Advisory Board
Aditya Sondhi
Aditya Sondhi is a Senior Advocate practising before the Supreme Court of India. Hailing
from a Partition family, he has a particular interest in the geo-politics, art, culture and history
of undivided India. His PhD is on civil-military relations in India and Pakistan, and he has
spoken around themes of identity and belonging, apart from his extensive public lectures on
law in India and abroad. He lives in Delhi and is an amateur collector of artefacts, books and
art.
Caroline Marcus
Caroline is Director of Caroline Marcus Associates, a consultancy specialising in museum learning and engagement. She is Lecturer (Teaching) for the MA: Museums & Galleries in Education, UCL Institute of Education. Former experience includes head of learning, the Jewish Museum, London, lecturer and curator at The National Gallery and programme and strategic director, Kids in Museums. She is chair of Group for Education in Museums, supporting sector colleagues to connect and learn together. She is a trustee at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. She accredits a wide range of sites for best practice in learning as a Sandford Award judge and supports arts organisations in an advisory capacity.
John Reeve
John Reeve is a visiting lecturer at the Institute of Education, University College London on the Museums and Galleries in Education MA and was previously Head of Education at the British Museum and chair of GEM, the Group for Education in Museums, and editor of the Journal of Education in Museums. He has been a trustee of Strawberry Hill House (Horace Walpole’s Gothic castle), and a museums consultant, working in India (with INTACH, Sanskriti and British Council) and China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Korea. He was co-editor and contributor to ‘New museum practice in Asia’ (Lund Humphries 2018) and ‘The Responsive Museum’ (Ashgate 2006); author of several books on Japanese and Indian art and also on religions in museums, including in ‘Museums, Equality and Social Justice’ eds. Sandell and Nightingale (Routledge 2012) He is a contributor with Vicky Woollard to the reference work ‘International Handbook of Museum Studies’ (Blackwell- Wiley 2014 ) He is a senior consultant for the Xia Jing Shan Foundation in Taiwan which promotes Buddhist culture and heritage.
Neha Arora
Neha Pradhan Arora is a creative and passionate educator, who believes that
social justice must be the foundation of what we teach to ensure that the world
we live in is just, equitable, inclusive and sustainable. She has worked in the
education and development sector for over 20 years with a focus on building
collective responsibility and transforming children, teachers and classrooms,
through dialogue and learning experiences. A social worker and teacher by
qualification, she continues to work with schools, organisations and communities
across the country in various roles. She is also the co-founder of an organisation
(Mudita Foundation) that works with vulnerable groups and communities on the
issues of safety and protection from abuse, violence and exploitation.
Nivedita Mukerjee
Education Advisor, mentor to leadership teams of Educational Institutions and Ed- tech start-ups. Speaker and Writer.
Nivedita Mukerjee is an education and communication professional with over 31 years of experience in leadership roles and mentor to the leadership teams of education institutions. She believes that an enabling environment that nurtures curiosity to learn, coupled with the skill of communication will help each one of us with the ability of advocacy for self and others. We will be able to persevere, work in collaboration and with empathy to bring in change, solve problems and create an impact in society.
Sajju Jain
An Expert Generalist, Sajju has helped build several early-stage social impact startups that have grown to deliver large-scale global impact, example: D.light has impacted 100+million people, Embrace reached 300,000+ babies, and Chirag has illuminated 400+ villages. His ventures have been featured or awarded by The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, CNBC, BBC, CNN, ABC, TOI, Forbes, WEF, Fast Company, and numerous other organizations across the world. Sajju is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and the University of Iowa.
Sameer Arora
Sameer is serving as Vice Principal Shiv Nadar School Gurgaon. He is a natural
leader, a collaborator and an educator with over 24 years of experience in
national, Cambridge and International Baccalaureate curriculum. He
established start– ups offering experiential education programmes and has
travelled over 20 countries. He has also worked with National Geographic
Channel for Unlock–Hour as country head. He has been awarded by Asian
Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, Duke of Edinburgh Award, the
National Society of High School Scholars, USA, INACE.
Sajju Jain
An Expert Generalist, Sajju has helped build several early-stage social impact startups that have grown to deliver large-scale global impact, example: D.light has impacted 100+million people, Embrace reached 300,000+ babies, and Chirag has illuminated 400+ villages. His ventures have been featured or awarded by The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, CNBC, BBC, CNN, ABC, TOI, Forbes, WEF, Fast Company, and numerous other organizations across the world. Sajju is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and the University of Iowa.
Dr. Madanmohan Rao
Dr Madanmohan Rao is an author and consultant in creativity, innovation, knowledge management, and new media. He is Research Director at YourStory Media, and Charter Member at TiE Bangalore. He graduated from IIT Bombay and UMass/Amherst. Based in Bangalore, he has authored over 15 books, and traveled to 90 countries around the world. His interests include world music, jazz, and craft beer appreciation.
Caroline Marcus
Caroline is Director of Caroline Marcus Associates, a consultancy specialising in museum learning and engagement. She is Lecturer (Teaching) for the MA: Museums & Galleries in Education, UCL Institute of Education. Former experience includes head of learning, the Jewish Museum, London, lecturer and curator at The National Gallery and programme and strategic director, Kids in Museums. She is chair of Group for Education in Museums, supporting sector colleagues to connect and learn together. She is a trustee at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. She accredits a wide range of sites for best practice in learning as a Sandford Award judge and supports arts organisations in an advisory capacity.
Akash KG
Akash KG is a business man based out of Bengaluru with interests in areas ranging from Horse-racing to Real Estate. He graduated with an Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering from BITS, Pilani in Rajasthan. He has an amateurish but passionate interest in History and Museums, which he keeps alive through reading, research and travel.