The first school captain of DAV Gopalapuram (Class of 1975), Rajiv Choudhry wears many hats – he is a Life Skills & Leadership Coach, Educationist, Business Consultant, Curator & Creative Producer, Actor & Director.
Rajiv has over four decades of business and consulting experience spanning from manufacturing to media. He has trained over 50,000 participants using experiential learning methodologies and creative tools like theatre, film, art, sports and simulations. He has served on Manipal Board of Studies for Media, consulted for FICCI’s Animation Awards and been an Advisor & Speaker Coach for TEDx Chennai.
Vikas Arya, a DAV Alumnus, leads the team as the Honorary Secretary. He holds an MBA from IIM-Bangalore and is also a Chartered Accountant. Prior to joining DAV in 2016, Vikas spent over a decade in the Financial Services domain, working with International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), Gaja Capital Partners, Crisil and General Motors.
In addition, he has learnt various aspects of the Vedic philosophy at the DarshanYogMahavidyalaya, Gujarat. He has also authored a series of Value education books for the children, titled – ‘Fostering Vedic Values’
Shanthy Asokan M.Sc, B.Ed is a seasoned educator in Biology with an illustrious career in the field of education, spanning over 35 years. Her mastery in Biology has facilitated students to achieve great academic goals like CBSE merit certificates in AISSCE and DBT scholarships at the National level. Observing her notable contribution, CBSE conferred her with the key position of Subject Expert in Biology from Chennai region. Determined and focused to establish moral values primarily, in the students, her mission was always to synchronise academics with character education. As an Educator and a true Academician, she has epitomized learning, as she strongly believes that learning forms the nucleus of a teacher’s life.
