Our Team

Shri Kushal Desai is an Administrative Advisor and Trustee of Annamrita Foundation. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Moore School of Electrical Engineering and a Business degree from the Wharton School, both of which are part of University of Pennsylvania. Shri. K. Desai was the Managing Director of GE Lighting in India. He has been associated with ELCOMA and IEEMA in various capacities in the past. He is the President of Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad and a Trustee on the Board of DDMM Heart Hospital, Nadiad (Gujarat) and The Lady Northcote Hindu Orphanage. He is currently the Chairman & Managing Director of Apar Industries Ltd.

Shri Yogesh Chadha is the Administrative Advisor and Trustee of Annamrita Foundation. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has a fantastic work experience record. He has previously served as the Chief Operating Officer with JP Morgan Chase, Chief Financial Officer at Development Credit Bank and Country Head of British Investment Bank. He has also recently started a private equity fund. He is currently responsible for the Trust’s financial affairs.

Shri Sanjiv Maheshwari is a Trustee of Annamrita Foundation. A Cost Accountant, Sanjiv received a Masters in Management Studies degree from Mumbai University. Sanjiv was a Senior VP – Finance and Operations at Ness Global Corporation, prior to which he was an integral part of the core teams at Sandoz, Novartis and Syngenta. He is currently serving as General Partner and CFO, Basil Partners, PE Fund where he is responsible for due diligence of potential companies, legal and regulatory matters and is a key member of the Investment Committee.

Shri Kunjan Gandhi is a Trustee of Annamrita Foundation. He has completed his CA and ICWA and also done his Independent Director Studies (IDS) from S.P.Jain Institute of Management and Business Consultancy Studies Program by JBIMS. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of India Card Clothing Ltd. and Member of Taxation Committee of Bombay Chartered Accountants Society. He is a COO with World Tax Service India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India which is a subsidiary of WTS AG, a German based Tax and Finance Advisory Company and a Senior Partner with Thacker Butala Desai, Firm of Chartered Accountants.

Shri Sanjay Tikku is the Vice Chairman, Trustee and program director Jharkhand mid day meal program. Formerly Interior designer by trade and excellence award winner at major International and domestic exhibitions. He has marketing experience of over 35 years. Launching commercial kitchen equipments, automotive parts, industrial roofing sheets and household electrical and electronic items. For last 10 years he is dedicated towards mid day meal project and has expanded Annamrita foundation operations in Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tripura and Orissa. His endeavour to reach out to children in remote areas with nutritious meal and healthy education system is bearing fruits in Jharkhand and where first initiative of school adoption and introduction of a smart class to enhance quality education has been initiated. In Rajasthan, with the help of Govt. he participated to provide milk to school children to retain them . He targets, opening of centralized kitchen in all major areas of Jharkhand and reaching out to children in every nook and corner of Jharkhand which worst state of the nation with respect to malnutrition.

Shri Rajendra Kumar Pujari is the Program Director of Mid Day Meals - Maharashtra and Trustee of Annamrita Foundation. He has completed his B.E. (Mechanical). He has worked with Tube investments of India Ltd/Pennar Industries as Manager Marketing. Shri Rajendra Kumar Pujari is currently serving as the General Manager with Back to Godhead, India, a magazine of ISKCON and also serves as the Alternative Director of Back to Godhead Global magazine,e USA.

Shri P. Satya Gopinath Das is a member of the Central Committee and a Trustee of Annamrita Foundation. He has completed his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He has been a Chairman of SIDC and Vice Charman of IIA. Shri P. Satya Gopinath Das has served as the Director of Annamrita Andhra Pradesh and President of ISKCON Rajamundhry, Ananthapur and Guntur. He has been appointed as GDO. He conducts preaching on Bhakti TV and in Middle East countries such as Dubai, Abudabhi, Sharjah, Bahrain etc.

Shri Rishi Kumara Das is a Trustee of Annamrita Foundation. He has completed his BA from the Kerala University and MBA in Marketing & HR from Cochin University. He has worked for nearly 13 years with the Indian Express Group, Hindustan Times Group and Express KCS an Indian MNC in various capacities in Strategic Planning, HR, Brand Management & Training in Senior Management positions. Shri Rishi Kumara Das joined ISKCON in 2010 and served initially as the Director English Media, currently he is the Secretary for ISKCON Delhi Temple President & Temple Management Council & Vice-President for ISKCON Punjabi Bagh. He is also the Legal Coordinator for ISKCON Vrindavan and ISKCON Delhi and co-ordinator for the ISKCON Seva Trust. He is actively involved in rolling out Reengineering Initiatives in Accounts and Cost Control for ISKCON Delhi and assisting the Bureau in initiatives as desired in Delhi-NCR and North India.

Shri Sandeep Gupta is the Trustee of Annamrita Foundation. He has completed his CA from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi and LLB from Ujjain University. He is a Partner with Sanjay B Gupta & Co. Chartered Accountants. He has vast knowledge in Financial Consultancy, Accounting, Auditing & Allied Activities.