worked as the head of  the nursery and Primary sections of a prestigious school in Basavanagudi, Bangalore for one-and-a-half years. Opened an ICSE school in Bangalore south in May 1985. Now the school is well established upto the X standard and one of the prestigious institutions.

Has written and published a remarkable series of 5 books for teaching  Kannada as third language in ICSE schools. Has written work books in English for classes 1 and 2 based on the state syllabus. Has written and published a work book in Science for VI std students. Writing a series of 5 books in Maths to be published.

 Involved with many organisations like Educator Manufacturer Association, Rotary club etc. and won several awards.
 

Mr G S Sharma, founder-organiser of  SSVM group of schools has been serving in the field of education for over 50 years. With his deep insight and vast experience, he is extremely knowledgeable about academic and administrative issues in the system of school and nursery education in the State.

He has been the President of  Karnataka Unaided Schools Managements' Association (KUSMA) since 15 years and guiding its destiny and evolving strategies to protect the interests of unaided schools in the State and safeguarding the freedom of managements.  At the sametime he has fought for the welfare of  students.

Way back in 1950, he started his school with a small scribble with hardly 10 children but  with hard work and total dedication he has been able to build his institution brick by brick. It has registered a phenomenal growth within a short span of time and a number of  branch schools were established to cater to the educational needs of the localities like Gavipuram, Jayanagar and Banashankari - in Bangalore. With an objective of providing sound education to rural children, he started a free primary school at Bhoothanahalli near Bannerghatta National Park and an unaided school-complex at Parswaganahalli near Kolar. His motto always, has been to provide quality education at an affordable cost.

Currently he is the...

• Founder-organiser of  SSVM group of schools, Bangalore.
• President of  Karnataka Unaided Schools Managements' Association (KUSMA)
• President of Needy People Welfare Association (organised by SSVM staff members) Bangalore.

Life member of following institutions:
• Ashakta Poshaka Sabha, Bangalore.
• Hingne Stree Shikshana Samsthe, Poona
• Mysore State Council for Child Welfare, Bangalore
• Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (SPCA) Bangalore
• Hunger Project, Bombay
• Indian Adult Education Association, New Delhi
• Tiru Palani Pankuni Uthram Annadana Samiti (R), Calicut
• All India Committee for Eradication of illiteracy among Women, New Delhi
• Trustee of Chidambara Ashrama Educational Institution, Gubbi

Mr B K SESHACHAR is one of the very important resource persons for this site.

Mr B K Seshachar has decades of experience in teaching and administrative experience after having served as Headmaster and Principal in some schools for a total period of 33 years. He is known for his teaching - perticularly Mathematics, English and Science.

Text books and workbooks prepared by him in English and Mathematics have been published by some leading publishers of  text-books. He has a flair for writing. For this, he has been honoured at the Regional Institute of  English.

Currently he is...

editing Karnataka Unaided Schools Managements' Association KUSMA's Views and News.
He is also working as the correspondent for KUSMA. His hobbies are reading, writing and classical music.

He may be contacted at bks@educationbangalore.com

Mr V G Hegde is the Head of academic wing Karnataka State Secondary Teachers Association and Deputy Director of  Professional Development Centre of AISTF  - which is sponsored by Canadian Teachers' Federation. He was the member of  Karnataka State Secondary Education Examination Board for 8 years. Department of  Education involves Mr. Hegde in many educational programmes and reforms. He is the member of syllabus review committee of  Karnataka State.

The Principal of  N K S PU college and D V V Gujarathi Shala, Mr Hegde, joined service  as a teacher in Bangalore sometime around 1962. Worked as a lecturer  for TCH and higher secondary during 1967-68 and joined the NKS composite PU college on July 1, 1968 as head of the institution.

While in service he has got training in teaching English from British Council. He has participated and guided many District level, State level, National level and International level workshops. He has the privelege to be selected for Thomson Fellowship by Canadian Teachers' Federation and Government of Canada and had participated in workshop in Professional Development programmes and building community of  leadership at different states in Canada during July-August 1997. He is the first teacher from Karnataka to be selected for this fellowship as a representative of All India Secondary Teachers' Federation.

Considering his contributions to the field of education, he has been given, State Award in 1982 and National Award in 1992. He has also been honoured by many organisations.

He has worked as secretary, Bangalore North District HMS'  and composite PU college, Principal's association for a number of years and as secretary of State Association for two years. During his tenure many workshops and training programmes were conducted for the benefit of teachers and students and many publications were brought out.

He may be contacted at vgh@educationbangalore.com

He may be contacted at scs@educationbangalore.com

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