Dr. P Ravi, the former Regional Director of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) Chennai is an eminent educationist with over 35 years of experience. He was groomed as a teacher from RIE (NCERT) and has served in prestigious institutions such as KVS, NVS & NIOS. He excelled in the nuances of the education system as teacher and administrator in both formal and open/distance learning. His significant contributions in NVS fetched him the Best Principal Award. He established the NIOS regional centre at Chennai in 2013 and helped increase the visibility of NIOS for the benefit of people of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry.