Andrea Jeremiah is a popular Tamil playback singer, Voice Actor and a Film and Theatre Actress. She began her career in playback singing, and has gone on to appear in critically acclaimed films such as Pachaikili Muthucharam and Aayirathil Oruvan, winning praise for her effective portrayals.

From the age of 10, Andrea was part of a Jackson Five-style troupe called Young Stars which formed the base of her early singing career. She was also a theatre artist in her college and appeared in several stage plays organised by Madras Players and EVAM. Andrea also launched a company named The Show Must Go On (TSMGO Productions) to promote artistes and live art.

She later ventured into playback singing in feature films. After rendering a song in Gautham Menon's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, she got an offer by the director to essay a lead female character in his next venture Pachaikili Muthucharam which she took up. Pachaikili Muthucharam was a film adaptation of James Siegel's novel Derailed, with Andrea portraying Kalyani, a homemaker.

She subsequently received more offers to star in films, but the only project she eventually signed was Selvaraghavan's fantasy-adventure film Aayirathil Oruvan, which released in early 2010. The following year, she agreed to play a minor supporting role in Venkat Prabhu's multi-starrer Mankatha, which was released in August 2011. Andrea will next be seen in a pivotal role alongside Kamal Haasan in Vishwaroopam.

Andrea JeremiahPlayback Singer & ActressEmail : andrea.jeremiah@gmail.com

Aravind Balagi Prasad is the co-founder of Teach for India. It is basically a nationwide movement of outstanding college graduates and young professionals who teach full time in low income schools for two years. The Fellowship enables them to become lifelong leaders advocating for the cause of educational equity.

In June 2009, Teach for India placed its first cohort of Fellows in low-income municipal and private schools in Pune and Mumbai.

Today, Teach For India is based in 5 cities - Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai comprising of 550 fellows and 196 alumni working towards eliminating educational inequity. Aravind is a 2012 Fellow currently teaching a 4th Standard class in Kottur CPS.

He has completed his B.Sc in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University. His interests include Tennis, Badminton, Cricket, Short Stories, and TED talks. Aravind is a regular speaker and a guest lecturer at various industry, business & academic forums/institutions.

Aravind Balagi PrasadCo Founder Teach For IndiaNo 52, 2 FloorAbhiramapuram, Near RCSS Diagnostic CentreChennai 600 018Tel : +91 44 24990210Email : aravind.balagi2012@teachforindia.orgWebsite : www.teachforindia.org

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Aruna R Krishnan runs two of the widest read magazines in South India. She is the Editor and Publisher of RITZ, South India's premier Lifestyle magazine and is also the co-owner of Southscope, India's leading south film magazine which is a joint venture partnership with Allu Sirish of Geetha Arts - one of India's most reputed and successful production houses. Southscope celebrates the life and work of the most sought after A-list film stars of South Indian cinema. Her acquisition of a stake in this immensely popular publication has redefined the magazine publishing industry in South India.

Aruna started her first business when she was barely out of college. RITZ is her brainchild and the magazine came as a roaring and refreshing success at a crucial time when similar magazines launched in Chennai earlier had failed and eventually folded up. Today, her magazine RITZ has completed 8 years of its publication. In an effort to applaud young people for their determination and pioneering efforts in their respective fields, Aruna has also instituted the prestigious RITZ Icon Awards, recipients of which include an enviable cross-section of the biggest stars, entrepreneurs, musicians, bureaucrats, social activists and others.

In a never-before initiative, the 4th edition of the RITZ Icon Awards conducted recently in association with the nationally reputed news channel Times Now honoured South Indian icons on a national platform. Aruna has won several Awards for her entrepreneurship including the NDTV Hindu Award for Best Lifestyle Journalist for her magazine RITZ.

Aruna R Krishnan is also the Executive Director of IBEX Products, an auto components manufacturing company, allied to the renowned UCAL Group.

Aruna R Krishnan Editor and PublisherRITZ Magazine7 Floor Sigma WingRaheja TowersAnna SalaiChennai 600 002Tel : +91 44 42113871Email : editor.ritz@gmail.comWebsite : www.ritzmagazine.in

David Appasamy is a Management Consultant advising clients in the areas of business strategy, marketing, brand identity, brand and reputation management, as well as digital strategies. He has over 30 years of experience in senior positions in sales, marketing and advertising, hospitality services, internet, network and ecommerce services, investor relations and financial services. Experience covers diverse verticals with widely differing customer segments.

