Committed to learning,
re-learning, and reworking

Sharel believes that children are at the center of the learning experience, empowered by dreams, and equipped with skills to become life-long learners. At Vedanya she provides each learner with an educational experience that engenders excellence and an all-round development. Fostering inquiry and empowering students with skills, courage and optimism to pursue their dreams is her passion. At Vedanya, she is building an environment for innovation, academic excellence, creativity, and nurturing values to make learning a fulfilling exercise.

Kanika has an optimistic eye for life and as an educator enjoys to work with students to meet their fullest potential. Kanika’s philosophy stems from the belief that every child is unique, and they learn and thrive at their own pace. Creating stimulating learning environment, incorporating diverse and hands-on materials and helping children to design new educational experiences, are just the few areas in which she excels. Having collaborated with a Japanese school she has acquired skills befitting a global perspective.

At Vedanya, she is working alongside her peer group to develop life-altering traits, novel teaching techniques and leadership qualities, to enhance the collaborative pursuits for the learners.

Storyteller by passion, Divya strongly believes in Albert Einstein’s thought that “Curiosity is more important than Knowledge.” There can be no better way than stories, to inculcate this curiosity – What will happen next? How? When? As a trained and certified Story and Phonics educator for over 7 years, she has been engaged with ideating, curating and conducting Edu-dramas to ignite creativity and imagination in little hearts. To hone on the innate curiosity to wonder and explore the realm around, Divya loves the world of young minds and hearts. From language skills, and value skills, to empowering children with a thrill to learn, she is excited about new horizons and new destinations at Vedanya. Her journey with several milestones has just begun.

A spirit of inquiry and curiosity in learning have been the two tenets that Swati has vowed in her teaching- learning journey which is nearly a decade old. Se truly reflects the Vedanya philosophy of being a learner forever as she lives by the adage cited by Benjamin Franklin: “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” As a teacher, she advocates the process of learning being more important than just the end result that accrues. The classroom is her space and boundaries are broken in the quest for new truths and dreams. Swati with her positivity and strong family values comes to share these invaluable traits with her peer group and learners. Her penchant for reading and love for music finds a perfect blend in her role as a homeroom teacher for the little ones at Vedanya.

A certified Montessori teacher, IT professional and a post graduate in Business administration, Dhwani Grover stacks an experience of over 15 years in the field of education. Her natural inclination towards education saw her shift from the corporate to the academic world. Her association with a renowned preschool in Gurgaon, for over a decade, helped in developing her interest areas and enhancing her skills. A learner at heart, she revels in the arena of learning through the play way method and the magic of exploration. Her warm personality has not only been welcoming amongst children but also comforting for first time parents. Her varied interests include helping underprivileged children to learn the rudiments of reading and writing under the aegis of a Gurgaon based NGO. Dhwani derives inspiration from nature. The simple art of growing a plant embodies care, patience and empathy, qualities that she believes every individual needs to nurture. As an educator for the little learners at Vedanya, Dhwani brings in knowledge coupled with fervour in her journey within our happy space.

Shambhavi switched from being a fingerprint expert to being an educator and has not looked back since then. Vibrant and energetic, she brings in a lot of vitality into her classroom with the learners. Her belief that 'If a child can't learn the way we teach, we should teach the way they learn’, is what guides her in her endeavour to create a happy learning atmosphere around. At Vedanya, she enhances language acquisition through expression, creativity, music, and movement

Shivi, a national level archer is also passionate about the arts such as dance, sketching and painting. She has moved to education after her stints with human resources and market research. Being an advocator for child education and rural women empowerment her objective of teaching is to establish that education brings with it a learning, which is the outcome of any practice. We welcome her to Vedanya to share her experiences and embark on new learning. She also brings with her a love for animals, being a rescuer of abandoned pets and strays around the city.

