Core Team

B M Mohammed Ali

B M Mohammed Ali worked in the publishing industry over forty years. He retired as President of the Examinations Division, Orient Black Swan which was responsible for Trinity ESOL Exams in India. Ali holds a postgraduate degree in commerce and a postgraduate diploma in marketing management. In 2014, Mr. Ali was conferred an honorary award by Trinity College London in recognition of his lifetime achievement in the field of language exams in India.

Raghunath Menon

Raghunath Menon has a postgraduate degree in English from Delhi University and a B. Ed in English language teaching (ELT) from RCE, Mysore (NCERT scheme), Raghu Menon has been a consultant with Tara Learning Solutions and Educational Services Private Ltd (a division of Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.)

Uppaluri Saraswati

Uppaluri Saraswati has a post graduate degree in English from Andhra University and an M. Phil from EFLU. She has over 30 years of experience in teaching English in schools and colleges at different levels from primary to post-graduate. She has also prepared students for professional courses and trained teachers from Indian and Thai schools in best teaching methods.

Mitra Mitra

Mrs. Mitra’s main concerns have been improvement of architectural education through structured and innovative teaching methods and techniques. She is visiting faculty at the School of Planning and Architecture, and Vastu Kala Academy, New Delhi and also enlisted as an examiner for Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University.

Zubaida Ali

Zubaida Ali has over 25 years of teaching experience at school level. She taught in reputed schools in Kolkata, Mumbai and Hyderabad. She has taught children with learning disabilities for over 9 years, preparing them for the secondary level exam at The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).

Indrani Barua

Mrs. Indrani Barua is an author, playwright and translator. She has developed content for Cambridge University Press and her published works include Cambridge Listening and Speaking, Cambridge Connection Using Drama in Language Teaching. Mrs. Barua also conducts regular workshops for teachers in the areas of improving writing skills for adult learners, improving spoken English among young children as well as practicing teachers. Mrs. Barua also is a part of a group which promotes reading skills and habits among children.

Kekati Bose

Ketaki Bose has over 36 years of experience in the field of education and publishing. She began her career as a teacher with specialisation in English Language Teaching (ELT) and then moved on to publishing, helping develop and actualise both textbooks reference titles at the school and tertiary levels.

Deepa Kilambi

Deepa Kilambi has over 30 years of experience in the field of education. Her special area of interest is in English language education. She is passionate about English and is constantly looking for ways to make English teaching and learning engaging, relevant and interesting. She has a master's degree in linguistics from the University of Georgia, USA.

Sonie Thakkar

Sonie brings over 20 years’ experience inculcating English language skills in a variety of contexts from international exam candidates and working professionals at entry and senior level. She is former Examiner, Trinity College London, and has also done a stint in Greenwich which has sharpened her insight into the components of the English language for international communication

Sunitha Srinivasan

Sunitha Srinivasan has clocked over three decades of corporate experience. She was one of the pioneers who ventured into organised retailing in the country. She was initiated into the business by the experts of beauty retailing - Guardian /Mannnings retail from Hong Kong. Thereafter she worked with the world’s largest health and beauty player AS Watson across Asia Pacific. In India she has worked with several Omni channel retailers. She develops retail courses and teaches them for the Symbiosis Institute of Management and the Skill development Council of India.

Nausheen Ali

Nausheen started sketching at an early age. Her primary interest and passion has always been in the visual arts. She learned acrylic and oil painting under renowned artist Saritha Sing and completed a ‘Short-term painting course’ at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bengaluru. She is an art graduate, a qualified animation artist and a graphic designer. She has over 9 years’ experience in ‘Gaming Animation’ and Graphic Design