Until recently, he was the Executive Director of a micro-finance company that transformed into a dynamic modern organization that provides cost efficient microfinance coupled with knowledge and information services that raise human capacity and organizational capability.

He was earlier the Executive Vice President at Sify Technologies. He served as the Co-Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce's Task Force on the Internet and Telecom Infrastructure & Services of the Commission on the Digital Economy from 2006 to 2011 (formerly the e Business, IT & Telecoms Commission (EBITT). As Co-Chair, he was leading the development of global business positions and practical tools.

He was selected by the UN Secretary-General to serve on the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF); worked to advocate business priorities to governments, the IGF and other forums, inter-governmental and international organizations, Internet technical community organizations, as well as civil society.

He has a degree in hotel management and business management from the IIM, Ahmedabad. An avid photographer, his other interests include traveling, reading, blogging apart from being a social media enthusiast.

David AppasamyManagement ConsultantDA AssociatesFlat 1 A, Block 5, Prakruti AppartmentsTirumalai Nagar Annexe2 Cross Street, PerungudiChennai 600 096Tel : +91 9884075784Email : appasamy.david@gmail.com

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Dhruv Lakra is the CEO / Founder of Mirakle Couriers which is an innovative social enterprise that employs low-income deaf adults. Through its business it generates employment for the deaf resulting in their empowerment and financial independence. It works on the premise that delivery does not require verbal communication. The entire operations are conducted in Indian Sign Language and distance communication is done by texting which are both very efficient means of communication for delivery of couriers. Logistics is a fast growing vertical in the country and this particular marginalized section can take full advantage of the growth potential that exists.

Dhruv has a strong background in the social and financial space. He started his career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and shifted to the social sector after the devastating Asian tsunami of 2004. While living with the fishermen community for four months he found his true calling and decided to work in the social sector. He has helped a lot of social organizations scale their impact through these programs, and strategic planning. After working for two years in this sector he went on to pursue his MBA on a full scholarship from the University of Oxford. After completing MBA from Oxford, Dhruv founded Mirakle Couriers in Mumbai which is for profit courier service that employs low income deaf youth.

The deliveries are done by deaf men, and the back office is run by deaf women. For his innovative work with the deaf at Mirakle Couriers, Dhruv has been awarded the Helen Keller Award, CNN IBN Indian of the Year, the prestigious echoing green fellowship based in New York, the national award from the President of India, and more recently the Highest Civilian award from the Jammu and Kashmir government.

Dhruv has completed his MBA from the University of Oxford, and B.Com from HR College of Commerce and Economics. His personal interests include swimming and reading.

Dhruv LakraCEO & Managing DirectorMirakle CouriersIndustry HouseBehind K C College, Church GateMumbai 400 020Tel : +91 22 22483121Email : dhruv.lakra@miraklecouriers.comWebsite : www.miraklecouriers.com

Gayathri Sriram has a Master's degree in English from Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, as well as a Master's in Reading and Language Arts from Rider University, New Jersey. She is a reputed educationist from the US where she headed several public sector educational programs, focusing on creating the optional classroom and also on teacher development.

She returned to India in 2003 to join the UCAL group of companies. As Managing Director she has worked successfully with her team to increase sales turnover and expand the customer and product base, with a focus on optimizing her companies' strengths in the global automotive marketplace.

Gayathri has been active as an elected member of the TN State Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the past 6 years. She has served as the Past Chairperson of the Chennai zone comprising of about 500 plus members and was also the Chairperson of the Women Empowerment Forum of CII Southern Region for the year 2011-12.

She is also an invited member of the World Young Leaders Forum associated with the BMW Herbert Quandt Foundation.

