Padma Bhushan Dr. R. A. Mashelkar
   Chairman

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  Eminent scientist and the former Director General of council of Scientific and Industrial Research and a Fellow of the royal society, London. He is a Bhatnagar Fellow & President Global research Alliance, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. He is the recipient of many honours including “Padmashree” and “Padma Bhushan”, and is one of the most gifted scientists and researchers of India.
  
  

   Prof Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad
   Executive Chairman

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  Visionary academician and founder of MAEER’s MIT Group of Instititutions, 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 for academic excellence.
  
  

   Padmashree Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
   Member

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  World renowned computer scientist and Father of the Indian Supercomputer PARAM 10000. He is the Founder and Former Executive Director of Centre for Development and Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and strong believer in the union of science and spirituality. He is the recipient of “Padmashree” award from the Government of India.
  
  
  

   Padma Bhushan Prof. Dr. Yash Pal
   Member

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  Renowned astrophysicist of India and responsible for setting up the first satellite education system in the country. A former Chairman of the University Grants Commission and a “Padma Bhushan” awardee, he holds the strong belief that real geniuses of the country are hidden among the masses.
  
  
  
  

   Padma Bhushan Shri. Shyam Benegal
   Member( Renowned Film Director)

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  He has been considered as one of the leading film-makers of the country ever since his first feature film, ANKUR. Apart from fiction features, he has made a number of documentaries on different subjects ranging from cultural anthropology and problems of industrialization, to music and so on. Practically all his films have won national awards and several of them have been awarded internationally.
  
  

   Adv. Bhaskarrao E. Avhad
   Member

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  Renowned advocate and legal luminary, He has been a practicing 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.
  
  
  

   Smt. Ritu Nanda
   Member

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  A renowned social worker and entrepreneur, she is the daughter of late Shri. Raj Kapoor, one of the doyens of the Indian Film Industry. She is the Guinness Record Holder for having sold 17,000 pension policies in a single day for LIC of India and is the Brand Ambassador for this largest insurance company of India.
  
  
  

   Shri Rahul V. Karad
   Convenor

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  He is the Founder and Dean of MIT School of Government, Pune and also the Executive Director of MIT Group of Institutions, Pune. He is a Harvard Alumnus and is committed to strengthening the pillars of Indian democracy through channelizing the power of youth.