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Advisory Board Members

Prof. Dr. S. R. Yadav

Eminent Taxonomist

He is an outstanding plant taxonomist of international repute. His previous positions include INSA Senior Scientist & HOD, Department of Botany, Kolhapur University.

Dr. Vidya Kamat

Research Scholar and Professor of Comparative Mythology

Dr. Vidya Kamat

Research Scholar and Professor of Comparative Mythology

She is recipient of cultural scholarship by HIVOS Netherlands for her study on “Documentation and study of roadside shrines in Mumbai”. She is an accredited research guide for doctoral students of comparatives mythology at the University of Mumbai since 2003. She is the founding member and currently Member Secretary of the 'Centre for Study of Mythology and Culture', a not for profit organisation based in Goa.

Vidushi Jyoti Hegde

Rudraveena Exponent

Vidushi Jyoti Hegde

Rudraveena Exponent

She is among the world's leading Rudra veena (Dhrupad) players. She is Sought after for being a rare female artist who is accomplished in both Sitar and Rudra Veena. She has students of all levels learning from various parts of the world. She is a Grade-A artist of Rudra Veena and Sitar with the All India Radio. She has won awards such as the Naada Nidhi award, Kala Chetana and Dhrupadmani.

Meenal Desai

Master in Rural Development

Meenal Desai

Master in Rural Development

She is co-founder of Syamantak and President of Swayam Naturals, a for-profit unit of Syamantak Trust. She has done her masters in English Literature from Devi Ahilya University, Indore and Masters in Rural Development from IGNOU.

Adv. Shilpan Gaonkar

Advocate & Solicitor

Adv. Shilpan Gaonkar

Advocate & Solicitor

He is a committed Advocate and Solicitor at Mumbai High Court. who Has been actively engaged in volunteer work of Syamantak Trust. He is also a practising farmer.

Mr. Gireesh Rajadhyaksha

Structural Engineer

Mr. Gireesh Rajadhyaksha

Structural Engineer

He is an eminent structural engineer from Mumbai. Who has been actively engaged in volunteer work of Syamantak Trust. He is an expert member of Sindhudurg Wetland Brief Documentation Committee appointed by District Collector, Sindhudurg.

Jatin Kumar

M.Tech, B.E

Jatin Kumar

M.Tech, B.E

He is the Founder and Managing director at R. V. Institute of Technology(RVIT), Bijnor (U.P.). He is also a Managing Director at Pi-lo Foundation, which works at 17 destinations in India to provide safe and pure water available to all.

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Syamantak, 163 At Post Dhamapur, Tal: Malvan, Dist:- Sindhudugr- 416605, Phone No. 9405632848, Email:- 163dhamapur@gmail.com

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Mohammad Shaikh

One of the first resident student of Syamantak, a nature-obsessed boy from Konkan. His first-hand knowledge and multi-skill approach to learning at Syamantak laid the groundwork for Indigenous culture and technologies. Mohammad is a member of the Wetland Brief Documentation Committee for all districts in Maharashtra’s Konkan Division. He received his Masters of Arts degree in Rural Development and submitted an outstanding dissertation on Dhamapur Lake, which was based on his field research in Syamantak. In 2017, he gave a very inspiring TEDx talk at Goa University based on his life journey.

Vishwas Patil

He has skills and knowledge that you can only gain from him with personal experience. Vishwas is not so academically inclined towards reading and writing but his hands-on skills and experience in natural construction, cooking and cattle farm is exceptional. He was a child with dyslexia but considered as a mentally challenged student by his school teachers therefore couldn’t gain much from his school education. As a resident of Syamantak family since 2010 he has remarkably excelled in hands-on skills to become a mentor of various appropriate technologies in indigenous constructions, crafts and culinary art.

Sachin Desai

Founder of Ad-Venture Infosys, initiated computer-aided learning in rural and urban schools of Madhya Pradesh. He and his wife Meenal initiated the Syamantak community in an old traditional house in Dhamapur village. He has been an outspoken supporter of Nai talim education and Gramudyog. Through his talks and interviews on various educational platforms, he has shared the practise of hands-on learning and sustainable living.

Shrikrishna Joshi

Shrikrishna Joshi is social worker from Goa. After working as a technician for a reputed company he worked as a teacher in a village school. His interest is towards applying the science and knowledge of engineering to natural agriculture practices. At his ancestral village farm in Parule, Shrikrishna gets to use his technical skills in service of something he’s already passionate about.

Ar. Tallulah D'Silva

Ar.Tallulah D Silva is passionate about architecture, sustainability, vernacular building systems, ecology and Goa. Social and environmental issues are close to her heart. She is passionately engaged with urban interventions for city renewal, transportation, mobility, and heritage conservation of Panjim city. She has also worked on research, documentation projects with recommendations to regional developmental issues like water pollution, impact of small and medium guest houses/ hotels on water bodies, need and implementation of dry toilets for a local village, etc. Tallulah has won numerous awards and many of her projects have been featured in notable publications.

Mrunalini

Youngest and first resident of the Syamantak family. She was three years old when she migrated with her parents from Bhopal to Dhamapur. A un-schooler having multi-dimensional skills and knowledge in Indian classical music, writing skills, natural dying natural paints, stitching and knitting etc. She is pursuing her taleem in Indian classical music (Vocal, Tabla and Rudra Veena). In her spare time she also assist Syamantak volunteer lawyers in drafting social and environment related cases. Mrunalini is presently receiving taleem on Rudraveena of original unmodified style (holding the instrument entirely on the body and in playing Dhrupad genre) under the tutelage of Vidushi Jyoti Hegde. She is pursuing her academic studies in journalism from YCMOU.