Gayathri SriramManaging DirectorUcal Products Pvt LtdSPP Complex, 324 Anna SalaiNandanaChennai 600 035Tel : +91 44 24314088Fax :+91 44 24346170Email : gayathrisriram@ucalauto.comWebsite : www.ucalauto.com

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Johanna (Hanne) Maria de Bruin is the Facilitator of Kattaikkuttu Sangam & Gurukulam. She completed her MA in Indology (Indian languages and cultures, including Sanskrit and Tamil) from the University of Leiden, The Netherlands followed by a Ph.D published as Kattaikkuttu: The Flexibility of a South Indian Theatre Tradition (1999); other academic publications include Karna Moksham, a translation of an all-night Kattaikkuttu performance (1998) and Between Shame and Fame: Performing Women & Women Performers in India (2011); presently visiting guest lecturer as School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

The Kattaikkuttu Sangam was established in the year 1990 and is a grassroots association of professional Kattaikkuttu performers. Its present Executive Director and Artistic Leader is P Rajagopal (Kattaikkuttu actor, playwright, director, teacher, social activist and Kalaimamani awardee) and its present Facilitator is Dr Hanne M de Bruin - Rajagopal (theatre researcher and social activist). It promotes Kattaikkuttu as a contemporary theatre attuned to today's reality and a repository of intangible heritage and indigenous knowledge.

It promotes Kattaikkuttu as a contemporary theatre attuned to today's reality and a repository of intangible heritage and indigenous knowledge. It explores Kattaikkuttu's artistic scope and has presented traditional and ground-breaking new artistic work at important cultural festivals across India and abroad. The Sangam nurtures a new generation of talented, professionally trained, well-educated Kattaikkuttu performers through the Kattaikkuttu Gurukulam.

She has received scholarships from the Government of India for study of the Tamil language, various research grants of the Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research, European Science Foundation and Fonds Catharina van Tussenbroek, award of the Dutch government in recognition of her work for the Kattaikkuttu Sangam, ATSA Fellowship in arts management.

Her personal interests include theatre, dance, visual arts, music – both popular and classical, Indian & Western, all issues concerning access to quality education.

Dr Hanne M de Bruin RajagopalFacilitatorKattaikkuttu Sangam & Gurukulam36 Punjarasantankal VillageKanchipuram 631 502Tel : +91 44 2724 2044Email : kattaiku@gmail.comWebsite : www.kattaikkuttu.org

H Harish Hande co-founded SELCO India in 1995, a social enterprise, to eradicate poverty by promoting sustainable technologies in rural India. With its headquarters in Bangalore, SELCO has at present 25 branches in Karnataka and Gujarat.

SELCO India under the leadership of Hande had won the Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy 2005 and the Accenture Economic Development Award in the same year. In 2007, SELCO India again won the Ashden Award, this time for "Outstanding Achievement" in the energy sector and was presented by Mr Al Gore, Former Vice President of the USA. Hande was named the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation. In the following year, he was chosen by Business Today as one of the '21 young leaders of India's 21st century'. Later, in June 2008, India Today named him as one of the 50 pioneers of change in the country.

And, he was awarded with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011 - also sometimes referred to as Asia's Nobel Prize - for “his pragmatic efforts to put solar power technology in the hands of the poor, through his social enterprise SELCO India”. Harish Hande was also awarded the Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti in 2011 by the Government of Karnataka.

H Harish HandeCo Founder & Managing DirectorSELCO Solar Light Pvt LtdNo 742, 15 Cross6 Phase, J P NagarBangalore 560 078Tel : +91 80 26654509Fax : +91 80 65902906Email : harish@selco-india.com Website : www.selco-india.com

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C R Kesavan graduated with a Masters in Computer Science from the Western Illinois University, USA following which he worked in the IT domain for five years before returning to India in the year 2000. He then went on to reside in Gandhi Ashram, Tiruchengode for a period of six months.

The following year, in 2001, he joined the Indian National Congress. Later next year, he was appointed Chairman of the Science and Technology Department. In 2003, he became a member of the National Council of the Indian Youth Congress, and in the year 2005, he went on to become the first Vice President of the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, constituted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.

He has even authored a biography on Shri C. Rajagopalachari (fondly referred to as Rajaji, and who happens to be C R Kesavan's great grandfather), India's first Governor-General and also Chief Minister of Madras State.

Kesavan was an editorial member for the publication on India Youth Development Index-2010- -published by the RGNIYD (a scientific tool for policy making and programme planning towards the economic and social development of the country). He is also a member of the Mentor Group constituted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India to transform the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbudur, into an institute of national importance by an Act of Parliament, in the year 2012.

