Advisory Board

 

LT. COL. SURESH D. PATIL (Retd.)

• Mover & Shaker’s Award at the 24FPS – 2007.

• National Education Leadership Award from IEDRA (Indian Economic Development & Research Association) 2009.

• Indira Super Achiever’s Award from Indira Group of Industries 2009.

• National Education Leadership Award from Indian Economic Development And Research Association 2009/10.

• Shiksha Bharati Award from Indian Achiever’s Forum 2010/11.

• Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievements And Distinguishes Services To The Nation 2012.

• Pride of India from Citizen’s Integration Peace Society 2013.

• Glory of India – Global Achiever’s Award for quality in Business and Education from Indian Achiever’s Forum 2013.

• Had been invited as expert evidence to depose the superior Court on Orange County, California, USA.

• Received Mahatama Gandhi Constructive Social Activist Award by the Gandhi National Memorial Society on 2nd October 2011.

• Has been invited to Tokyo Japan for the 21st Asian Young Leaders Summit to talk on Peace and Human Rights.

• Had been to Asian Human Rights Commission’s office at Hong Kong to discuss various issues related with human rights situations in Asia.

• Total 100 students in the year 2008 from all law colleges in India and from Harvard law school USA, London School of Economics, London and from Mexico, France, Portugal, Japan, Sweden, Iran had internship under his guidance.

• Marathi channel SAAM has made a documentary based on his work in ’Deepstambha’.

• Had been interviewed by Aditya Birla and Sudha Murthy for Eisenhower Fellowship, they selected and recommended his name for the fellowship.

• Authored a book on ‘Domestic Violence and Law’ in Marathi which is widely spoken regional language in Maharashtra; a huge State in India .

• Giving training to Protection Officers appointed under ‘the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) 2005’ at YASHADA (which is a training center for Government officials.)

• JCI (Junior Chamber India) has given him the ‘Outstanding Youth of the Year’ National Award.

• Pragya a national TV Channel made a documentary ‘Aur Eak Ekalaya’ based on his work.

• Was the finalist of the LEAD INDIA campaign by the Times of India.

• Elected for the internationally reputed ‘Ashoka Fellowship’ Washington. This fellowship is to leading social entrepreneurs, in recognition of the vision, commitment and innovative solutions to some of society’s most pressing challenges.

• The Star News has taken cognizance of one of his case where he got released one innocent person after 11 years who was convicted with life imprisonment for doing no offence. The story was shown in ‘Inssaf ka Taraju’.

• Working for the protection of the animals. Representing as an advocate in the case of Maneka Gandhi’s organization ‘People for Animal’.

• Selected by the Times of India for their ‘India Poised Campaign’ as a youth icon.

• ETV has documented the work for their program ‘Yuva Bharat’ (Young India) for the work on various issues of human rights so as to be a guiding light and inspiration for the present young generation to take up a less trodden path as career option.

• Outlook Magazine has taken cognizance of the work & published the interview in ‘Making a Difference’ in March 13th 2006 issue.

• Has been selected by BBC as ‘YUVA STAR’ for the innovative work on HIV/AIDS and LAW. The BBC’s World service trust has made a documentary on the work.

• Elected as State Joint Secretary of ‘Pakistan India Peoples Forum For Peace and Democracy’.

• Working as a socio-legal advocate to give free legal aid to the Prisoners of Yerawada Central Prison, Pune.

• Have been conducting advocacy campaigns for sex workers with ‘Saheli’ the only sex workers collective on voluntaries basis.

• Have been an active campaigner in a campaign on ‘Communalism and Law’ in the whole of Maharashtra.

• Workshop on ‘Civil Society Organizations & Human Rights Defenders Role in Protection and Promotion of Human Rights’ at TISS, Mumbai.

• Recipient of First Prize for a State level essay competition organized by ‘Sakaal’ in the year 1998.

Col. Patil, based in Pune is a well known socialist & philanthropist since 19 years of his retirement from The Indian Army.

He pursued B.A. (Hons) from N. Wadia College, Pune and then got commissioned into the prestigious infantry, The Grenadiers Regiment in 1969 of The Indian Army. With his active part in 1971 Indo-Pak war where he was critically wounded along with a courageous act of recovering the dead body of his company commander across the Pakistan border, Col. Patil is a recipient of many awards which includes,

1. Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card.

