OUR TEAM
Council of Management:
N V Krishna
Chairman,
Mr. N V Krishna has an abiding interest in the application of science and technology to the real world problems of energy,
employment and other developmental needs of society, an interest he developed while working at the Karnataka State Council for Science and
Technology (KSCST).
NVK graduated from IIT Madras (1974) and IIM Calcutta (1976) and worked with Prof A K N Reddy as a system’s analyst at the recently formed
KSCST during 1976 / 81. He was associated with several projects during this period including the development of a Science and Technology plan for
Karnataka, improvements to hand pumps for drinking water and automation of state department operations.
His later work experience has been in industrial units, mainly related to software and networking businesses. He worked for IDL Chemicals Ltd.
during 1981 /86 and headed the systems department at Hyderabad. He then joined Sonata software in its formative years, where he was working during
1986 / 94, as Vice President (US operations) and head of Software Quality. He joined Microsense as a Director in 1995 and currently heads the
company’s software export operations and is also part of the Wireless City project undertaken by the Company to create ubiquitous
connected communities.
Sharadchandra Lele
Sharadchandra Lele has a broad interest in resource and environmental issues, which began while he was doing his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering
in IIT Bombay. He moved to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, where he completed an M.S. in Systems Science in 1987, working on the
optimal sizing of hydropower projects incorporating the energy and economic costs of land submergence. He went on to the University of California,
Berkeley, where he completed a Ph.D in Energy & Resources in 1993 on the definition, measurement and causal analysis of sustainability in forest
use in a part of the Western Ghats forests. He then spent a year at the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security,
Oakland, as a Senior Research Associate and a year at Harvard University as a Bullard Fellow for Forest Research, before returning to Bangalore to
work in collaboration with the Institute for Social & Economic Change, and eventually to being involved in the founding of CISED.
Madan Rao
Madan Rao is a faculty member at Raman Research Institute. He holds an Adjunct Faculty position at the National Centre for Biological Sciences and
also a Visiting Scientist in the Center for Condensed Matter Theory at the Indian Institute of Science. Having trained as a theoretical condensed
matter physicist he is now working at the frontiers of physics and biology. In addition to furthering the cause of interdisciplinary research and
collaboration Madan Rao is keenly interested in the popularisation of scientific research as well as in exploring the linkages between the agendas of
science and larger developmental issues. He has been associated with various social movements dedicated to these concerns.
Madan an alumni of IIT Bombay, IISc Bangalore was the recipient of the Bhatnagar Award in 2004
Shailaja R.
A Ph.D from the M S University of Baroda, works with the Centre for Environment Education (CEE), a National Centre of Excellence, supported by the
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. As the Regional Director of the southern regional office, she coordinates programmes in
the field of Environment Education and Education for Sustainable Development in the Southern States. After her Ph.D in plant biochemistry, she
spent a year in Central Plantation Crops Research Institute and year in Karnataka University, Dharwad working on physiological aspects of plants
using in vitro techniques. However, her interest shifted from laboratory studies to development related field studies when she
joined the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. There she had the good fortune of meeting scholars and great teachers like Prof. Amulya Kumar N.
Reddy and Prof. K. S. Jagadish, who supported and encouraged her interests. While working with the rural community, especially women, she realized the importance of education to achieve the
goals of sustainable development. She then moved to CEE to pursue her interests.
She now is working towards integrating the principles and the processes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in development
interventions. Her special interest lies in the area of disaster management.
Svati Bhogle
Secretary,
Svati Bhogle holds a masters degree in chemical engineering from IIT Bombay. She worked for the Hindustan Lever Research Centre for about a year
after which her interest shifted to research in technology for development an area that she has been working in for over two decades. When working
for the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, she was initially involved in research in the development of fuel efficient biomass based
stoves and dryers for a variety of applications. She has been associated with TIDE for about 10 years now as its Secretary and Chief Executive and
has worked on several projects involving technology development, adaptation and dissemination. She has also contributed to several projects that
have explored entrepreneurship models for sustainable technology dissemination. In the past few years, she has been associated with projects
involving women and livelihoods. She was also the Editor of Energy for Sustainable Development the journal of the International Energy Initiative
till March 2007.