C R KesavanVice PresidentRajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth DevelopmentChennai - Bangalore Highway, BeemanthangalSriperumbudur 602 105Tel : +091 44 27162741 / 27162705Fax : +91 44 - 27163227Email : ckesh@hotmail.comWebsite : www.rgniyd.gov.in

Krishnamachari Srikkanth is an Indian cricketer who was a former Captain of the Indian cricket team. Until recently, he also served as the Chairman of the selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Nicknamed Cheeka, he was a right handed batsman who batted aggressively and a right arm medium off spinner.

He made his Test debut on 27th November 1981 against England and ODI debut on 25th November 1981 against England. His last Test match was on 1st February 1992 against Australia and his last ODI was on 15th March 1992 against South Africa. He has played 43 Test matches and scored 2062 runs with an average of 29.88 with a top score of 123. He has played 146 ODIs and scored 4091 runs with a batting average of 29.01 and top score of 123.

One of his strengths which stood out in his cricket were good hand-eye coordination and super quick reflexes. He was a stylish opening batsman and became an integral part of the Indian Squad that won the 1983 Prudential World Cup and the Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket in 1985. He became the captain of the Indian team in 1989 where he was the first Indian player to get 5 wickets with a score of 50 runs in an ODI. He achieved this in the match against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam in 1988. After his retirement, he became the coach of the India A team.

Srikkanth also works as a commentator on various sports channels. He was appointed as the Chief Selector of the Indian Cricket team on 27th September 2008, and was made the brand ambassador for the Chennai Super Kings franchise of IPL. His son Anirudha Srikkanth is also a cricketer and currently plays for the Tamil Nadu Ranji Team.

Krishnamachari SrikkanthFormer Captain, Indian Cricket Team &Founder DirectorSun Online Learning India Private Limited19, Bhaktavachalam Nagar, 5 Street AdyarChennai 600 020Tel : +91 44 42658957Fax : +91 44 42658954Email : sri@t20learning.comWebsite : www.krishcricket.com

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Narayan Sethuramon holds a Bachelor's Degree in Production Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India and a Master of Science in Industrial Administration from Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA.

He is presently CEO & Managing Director of WS Industries (India) Limited, a leading manufacturer of Porcelain Insulators for Electrical High Voltage Transmission and Distribution Applications.

He holds positions of eminence in various industrial bodies such as CII, where he is very active. His current positions include, Vice Chairman, CII Tamilnadu State Council, member of the National Council on Public Policy and also member of the National Council on Membership.

Also, Narayan was one of the founding members of CII's Young Indians. He was the National Vice Chairman between 2004–06 and subsequently the National Chairman during 2006 – 07 where he continues to be active on the Core Committee of the organisation.

He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), and plays an active role in the development of a new vision for the institute, and is leading the implementation of the same. Narayan is also a member of the National Executive Council of Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA).

Narayan SethuramonManaging DirectorW S Industries (India) Ltd108, Mount Poonamallee RoadChennai 600 116Tel : +91 44 66500893 Fax : +91 44 66500894Email : narayan@wsinsulators.comWebsite : www.wsinsulators.com

G K Mahantesh was born in Neginhal in Belgaum district of Karnataka. He did both his Pre-university and under graduation at Bangalore's National College, and later went on to do his MA as well as M.Phil in English literature from the University of Bangalore following which he took up a career in teaching English at the Law College, Bangalore for three years.

Soon after, tired of the humdrum routine, he eventually decided to change course giving in to his inner desire of wanting to do something for the benefit of the visually challenged. Hence, teaming up with two of his friends - who shared the same dream and passion - Samarthanam came into being and which was born out of compassion and empathy; two ideals that have been its greatest strengths since its inception.

And, he had the distinction of representing India at the World Blind Cricket Councils' Conference held at Cape Town, South Africa, and was also instrumental in organizing several cricket tournaments and other sporting events for the disabled. Having presented many papers at various national and international conferences, he has been a role model for persons with disabilities in general. He runs a hostel and education-help centre for about 150 visually and physically challenged individuals, has launched a computer training centre for the visually challenged where about 200 have benefited.

Founder of the Integrated Education of the Disabled (IED), it is a grassroots project wherein Mahantesh and his team identify and reintegrate the 353 differently-abled children with the mainstream. And among his other projects include an integrated school for the locals at a suburb of Bangalore where 60 children are currently being educated, and adoption of a government school for nutritional supplement and education where 753 students in all have benefited.