2. Public felicitation by H.H. Prine Philips, President of World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

3. Rewarded for the act of bravery in 1971 war by Govt. of Maharashtra.

4. 'Environmentalist of the Year' by Mr. Mohan Dharia, Ex-Cabinet Minister, Govt. of India.

5. Felicitation by Rotary, Lions, Pug Marks, Commissioner of Police (Navi Mumbai) & Corporations like Pune, Ahmednagar, Kolhapur, Navi Mumbai etc.

Col. Patil is also appreciated by farmers & common man for, removal of slit from water tanks and lakes to increase the capacity of drinking water supply followed by the distribution of removed soil to farmers at no cost. He has planted one million trees along with Youth, NCC, NSS and co-ordinated NCC youth exchange program to Canada. He is the only Army Officer to attend Rio Earth Summit at Brazil in 1992 and was involved in lecture series in Pia Cenza, Itlay, Agriculture University. Attended & presented project paper on 'Sea Level Rising' at Malta, Itlay, that appears on UNEP (UNO) website. Col. Patil is a Gold Medalist in Boxing at University Level. He is an excellent football & basket ball player and loves to play musical instruments. He is a co-ordinator at Jagriti Yatra and a Founder of various organizations: Green Thumb Environment Projection Group, Chhatrapati Shivaji Muslim Brigad, Justice for Jawans & Chhatrapati Shivaji Trekking Institute.

With his interest in writing he has authored "The Jihad I Have Known" a Marathi book on Hindu-Muslim unity.

MR. ASHISH SK

He is known to be the most dedicated and colorful personality in the animation industry, this side of Hollywood. He has set up world-class animation studios in India, has created the finest original Indian animated contents and has successfully completed and marketed several animation films for studios in Hollywood over the last nine years.

In his present responsibility, Ashish is heading Reliance Animation as CEO. He has taken Reliance Animation to the global arena while carving a niche as the finest Indian animation studio for original IP creation.

Under his vision and able leadership Indian Animation Industry is emerging as a powerhouse in original content creation. His efforts have made him the most respected and sought-after Indian animation guru in the global arena, being considered as the face of Indian animation.

He has been a mentor, an educationist and a constant inspiration to the creative youth of our country to excel in the art of storytelling through animation.

Ashish is the creator and executive producer of the magnum opus animated feature film “Krishna aur Kans”. It is India’s first animated stereoscopy 3D feature film. The movie opened to rave reviews worldwide on 3rd August last year. For the first time an Indian animated feature film was selected for the open category in Oscars. Ashish also pioneered in using Flash, Photoshop and Aftereffects (tools mostly used to create web content) to create this magnum opus film. This path breaking effort has resulted in numerous studios adopting this process and thus creating thousands of jobs in India as well as globally. 

The latest feather in Ashish’s cap is the animated tele-series Shaktimaan which is now being telecasted on Nick channel. The series has been nominated among the top three 2D animated series in Asia.

Ashish has also produced ‘Little Krishna’, the first high-end 3D animated TV Series out of India. The series while winning numerous international and national accolades also became the first-ever Animation content produced out of India being beamed through Nickelodeon (India) and also went on to become the most popular kid’s program in the country. The DVD sales of the series are among the highest grossers in India. “Little Krishna” also won the Best Animated Series at ATF at Singapore and was nominated as best animated TV series for Annecy 2010 festival and New York festival 2010. Never before in Indian animation someone could manage to create such astounding religious neutral content with a religious icon. Ashish’s vision of equality in artistic pursuits is in its own small way paving the way to a much larger perspective for humanity through his creations.

Being one of the pioneers in animation education in the country after having designed the curriculums for Arena, Whistling Woods, Birla Institute of Technology, Manipal University, NIITE University, Annamalai University & Lovely Professional University, having served on the academic council of FTII Pune, Ashish initiated Reliance AIMS (Animation & Infotainment Media School) one of the most premium Animation and VFX education venture in the country.

Ashish, 47, is a science graduate with a Diploma in Marketing and Sales Management, and one in Public Relations. He lives in Pune with his wife Suvarna and their daughter, Awani. Despite his hectic and creatively challenging schedule, Ashish finds time for movies, music and a rare hobby to fly remote-controlled model airplanes.

Ashish has worked in jadooWorks, Colour Chips India Limited, Primesite – Mudra Communications, Nava Bharat Media Services, Dinshaw’s Frozen Foods, Hitkari Fibres Limited, Eureka Forbes Limited and The Hitavada.

