Prof. Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad
Educationist
(Executive Chairman)
Visionary academician and founder of MAEER's MIT Group of Institutions, Pune. He is also the UNESCO Chair Holder for Human Rights, Democracy, Peace & Tolerance and founder president of World Peace Centre (Alandi), Pune. Under his astute stewardship, MAEER's MIT Group of Institutions, Pune is recognized all over the country and overseas as a centre of academic excellence

Adv. Bhaskarrao Avhad
Renowned Lawyer (Member)
Renowned advocate and legal luminary. He has been a practising lawyer since 1968 in Criminal, Civil, Revenue, etc. He is the President of MAEER, Pune and an avid writer, having written a number of books on law. He has been associated with MAEER's MIT Group of Institutions since its inception.

Dr. U. R. Ananthamurthy
Renowned Educationist
& Jnanpith award winning Writer (Member)

He is a leading contemporary writer and critic in Kannada and is considered as one of the most important representatives of the Navya movement. Ananthamurthy is counted among the most eminent Indian authors. He is the sixth person among seven recipients of the Jnanpith Award for the Kannada language, the highest literary honor conferred in India. In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India.

Dr. Jabbar Patel
Renowned Filmmaker(Member)

He is a renowned theater & film personality in India. His production, Vijay Tendulkar's play “Ghashiram Kotwal” in 1973 is considered a classic in modern Indian theatre. He won “Nargis Dutt Award  for “Mukta” - best feature film on  National Integration in 1995, besides several other honours.

Shri. Prakash Jha
Renowned Filmmaker (Member)

Has been making films independently since 1974. He is best known for making movies with hard hitting social commentary. Some of his best known movies are 'Damul', 'Mrityudand' and 'Gangaajal' and the television serial ' Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne'

Shri. Kumar Ketkar
Sr. Journalist and
Chief Editor, Loksatta(Member)

He is the Chief Editor, 'Loksatta', leading Marathi daily of the Indian Express Group. He was also the Editor of 'Maharashtra Times'. He has authored several Marathi books on current affairs, literature and science, and is a frequent commentator on current issues on various TV channels.

Shri. Sudheendra Kulkarni
Sr. Journalist and
Former Secretary, PMO(Member)

He is a noted journalist and a well read syndicated columnist. He was the Managing Editor of 'Blitz' and 'The Sunday Observer'. He was also the Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office

M. Francois Gautier
Sr. French Journalist
(Member)
Born in Paris 1959, M. Francois Gautier is a French journalist and was political correspondent in South Asia for eight years for 'Le Figaro', France's largest daily. He is now the Editor - in- Chief of the Paris - based 'La Revue de l'Inde'. He has also written some books on Indian culture.

Shri. Ajinkya Deo
Renowned Actor
(Member)
He is a noted Marathi film actor. He is the son of the veteran actor Shri. Ramesh Deo. One of his recent films is the Marathi mega movie "Vasudev Balawant Phadke", in which he plays the lead role of the renowned freedom fighter. He also has to his credit many Marathi hits like "Sarja", "Sarkarnama", etc

K. S. Sasidharan
Former Director, NFAI
(Member Secretary)
A former Director of National Film Archive of India, he has experience of three decades in media operations and management. He served on the jury of various International Film Festivals. Widely travelled, he had the privilege of introducing Indian Cinema to audiences across the Globe.

Shri. Rahul V Karad

Educationist (Dean)

He is the Chief Initiator and Dean of MIT School of Government, Pune and MIT International School of Broadcasting and Journalism. He is a Harvard alumnus and is committed to strengthening the pillars of Indian democracy through the power of youth