He was bestowed with the “Governors Excellence Award” in the year 2002, the National award for Child welfare in 2009, the Aryabhata International award for services in the field of disability again in the same year, the Karamveer Pursaskar for contributions to Civil Society in 2011, and the NDTV Spirit of Sports award for Lifetime Achievement for contribution in the field of sports against all odds.

Mahantesh G KFounder Managing TrusteeSamarthanam Trust for the DisabledCA 39, 15 CrossSector - 4, HSR LayoutBangalore 560 102Tel : +91 80 25721444Email : mahantesh@samarthanam.orgWebsite : www.samarthanam.org

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R Natarajan completed his Bachelors in Pharmacy and was a first class from Annamalai University (1986-90); post graduate in yoga, first class from Annamalai University; M.Sc. Yoga-first class in Tamil Nadu physical education & Sports University, 2010. He also presented his doctorate degree (PhD) in track & field-athletics, and is presently the Superintendent of Customs, Chennai.

Natarajan is the Director of India Sports Promotion Academy imparting training in speed drills, specific fitness to children below 10 yrs of age, and in the age group of 10 - 14yrs. For the past 11 years, he has trained students of the St. Montfort School, Yercaud, Salem. He also presented papers on training in athletics / sports in the World conference at Brazil in 2004, and took part in the countrywide training program for 3 months and also presented various guest lectures on athletics, specific fitness; training methods, talent identification and recovery methods in various colleges, universities and national level UGC sponsored seminars all over the country. He was the advisory board member for the University of Madras, 2004-2010 and was the executive committee member of the Good Shepherd School from 1998-2004. A member of the selection committee of Tamil Nadu Sports Development Authority for athletics, he became the honorary treasurer of the Chennai District Athletic Association. And, he was the senate member of the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli from 2010-2013.

Natarajan was the national champion and national record holder in the 100 and 200 mts race for 9 consecutive years (1988-1996); South Asia's fastest man title holder between 1989-1991, South Asian games record holder and Champion in 100 as well as 200 mts, 4x100 mts relay (1989,1991,1995); silver medal in 200 mts at the World Indoor invitation athletic meet at Tehran, Iran,1990; qualified and ran with the world legendary sprinter Carl Lewis in the world permit meet,1990; the second Indian to run the 200 mts in less than 21 seconds i.e. 20.9 seconds and qualified to represent India in the 200 mts dash at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, USA. He was awarded the President of India Gold medal in the year 1991 by the President Late Shri R Venkatraman, and also honoured by the Vice President of India, Shri Hamid Ansari, for his meritorious services in sports and athletics, in November 2008.

R NatarajanFormer International Athlete Superintendent (Customs) & Director, India Sports Promotion AcademyNo 11/1, Crescent Park Street, T Nagar, Chennai 600 017Tel : +91 9444223535Email : feedback@ispaindia.comWebsite : www.ispaindia.com

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Pallam Raju is a member of the 9th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents a the Kakinada constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. He was first elected to the Indian Parliament in 1989 and was the youngest MP in the 9th Lok Sabha. A successful entrepreneur in the field of Information Technology, he was on the boards of successful Public Limited Companies until his induction into the Union Council of Ministers. He has been a very active member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and has held several important positions in the state unit and at the National level, the most recent one as the Chairman of the Department of Policy Planning and Coordination (DEPPCO) in the All India Congress Committee (AICC). Between August 2004 and January 2006, he served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology which comprises the Departments of Information Technology, Communications & Posts and Information & Broadcasting.

In 2008, Pallam Raju visited Lebanon to meet the Indian peacekeepers who were part of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). He has represented the Country in the United Nations General Assembly at New York, USA in October 2004 and at the SAFMA Conference in Pakistan in May 2005. He was the leader of the MPs delegation to Tokyo, Japan in November 2005 which was organized by CII and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and a member of the delegation to Beijing, China in November 2005 for the Conference on Globalization which was jointly organized by the Konrad Adeneur Foundation (KAF) of Germany and the Institute of Peace Studies, India.

The Institution of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineers (IETE), New Delhi, has recently conferred a ‘FELLOW’ on him. A keen sportsman, Pallam Raju had represented his school and college in several athletic and football tournaments in the Country. He is an alumnus of the Hyderabad Public School (HPS), Begumpet (1971–1979), an Electronics & Communications Engineering graduate (BE) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, AP (1979–1983) and an MBA from Temple University, Philadelphia, USA (1983–1985). He worked in Philadelphia and Boston in the USA and in Oslo, Norway, in the field of Computers and Information Technology.