He has been an Executive Producer on several Advertising films for All Out, Flying Machine, Max Candy & Max Ice-cream for HLL, Nestle Munch, Veneta Cucine, Kellogg’s etc.

Ashish, actively works with FICCI, ABAI, AKSHAYA PATRA, WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL, CGSOCIETY, MCCIA, VES and many other industry and social associations. He was elected on as an associate member on International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, New York, well known for giving iEMMY Awards.

He is a co-chairman of FICCI Animation and Gaming Forum and Chairman of MCCIA Animation & Gaming committee. Ashish has been a final jury member on iEmmys, Kid’s iEmmys, VES, 24 FPS, FICCI BAF, New York Film Festival, Banff Awards, Dada Saheb Phalke Awards etc.

Ashish was honored with:

With the burning desire to turn India as the global leader in Animation production, Ashish S K is striving ahead, aiming for perfection, dedication and perseverance.

Mr. BALASAHEB DARADE

Mr. Balasaheb Darade is a renowned engineer with contribution to NASA for "Deep Impact Mission-2004”, “MARS Exploration Rover-2003 Mission” is based at Buldhana, Maharashtra. He is a Founder of Shankara Rural Transformation and a Graduate Student in Electrical Engineering with MS in MEMS/Nanotechnology as specialization from University of Cincinnati.

A notable ZP member - social reformer, is bringing change through politics who won the elections independently against well established parties by over 50% votes. He can be portrayed as similar of the film 'Swades', a Nanotechnologist who left USA and returned to his village for rural development. Unlike to other politicians his strategy for campaign does not include money, power, alcohol or any such malpractices.

Balasaheb alongside have worked with Shri. Anna Hazare and Mr. Arvind Kejriwal as extended core team member of India Against Corruption and is inspired by Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji, Dr. Kalam to enter & spiritualize politics.

Balasaheb at a very young age has a rich and valued experience working with various organisations at different levels in India and abroad, Volunteer and Faculty at Art of Living, Founder at Relations Bridge Innovators, Chair PACE (Professional Activities Committees for Engineers) Cincinnati Section at IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Innovator/Stat up Enthusiast at Multiple, Research Assistant and Assistant Resident Co-ordinator at Spintronics and Vacuum Nanoelectronics Lab, University of Cincinnati, Research Associate at Inframe Inc, Tutor at UC Supplemental Educational Services (UC SES), Programmer Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions, MEMS Technical Expert at Rexcorp Nanotech and Design Intern at Ambekar Associates, Aurangabad.

He is a recipient of distinct awards and honors his spectacular work in Engineering and Social reformation.

1. Vijigishu Chhatra Sangh Netrutva Puraskar (Youngest Youth Leader)

3rd Indian Student Parliament (Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad)/MITSOG/Union Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, January 2013

2. Maharashtracha Lal

Outstanding Maharashtrian of the year -award by RED FM, Pune, 2012

3. Achievers 2013

Felicitation of 'Achievers' from various walks of life and also facilitates interaction between students and achievers.

4. Featured/awarded as "Youth Icon" by various organizations such as Art of Living, Chanakya Mandal Magazine.

5. Featured in July 30, 2012 INDIA TODAY as the ROMANTICS - They have a Dream and covered by various top newspapers.

6. Outstanding Student Leader, Resident Education and Development, University of Cincinnati 2009.

7. Outstanding Engineering Student award, IEEE, 2004 (IEEE- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, is the primary professional society of Electronics Engineering in the US and abroad).

8. Outstanding Engineering Student, Dr B.A.M. University, 2003-04.

9. Distinguished Alumni – JNEC (Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College) Aurangabad.

10. LONAR RATNA, Award for scientific contribution and development of Lonar Crater, 2006.

11. Best Paper Award (First position) in International conference on Systematics, Cybernetics and Informatics 2007.

12. Certificate of Contribution from NASA for Deep Impact Mission-2004”, “MARS Exploration Rover-2003 Mission”.

MR. ASIM SARODE

Mr. Asim Sarode is a well known figure in social sector and has pursued B.A.,
L.L.M with Diploma in communication and journalism, Diploma in labour laws
and labour welfare.

Practicing as an advocate since nine years and handling mainly the 
criminal cases in the Courts, representing the victims of crime and domestic
violence.

He is also working as coordinator of SAHYOG trust’s, legal wing ‘HUMAN
RIGHTS AND LAW DEFENDERS’ which is working on the issues of Human Rights
and issues related with women, children, disabled, marginalized class,
HIV/Aids & health rights etc.