Close Associates of the Vidya Ashram/title> <link href="vidyaashram_styles3_inside.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <div id="popup_content"> <h3 align="center">Close Associates of the Ashram</h3> <a name="naresh"></a><p><b>Naresh Sharma</b> B.Tech Mechanical from IIT Kanpur (1979), Ph. D. Economics from ISI Delhi, presently Professor of Economics at University of Hydearbad. Close associate of Mazdoor Kisan Niti and a member of PPST Foundation.</p> <a name="krishna"></a><p><b>B. Krishnarajulu</b> M.Sc. Physics Delhi University (1972), Ph. D. Physics IIT Kanpur, presently Professor of Physics, Osmania University, Hyderabad. Member editorial board Mazdoor Kisan Niti, worked closely with Karnataka Ryothu Sangha and the New Farmers' Movement. <a name="abhijit"></a><p><b>Abhijit Mitra</b> M.Sc. Chemistry, IIT Kanpur (1972), Ph. D. Chemistry, IITK, presently Professor of Bio-informatics, IIIT Hyderabad. Close associate of Mazdoor Kisan Niti. <a name="vinish"></a><p><b>Vinish Gupta</b> M.A. English JNU(1993), presently teaches English and creative writing at IIIT Hyderabad. Social activist. <a name="mohan"></a><p><b>Mohan Rao</b> Social activist, organizer of artisans particularly handloom weavers based in Chirala, Andhra Pradesh. <a name="girish"></a><p><b>Girish Sahasrabuddhe</b> M.Sc. Physics IIT Bombay ( 1977), Ph. D. Physics IIT Bombay, presently Professor of Physics, B.R.D.Engineering College, Nagpur. Member editorial board Mazdoor Kisan Niti, worked closely with Shetakari Sanghatana, Maharashtra and the New Farmers' Movement. <a name="surendran"></a><p><b>K.K. Surendran</b> M.Sc. Physics IIT Bombay (1972), Ph. D. Physics, IIT Bombay, presently Secretary Indigen Research Foundation, Pune and an associate of Bhaskaracharya Pratishthan, Pune. Close associate of Mazdoor Kisan Niti and coordinator of Dialogue on Knowledge in Society in Mumbai WSF January, 2004. <a name="avinash"></a><p><b>Avinash Jha</b> M.A. in philosophy, University of Bombay (1985), fellow at the Documentation Center, Mumbai, presently librarian at CSDS Delhi. Coordinator of Dialogues on Knowledge in Society in WSF assemblies at Karachi and Delhi (2006). Written number of papers and participated in international conferences related to the philosophical aspects of the change underway since the development of the network society. <a name="suresh"></a><p><b>J.K. Suresh</b> B.Tech Mechanical IIT Kanpur(1982), Ph. D. Mechanical IIT Madras, presently Principal Knowledge Management Training School at Infosys. Close associate of Mazdoor Kisan Niti and the New Farmers' Movement. Member PPST Foundation. <a name="vijayk"></a><p><b>Vijay Kundaji</b> Electronics Engineer <a name="kavi"></a><p><b>Kavi Mahesh</b> Software engineer <a name="vijayj"></a><p><b>Vijay Joshi</b> M.Sc. Physics, Allahabad University (1980), Ph.D. Environmental Engg.. IIT Bombay, presently in Asia Development Bank. <a name="ashok"></a><p><b>Ashok Jhujhunwala</b> <a name="krishnan"></a><p><b>C.N. Krishnan</b> B.Tech Electrical IIT Madras (1969), Ph. D. Electrical IIT Kanpur, presently Director, Center for Electronics, MIT Anna University, Chennai. Formerly Director, PPST Foundation and Secretary Congress on Traditional Sciences and Technologies of India. <a name="praval"></a><p><b>Praval Singh</b> B.Tech. Electrical IIT Kanpur (1971).</p> <a name="jagdish"></a><p><b>Jagdish Singh Yadav</b> Farmer, organizer of farmers into Bharatiya Kisan Union in Varanasi and neighbouring districts, presently president of the Varanasi division of Bharatiya Kisan Union.</p> <p> </p> </div> </body> </html>