M Pallam RajuMinister of State for DefenceGovernment of IndiaAB - 3, Pandara RoadNew Delhi 110 003Tel : +91 11 23385112 / 23017116Fax : +91 11 23016255Email : mmpraju@yahoo.com

C K Ranganathan was born in Cuddalore to parents with a primary interest in education. He took up his Bachelors in Chemistry and after a short stint in the family business, he set up “Chik India”. The Company began its journey as Chik India and was renamed CavinKare Pvt. Ltd (CKPL) in 1998 with a starting investment of Rs.15000. The Company manufactures and markets many products under the brand of Chik, Spinz, Fairever, Meera, Nyle, Raaga Professional, Karthika, Indica, Ruchi, Chinnis, Maa, Garden and Cavins etc both in domestic and international markets recording an annual group turnover of Rs.1100 crores in the financial year ended 2011/12.

The Company has pioneered the concept of 'Family Salons' in India with its specialist brands - Limelite and Green Trends and hence started Trends In Vogue Pvt. Ltd a Group Company which has a clear-cut focus providing personal styling and beauty solutions to everyone in the family. He was conferred the prestigious “Entrepreneur of the Year award” by the Economic Times in 2004. He was also conferred the award of “CEO with HR Orientation” by the Employer Branding Institute which recognizes Asia’s Best Employer Brands in Singapore.

Ranganathan was the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry, Tamil Nadu State Council for the year 2009/10. He was also the past President of Madras Management Association. He is one of the founder-members of the Ability Foundation – an NGO working towards the rehabilitation of the disabled. He instituted Cavinkare Ability Awards to celebrate annually the exemplary spirit of rare breed of individuals who have risen above their physical limitations to display that attitude is everything. He also instituted an annual Chinnikrishnan Innovation Awards to encourage small and tiny entrepreneurs in memory of his father Shri. R Chinnikrishnan, the man who pioneered the sachet revolution.

C K RanganathanChairman & Managing DirectorCavinKare Pvt Ltd'CavinVille' 12, Cenotaph RoadChennai 600 018Tel : +91 44 24317899Fax : +91 44 24362879Email : ckroffice@cavinkare.comWebsite : www.cavinkare.com

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Sanobar Sultana is a Senior Producer and Presenter (RJ) of Chennai Live 104.8 FM Radio hosting shows with Chennai's only English radio station & India's first talk radio station involving interaction with professionals from various walks of life and also the common man on the street. It also helped usher in a healthy relationship with various public as well as private organizations.

Chennai Live 104.8FM is a locally involved radio station aimed at educating and informing people about the city of Chennai. It focuses on local happenings, information and issues relevant in the day-to-day life of Chennai and its residents. The station hosts intelligent shows by way of discussions and debates with the Studio guests and listeners calling in to the station. The objective behind such shows is to bring together a wide range of opinions and viewpoints that exist across Chennai onto a common platform and to share the story of a city that comes with a profound history, a proud present and a bright outlook for the future.

Sanobar hosts the flagship morning show five days a week, liaising with and interviewing prominent government officials, sportspersons, professionals, business leaders, and also people from the fields of politics, event management and the entertainment industry.

Chennai Live is involved in the production and presentation of shows like The Breakfast Show - interviews with celebrities, discussion on current affairs, debates on national and local issues and contests, Power Breakfast with the Boss - Personal and business profiling of corporate leaders & entrepreneurs, Quiz Show - Quiz on current affairs, general knowledge, sports and entertainment.

Sanobar completed her M.Sc. in Environmental Science from Anna University, Chennai and graduated in Microbiology from Justice Basheer Ahmed Syed College for Women (SIET), Chennai. Her interests include Reading, poetry & people, and above all, listening to all kinds of music. She also has a penchant for environment and social causes.

