Tarini Khurana is a Delhi-based teacher and education specialist who believes that education has the potential to transform an entire community for the better. She earned a B.Sc in Economics and Finance from Ashoka University, a Masters in Development Studies and trained in Compassionate Integrity, a secular ethics approach to learning and growth.

Ms Khurana served as a Teach for India Fellow teaching Grades 2 & 3 in a Delhi government school. In 2020, she co-founded Kaksha Learning, an educational initiative which teaches children a wide range of skills through reading. 

She has been actively involved with the Kishan Nagar community for many years and hopes Vidya Vriksh Gurukul will ensure access to excellent education and create more opportunities for children and their families.

Guddi Kumari is passionate about helping educate the children at Kishan Nagar Farm, and brings her bubbly energy and warmth to the preschool program at our school.  She grew up in the Kishan Nagar community and has always aspired to being a teacher. After passing her Class 12 Board exams, she enrolled in a BA course from Nighasan College. Now she is engaged in developing the preschool program at Vidya Vriksh Gurukul. She is a natural teacher and is building new skills in activity-based, experiential learning to bring to our preschoolers.

Vikramendra Prasad Bhalla is an agriculturalist at Kishan Nagar Farm. He is a seasoned entrepreneur and previously served as a member of the National and Bombay Stock Exchanges. He earned his B.Com & LLB degree from the University of Lucknow.

At Kishan Nagar Farm, Mr Bhalla has implemented modern farming techniques using the latest technology to improve crop production. He regularly provides guidance on farming techniques to fellow farmers and partners with various research centres. In 2018, he was recognized as a prominent seed grower and horticulturist with the Udyan Ratna Award.

Mr Bhalla hopes Vidya Vriksh Gurukul will help the children of Kishan Nagar Farm pursue their dreams and achieve success.

Neera Bhalla completed her schooling in London and graduated from St. Bede’s College in Simla. She is now based at Kishan Nagar Farm in UP where she has been teaching English conversation and grammar to the children in the community for the past 10 years. Previously she taught nursery school at Mothercare in Lucknow.

Mrs Bhalla hopes that Vidya Vriksh will give students a solid foundation in their education and character-forming values to help them become responsible, confident, good human beings and contributors in society.

Ambika Anand Prokop is a seasoned educator, writer and curriculum developer with 15 years experience teaching and creating educational materials for children. She earned a BA in English and Biology from University of California, Berkeley and an MA in Environmental Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her global project experience includes working with schools, nonprofits, city governments in India, Singapore, Dubai and the United States.

Mrs Anand Prokop has been visiting Kishan Nagar Farm for over 30 years and is eager to establish programs there to help the children develop to their full potential. 

Madhu Anand has extensive experience in Business Operations, Project and Financial Management and spent 25 years spearheading growth and operational improvements for multinational companies and non-profits. She successfully directed and transformed high-profile enterprise-wide programs and projects throughout the world, including the US, UK, Belgium, India and Kyrgyzstan. She earned an MBA from San Jose State University, in the US and a BA in Economics from Loretto College in Lucknow.

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Mrs Anand now focuses on applying her skills and experience to help organisations that inspire kids to be lifelong learners and problem solvers.