Mrs. Nandini Santhanam
Founder And Chairperson, The Lotus Foundation
Mrs. Subhadra Vijay
Founder Trustee, The Lotus Foundation
Mrs. Mythily Chari
Trustee, The Lotus Foundation
- Autism Diagnosis and After (2004)
- Including Students with Autism In Regular Schools (2008)
- Autism Book of Revelations (2015)
- Autobiography of an Autism Enterprenuer (2017)
- Owners Manual for Autism (2018)
Dr. K Shanthi
Managing Trustee, The Lotus Foundation Chief Digital Officer, TNQ Technologies, President, AuthorCafe
Dr Shanthi graduated with a degree in chemistry and then went on to do her Masters in Analytical Chemistry from University of Madras. She is a first rank holder, gold medallist and was awarded scholarship for excellent academic performance. She was awarded Research Fellowship for research program by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and by the council of Scientific and Industrial research. She then set her mind on securing a Doctorate in Chemistry from IIT MADRAS.
After her PhD from IIT, Dr Shanthi held senior engineer position at JTS Technology Limited, heading the chemical laboratory and the engineering department of sub assemblies of disk drives. Shanthi joined TNQ as a Copy editor trainee in 1999. She progressed extensively each year showing innovative growth with tireless determination. She was elevated to the position of Chief Operating Officer in April 2009.
She is known for her championship of technology as an amplifier of human potential, and her passion for applying software in purposeful ways to address some of the biggest challenges in our business processes.
Also, she is a Life member at Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Society Of Chemistry and Scholarly Society for Publishing and a member of the Indian Association for Environmental Management.
Besides confidence, she knows exactly what she wants. She came with a vision; she is creative and adaptable. Much of her success boils down to her ability to connect with people easily.
Mr. Ramesh Bhat,
Trustee, The Lotus Foundation
Mr. Ramesh Bhat, with 37 years’ experience in Wealth Management, Master of Law Graduate (Corporate and SEBI Act) from Sri Krishna Devaraya University and Certified Financial Planner.
Mr. Bhat is a Trainer in the Field of Income Tax, Financial Planning, Stocks and Commodities, Mutual Funds Since 2008. He is Practicing as an Advocate in Madras High Court.
Mr. Bhat had Trained more than 15,800 Mutual Fund Distributors across South India on various subjects relating to Income Tax Law, Wealth Management and Financial Planning.
He is Founder of M/s. Aniram, which is having office with 7 staff members working under various departments in its office. Aniram deal with Income tax and GST filing too.
Mrs. Anitha R Bhat, CFP., Managing Partner of Aniram takes care of the day-to-day administration of the office. His Daughters Apurvaa R Bhat and Anupriyaa R Bhat taken over the business of ANIRAM actively after Mr. Ramesh Bhat started his Court Practice as Advocate in Income Tax matters in Madras High Court.
Krishna Srinivas
Indian Trustee, The Lotus Foundation
- 59 Years old
- Engineer by profession
- Post graduated from IIT Madras and University of Warwick
- Currently employed in Chennai.
Dr. A. Shireen
Trustee, The Lotus Foundation Consultant Radiologist
Dr. Shireen, is a Consultant Radiologist, practising in Chennai.
However, she considers her primary identity as Mother of her son, Nihal, an Autist.
Dr. Shireen has a deep connection with the autistic community and is passionate about helping the autists and their families in the myriad challenges they face in life, not only through her medical knowledge, but also as a fellow traveller.