Sanobar SultanaSenior Producer and Presenter (RJ)Chennai Live 104.8 FMEmpee Tower, No 59, Harris RoadPuthupet, Chennai 600 002Tel : +91 44 42261000Fax : +91 44 42261001Email : sanobar@chennailive.fmWebsite : www.chennailive.fm

R Seshasayee is the Executive Vice Chairman of Ashok Leyland after having been its Managing Director for 13 years until last year. He has led the Company's transformation into a globally competitive technology leader seeking growth through globalization and diversification, via global acquisitions and joint ventures with Nissan Motor Company, John Deere, Continental AG and the Alteams Group, to name a few.

He is also the Chairman of IndusInd Bank Limited. Seshasayee was the Chairman of Southern Region Council of CII, in the year 1994. Having served as the President of CII during 2006-07, he was also the President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex body representing the Indian automobile industry during 2001-03.

As a member of the Government of India delegations, he was a participant at the Doha Ministerial Round of WTO in 2001 and the Hong Kong Ministerial at Hong Kong in 2005. Seshasayee was also the Co-chair of the World Economic Forum - Middle East during 2007. Apart from the above, he serves as Chairman of the Executive Council of the Cancer Institute, President of Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), and also Vice President of the Music Academy.

K S Sripathi is the State Chief Information Commissioner. He is an Indian Administrative Service Officer from the 1975 batch and retired in the year 2010 as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu. His career span has seen him in important positions with both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu. Some of these positions include Joint Secretary to the Government of India and Ministry of Urban Development when he was handling the subject of Urban Transport, Urban Housing and Urban Environment. He was also a Director on the Board of lnternational Building Centre which is headquartered at Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

With respect to the State, he has been the Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in many Departments which include the Department of Environment and Forests, Youth Welfare and Sports, Higher Education, Highways, Minor Ports and so on.

He has also held the position of Chairman and Chief Executive of some of the Public Sector Undertakings like the Tamil Nadu Minerals Ltd. as also TANSI.

Sripathi has several achievements to his credit. He was State Vigilance Commissioner before taking on the role of Chief Secretary where he has contributed immensely to the overall development of the State during his tenure.

K S SripathiChief Information CommissionerTamil Nadu Information CommissionNo 2 Sarthyagaraya RoadTeynampetChennai 600 0018Tel : +91 44 24357581Fax : +91 44 24357583Email : sic@nic.inWebsite : www.tnsic.gov.in

R SeshasayeeExecutive Vice ChairmanAshok LeylandNo 1 Sardar Patel RoadGuindyChennai 600 032Tel : +91 44 22206000Fax : +91 44 22206001Email : sesh.r@ashokleyland.comWebsite : www.ashokleyland.com

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Syed Sultan Ahmed is the Managing Director of EDUMEDIA India. He is a consultant to several TV channels, children's brands and educational institutions globally on issues related to psychosocial development of teenagers. He had done his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Bangalore University, and went on to become a specialist in Psychosocial Development of Teenagers, Master Trainer - Dale Carnegie Institute USA, Post Graduate Diploma in Human Relations, Speech Therapy, Training & Development, and is a Certified NLP Practitioner.

A First generation entrepreneur, he initiated and set up EduMedia; a conglomerate of 3 companies. Krayon, School Cinema, Mentor & Activity are brands that hold aloft the vision of EduMedia by creating, inspiring and innovative media ventures for schools, colleges and corporate. From films to events to training to publishing, EduMedia is constantly creating avenues to add value to the educational segment. As Managing Director, it is Sultan's versatility and verve apart from his high levels of motivation and inspiration that drives the company to bring about a positive change in the educational system.

MENTOR is the first magazine of its kind in India that caters to principals and education and is promoted by Edumedia India. Sultan was clear in the objective behind the debut of this magazine today revered as a journal that MENTOR would seek to understand the world of learning from all hierarchical levels.

Activity Training is Sultan's penchant that helps channelise his passion for life into training people. A brilliant speaker and a motivational trainer he inspires and encourages several thousand individuals of schools, colleges and corporate across India. His experience and understanding of the psychosocial development of teenagers makes his teachers and principal's workshops very insightful. His workshops on communication skills, public speaking, teaching with fun, understanding teenagers, entrepreneurship and career are highly sought after.

Syed Sultan AhmedManaging DirectorEdumedia India Pvt LtdNo 175, 2 CrossLower Palace OrchardsBanglore 560 003Tel : +91 80 23342105Email : sultan@edumediaindia.comWebsite : www.sultanspeaks.com

Suhas Gopinath aged 26 was recognized as the world's youngest Certified Professional Web Developer through his project coolhindustan.com. Suhas had an assertive mindset and wanted to be an entrepreneur, and in order to encourage the youth, he setup Globals in the year 2000 from an internet shop which has been a huge success. It is one of the fastest growing Technology companies focusing on Education, according to the Economist.