She was nominated for the Social entrepreneur of the Year Award 2006 jointly with the Founder Chairman Dr. S Rajagopalan.
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Mr. Murtuza Khetty
Chief Operating Officer
He is a MBA from ENPC Paris. His areas of interest are Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Management with focus on financing strategies.
He co-ordinates the training activities at TIDE in addition to managing the accounts and admin related functions at TIDE.
Mr. N Sampath Kumar
Consultant
He is a Civil Engineer with post graduation in Rural Management from Institute of Rural Management, Anand. He has undertaken several projects in
rural and renewable energy and Solid Waste Management. His expertise includes preparation of village energy plans, biomass assessment studies,
projects for power generation from pico hydro power projects and for carbon financing projects in the area of solid waste. He is the Managing
Director of TIDE Technocrats.
Dr. G G Chandankeri
Head, Water & Environment Management
He has a doctorate in Geology from Karnatak University Dharwad. His main areas of work are Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Ground
water exploration and design of rain water harvesting and ground water recharging structures. He heads the water technologies team in TIDE and is
currently involved in developing innovative solutions for water management in rural, peri urban and urban areas.
Ms. R Prabha
Head, Women & Livelihoods
She is a post graduate in Botany and has worked with Life Insurance Corporation. She was a Co-ordinator with the Centre for Budget and Policy
Studies. She currently heads the gender and livelihoods team and manages projects relating to development of rural enterprises for self help groups
of women.
Dr. V Jayasree
Project Scientist
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Mathematics, as well as a Master’s Degree of Science in Meteorology and a PhD in
Meteorology from Cochin University of Science and Technology. Her fields of specialization include hydrometeorology, wind energy, water resource
analysis and management, flood and drought mapping and GIS.
Mr. Prakash D S
Project Engineer
He is an electrical engineer from BDT Engineering College, Davangere, and is a member of the renewable energy technology team of TIDE. He
co-ordinates the field activities of TIDE.
Mr. Ashiq Ahamed Chemmalaseri
Head, Technical Support
He has specialized in Energy Engineering from College of Engineering , Guindy. He is the team leader for TIDE's Renewable Energy Technologies
group and is interested in product development.
Mr. Abhishek H V
Project Engineer
He is a mechanical KVGCE Sullia, Karnataka and is a member of the Renewable Energy Technologies team of TIDE. His area of interest is design of
biomass energy systems.
Mr. Raghavendra V.
Project Engineer
He is an electrical engineer from A.I.T, Chikmagalur, and is a member of the Renewable Energy Technology team of TIDE. He co-ordinates various
field activities of TIDE.
Mr. Jayaprakash V
Project Associate
He co-ordinates the field activities of TIDE in Kerala. He is a member of the women and livelihoods team. He also does technical and enterprise
training for TIDE and assists women's groups in finding markets for their produce.
Mr. Manjunath H C
Project Manager
He has a masters degree in Geography from Bangalore University. He co-ordinates all the field activities of TIDE. He has specialized in developing
awareness programs and training programs for self help groups of women.
Mr. Vasanth Patil
Project Associate
He is a field supervisor with TIDE and associated with awareness creation, market development and promotional activities for acceptance of biomass
energy devices.
Mr. Jagadeesh N Hanchinal
Project Associate
He holds a Master’s Degree of Management of Non-Profit Organization from Vivekannanda Institution for Leadership Development, affiliated to
University of Mysore. He also has a Bachelor’s Degree of Arts and Science from Commerce College of Gokak to his credit. He assists various
activities in the project "Raising awareness and promote the improved jaggery-making stove in North Karnatakka".
Ms. Asha Ramaswami
Project Documentation
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Business Management from St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore. She has 1.5 years of
work experience in Corporate Communications and assists TIDE with various documentation processes.