A teacher for the past ten years in various known, unknown, well-known schools around the city, for Aditi a school is the happiest place to be. Her professional journey has been an exciting challenge and here at Vedanya we welcome her to take this excitement further for our learners. Her desire to become a teacher was surprisingly born out of the impediments that she faced as a student. Those unnamed blocks help her to create enjoyable ways to engage learners that foster curiosity, fun, excitement and what follows naturally is learning. Her real delight is to enter the classroom every morning with a new resolve and a new dream to make magic with her children in all that they do together.

An MIE Expert and trainer and certified Cambridge speaking examiner, Pooja is also a primary teacher with a decade of experience. She has conducted effective professional development sessions on various topics like differentiated instructions, phonics masterclass, and various Microsoft courses. She believes that children are strong, beautiful, and competent like little scientists who are seeking the world from the day they are born. We welcome her to Vedanya where she will strive to help her students grow, to be who they are, to love, to voice their opinion and to explore.

Deborah is a passionate learner, teacher, and musician. She was one of the founding mentors and the studio manager at Open String Music works. She has been mentoring music learners of all ages from various parts of the world for almost a decade, coordinating with various music exam boards to prepare and register music exam candidates. She has done her graded exams in Popular Vocals and Acoustic Guitar from Rockschool London and Trinity College London, along with various other certifications in music and music education. Additionally, she has completed graduate and postgraduate degrees in Psychology. She brings her knowledge of music and psychology to Vedanya, making each music class lively and enriching.

A friendly, enthusiastic, and passionate educationist, who loves to meet people and explore new things, we welcome Niharika who joins us here at Vedanya. With a career in psychology and counselling, she has the expertise to hone on the self- confidence and emotional intelligence of the learners and help create a positive impact. She opines, that, as learners spend most of their time in school and teachers are their first role models, the impact teachers have on them is tremendous. Hence the wisdom that guides her work with learners in school is based on the adage that, “teaching is one profession that creates all other professions."

A flexible and accommodating theatre enthusiast and certified psychologist who believes it is crucial for children to express their creativity and imagination to develop both mentally and physically. We welcome her to Vedanya where she will strive to help her students develop confidence, empathy and promote open mindedness through theatre and storytelling.

Anupama firmly believes in the principle that a child should be taught how to think, not what to think. Her approach to teaching involves creating and implementing lesson plans that incorporate various Montessori and instructional methods, all aimed at stimulating the children's abilities and enhancing their social, personal, and emotional skills.
For Anupama, her work as a teacher is not just a job; it's a calling. She believes it is of utmost importance to offer meaningful opportunities for each child to individually develop their potential. Her ultimate goal is to prepare them to step out into the world as responsible, competent, and respectful citizens, instilling in them an understanding and appreciation that learning is a lifelong process.
Passionate and dedicated, Anupama's greatest joy lies in witnessing the growth and progress of each child under her care. She finds fulfillment in helping them discover their unique strengths and supporting them as they embark on their educational journey.
At Vedanya, we welcome her as she strives to nurture our learners, fostering a love for learning that will stay with them throughout their lives.

Early Childhood educator, Communication specialist, Comic Book creator, Eco-Warrior, SowGood facilitator, animal and Insect lover... Chai wears many hats on any given day. Her favourite hat, though, is the one she wears on every visit to Vedanya...that of a learner. Every experience with her encourages a spirit of enquiry and helps us learn about the world around us and, more importantly, about the world within.

Pragati Chaswal, founder of SowGood Farming in 2017, believes that when learners connect with nature, they learn to appreciate life. It is a learning farm for children, by children.

She has worn many hats as an Ex-advertising professional, urban farmer, dog lover, integral education evangelist, promoter of nature-friendly living and more.

Her passion for farming bloomed when she started growing plants with her son as a simple learning exercise and observed he learnt more by connecting with nature than reading from books.

Through the whole journey of a seed to building farm essentials like chairs, choolah for cooking or huts, she has helped foster qualities like patience, drive, resilience, co-existence, intuition, teamwork and gratitude as first-hand experiences in her innumerable learners over the years.

At Vedanya, she is bringing our vision of sustainability come to life and engage each learner in the process of nurturing ‘Nature’.