At 16, he was recognized as the world's youngest entrepreneur by CNBC and e-Business, Canada. And in the following year, he was recognized as the World's Youngest CEO by leading media across the globe including BBC, Washington Times, The Age, and also the Limca Book of Records. In the year 2005, he became the youngest recipient of the prestigious Rajyotsava Award conferred on him by the Government of Karnataka. Along with his professional activities, he volunteers as Brand Ambassador of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

In December 2007, The European Parliament and the International Association for Human Values conferred the “Young Achiever Award” to Suhas at the EU Parliament, Brussels where he was also invited to address the Parliament in the presence of various business dignitaries. In 2008, the World Economic Forum announced him as one of the 'Young Global Leaders' and he became one of the youngest members ever in its history. In July of the same year, his detailed biography was featured in the renowned Current Biography Book published in New York along with George Clooney, Robert Zoellick, Governor of New York David Paterson, and other eminent personalities.

A recipient of the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award last year, Suhas was recently invited to be a Member of the National Expert Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.

Suhas GopinathCEO & PresidentGlobals ITeS Pvt LtdNo 10, 2nd Floor, Next to ISRO HQOff New BEL Road, Bangalore 560 094Tel : +91 80 43303666Fax : +91 80 23515253 Email : suhas@globalsinc.comWebsite : www.globalsinc.com

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Vandana Gopikumar is a renowned mental health activist with various achievements to her credit. She holds a Masters degree in the area of Medical and Psychiatric Social Work from the Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, and is a well known name in the domain of social services.

Soon after completing her degree, she established and co-founded The Banyan with her colleague, Vaishnavi Jayakumar in the year 1993. The organization focuses on providing comprehensive mental health services for persons affected by homelessness, poverty and mental health issues in community and institutional settings.

The Banyan initially began as a centre for crisis intervention, and treatment and rehabilitation of homeless women with mental health issues. Over the past two decades however, this outreach has grown from overseeing rescue, recovery and family reunions of those on the streets to delivering community based curative, preventive and social care services that address the treatment gap and symptomatic incidences of homelessness due to mental illness.

Vandana Gopikumar and Vaishnavi Jayakumar had both been nominated as one of the 50 most influential persons in the social sector by The Week as well as India Today. They also received the 'Outstanding achievement in the field of Mental Health Care' award from the Swiss Foundation for World Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization in the year 2012, apart from bagging the 'Stree Shakthi Puraskar Award' in 2003 which was instituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.

Vandana is now engaged in the strategic expansion and direction of The Banyan & BALM to improve the quality of services in the mental health sector in India. She is an advisor to the special commission appointed by the Supreme Court on homelessness related issues and is also a member of the Mental Health Policy Group constituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

Vandana GopikumarCo-Founder The Banyan Adaikalam6 Main Road, Mugappair Eri SchemeMugappair WestChennai 600 037Tel : +91 44 26530504Fax : +91 44 26530105Email : vandana.gopikumar@thebanyan.orgWebsite : www.thebanyan.org

C P Viswanath is the Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director of Karadi Tales Company Pvt Ltd . He holds a Bachelors degree in Science in Information Technology from Mumbai and is a trained professional Carnatic Classical Vocalist.

He is engaged in imparting English Language learning programmes known as “Karadi Path Programme” to classes 2 to 4 in schools across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The programme has been well accepted both by the students and the schools where it is introduced. The programme is a result of 9 years of research on language pedagogy based on mother tongue acquisition processes and the unique Indian experience of multi-lingualism.

Viswanath has given more than 1000 performances across India and the USA. He is also a trained Mridangam (a percussion instrument) artist.

C P ViswanathChief Executive Officer / Managing DirectorKaradi Tales Company Pvt Ltd3A Dev Regency, 11, First Main RoadGandhinagar, AdyarChennai 600 020Tel : +91 44 2442 1775Fax : +91 44 2440 3728Email : contact@karaditales.comWebsite : www.karaditales.com

CONNECTED VALUES DISCONNECTED YOUTH The Young Indians Southern Regional Summit

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