Mr. R.L. Narasimhan
Project Engineer
He holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor’s of Engineering. He’s had 6 years of work experience and works for the Tea Project
of TIDE as a Project Engineer. His fields of specialization are Erection and Maintenance.
Mr. Solaimalai Kannan
Sr. Project Executive
He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and has 7 years of work experience. He is an expert in areas of Energy Audits, Erection and
Commissioning. He works for TIDE as a Senior Project Executive.
Mr. Manigandan Swaminathan
Project Executive
He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Tamilnadu. He has extensive expertise in
Biomass and Briquetting and is in charge of relations with Briquetting Machine Suppliers and Manufacturers. He is also actively involved in Thermal
Energy activities and awareness creation in Tea Factories.
Mr. Vikash A
Project Executive
He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Tamilnadu. As a member of the tea project,
he is involved in the PEA and DEA surveys, as well as data collection and compilation of solar surveys and wood experiments.
Mr. Nagula Kumar S
Project Executive
He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering the State Board of Techical Education and Training, Tamilnadu. He also has a HSC from the Government
Hr. Sec. School Yedappalli of Coonor to his credit. He is a member of the tea project and plays a key role in activities related to solar energy,
including compilation of results from the solar survey, solar air heating system monitoring and solar wood shed data collection.
Mr. Jayaraman S
Accounts Manager
Ms. Renuka N.
Accounts Executive, Bangalore
Mr. Radhakrishnan Raman
Accounts Executive, Coonoor
Mr. Raja K
Project Assistant
Mr. Raja has 15 years of experience in TIDE. He looks after all field installations of TIDE products and
their monitoring.
Ms. Vanaja S
Office Executive
Mr. Chandranna K
Office Assistant
RESOURCE PERSONS
FOUNDER CHAIRMAN / MENTOR
Dr. S Rajagopalan
He is a Chemical Engineer with post graduation in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
and a Doctorate from IIT Kanpur. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka State Council for Science
and Technology, Bangalore for about 13 years. He has been involved in the management of Science & Technology
research, demonstration and dissemination projects. He has coordinated projects in several areas such as rural and
renewable energy, housing, rural industry, environment, urban planning and habitat, education, water agriculture
and life sciences. He has also been actively involved in policy formulation of the government in S&T and related
areas. He has good experience in projects involving multi-organizational interaction and has studied the process
of diffusion of technologies closely. He is one of the pioneers in the use of computer based Geographic
Information Systems for the management of Natural resources. He is the Managing Director of Spatial Data Pvt. Ltd.
Prof. S S Lokras
He is a retired professor of Chemical Engineering from IISc. Bangalore. He holds a doctorate in Chemical
Engineering from II Sc, He is a 'Distinguished Fellow' of ASTRA, IISc. His major contribution has been in the
development, field-testing and dissemination of fuel efficient, wood and other biomass burning devices and
technologies for rural areas.
Prof. K S Jagadish
He is a retired professor in civil engineering from IISc Bangalore. He was former Chairman, ASTRA (Centre for
Sustainable Technologies) and a pioneer in low cost and environment friendly housing. He is currently associated
with Gramavidya, an NGO and RV College of Engineering. He provides valuable technical inputs to TIDE.
Mr. S Vishwanath
He is a pioneer in the introduction of several innovative rain water harvesting techniques. He is the founder
of Rainwater Club. He is a civil Engineer from Mysore University with a post graduate diploma in urban and regional
planning and diploma in urban environmental management.
Dr. Sreekumar
Dr. Sreekumar is a visiting faculty in Chemical Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Suratkal.
His research interests include energy technologies.
Dr. RS Madhavan
Dr. Sethumadhavan holds a doctorate in Heat Transfer from IIT Bombay and has 27 years of experience in industry, teaching and consultancy. He
is an expert in the fields of renewable energy, power plant consultancy, energy conservation and demand side management.
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