faculty

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek takes English in the senior school. With a Master’s degree in English and a Bachelor of Education, he boasts over a decade-long experience in school teaching. Reading Krishnamurti and learning about how Sahyadri organically allows K’s ideas to harmonize with daily school life, including its academic aspect, inspired him to join Sahyadri School. Finding …

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Dr. Swati Gautam

PhD M.A, B.Ed, Diploma in storytelling from Emerson College, U.K Published Work – Research Paper in the Book – Learning Community of Reflective Practitioner edited by Dr. Neeraja Raghavan Teacher Plus – Team Teaching: a true account Link :- https://www.teacherplus.org/team-teaching-a-true-account Sahyadri provides me with a place of immense natural beauty, where being close to nature …

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Geetha Perumal

BSc Chemistry, MBA (International Business), Teacher Training from “The School, KFI” and Special Education Training from MDA, Chennai 10+ years of teaching various age groups and children with learning disabilities. Geetha is a dedicated and passionate educator, deeply connected with Krishnamurti schools Her teaching journey began at The School, Chennai, and she is currently enriching …

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Dr. Saraswathi J

M.Sc. & Ph. D. in Plant Sciences from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi Dr. Saraswathi Jayanthi is the Head of Pastoral Care at Sahyadri School. After earning her doctorate from IARI, New Delhi, she moved to Hyderabad for postdoctoral research and teaching postgraduate students. Inspired by Krishnamurti’s philosophy of education, she joined Rishi Valley …

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Jagadeesh Rayala

M.Sc. (hons.) Mathematics and B.E. (hons.) Electrical and Electronics from BITS Pilani. Worked for about 20+ years on hardware validation, verification, and design in semiconductor companies – Broadcom, Analog Devices, and Intel. I got inspired by Jiddu Krishnamurti to become a teacher. Interactions with the students and teachers of Sahyadri are very engaging and these …

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Sharad Chawade

Sharad completed his Masters in Physical Education in 2006. He believes that sports is the medicine to deal with stress without affecting the mental and physical health. Healthy school environment help students achieve their academic potential and support the development of life-long healthy habits. He feels that Sahyadri children learn this without any burden and …

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Prachi Dalal

I joined Sahyadri because I was inspired by J. Krishnamurthi’s philosophy on the holistic growth of a child in the lap of nature. The school, set in the Sahyadri mountains provides a unique opportunity to students to work with their hands on initiatives such as farming, arts, crafts and sustainability, while being in the midst …

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Chris John

BS-MS IISER Pune Chris is a math teacher at the Sahyadri School. Before joining the Sahyadri school he was a lecturer at Azim Premji University, Bangalore and also worked with Uravu, Wayanad developing Math toys and coordinating bamboo training program. He believes that mathematics is a beautiful  language and understanding that language opens an individual …

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Nibedita Rajak

Masters of TEXTILE DESIGN, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, W.B, B.Ed  Nibedita is a teacher in the Art faculty and specialises in Weaving & design. I could never imagine myself being in any other profession than teaching. Teachers possess a passion for the subjects that they teach,and they also have genuine care for their students. They inspire …

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Gopal Bhosale

Campus Engineer, B.E. Civil (Pune University) Gopal has been working as a campus Engineer at Sahyadri for the last 11 years. His primary role is in project management of new constructions on the campus in addition to the campus and building maintenance.He appreciates the School culture which gives him freedom to work in areas of …

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