CORE TEAM
Calorx
Foundation has a very strong Core Team that comprises of individuals
with a strong inclination towards Social Entrepreneurship. The Core
Team has breadth and depth in the Educational sector and are the key
drivers behind all the social initiatives promoted by Calorx.
Mrs. Manjula Pooja Shroff
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Mrs.Manjula Pooja Shroff is a social entrepreneur and founder of the Delhi
Public School Bopal Ahmedabad, Prerna, Visamo Kids, The Calorx School,
Delhi Public School East Ahmedabad, Calorx Public School Mundra, Calorx
Pre-School and Calorx Teachers’ University.
She holds a post-graduate degree in
Political Science from Utkal University and is a Graduate of Management
Education Programme from IIM, Ahmedabad. Besides being known as a
visionary and an educationist in Gujarat, Mrs. Shroff also successfully
runs a business of hospitality & corporate services – Calorx India
Ltd., New Delhi. She’s a recipient of several awards including the
prestigious Secular India Award from the President of India, Shri
Shankar Dayal Sharma, and the Woman of the Year award by the American
Bibliography Society, North Carolina.
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Mr. Pratul Shroff
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Besides
his executive functions as CEO of eInfochips, Pratul brings his
formidable definition, vision and architecture skills to each project.
He holds a BS in Electronics Engineering from BITS - 1976, and a MS in
Computer Engineering from Cornell - 1977. He has worked for 9 years at
Intel and Daisy Systems. At Intel, he was one of the designers of the
80186 chip, fountainhead of the PC era. Pratul was one of the founders
of Daisy. Having started from scratch, Daisy achieved $125 million in
sales and employed around 1200 people with operations around the world
within five years of its founding.
Spotting the synergy between Indian
engineering talent and the requirements of the US market, he founded
eInfochips in 1995 with just one engineer, working out of his home.
Today, eInfochips with an Offshore Development Center at India offers
solutions and services to global clients.
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Mr. Hiten Vasant
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Mr.
Hiten Vasant is the director of Vasant Transport Pvt. Ltd., Siddhi
Vinayak Buildcon Pvt. Ltd., Vasant Cargo Movers Pvt. Ltd., and Vinammra
Communication Pvt. Ltd. He is also the CMD of Vasant Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Vasant is a Law graduate from Gujarat University and alumnus of the
IIM Ahmedabad Small and Medium Enterprise Program (SMEP).
Mr. Vasant is a reformist at heart and
is active in the social services sector. He is a member of the
Governing Body of the L.J. Trust, and is a Trustee of Calorx
Foundation, Samvedana Trust, Utthan Trust, National Institute for
Leadership& Public Administration, and Citizen’s Council. He isalso the treasurer for AIR (Ahmedabad's Initiative for Reduction in Pollution).
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Mr. S. C. Nanda
Mr.
S.C. Nanda have more than 22 years of legal experience. After doing
Master Degree in Science from Delhi University, Mr. Nanda joined Delhi
University Law Faculty and did his LLB in the year 1977. Immediately
thereafter joined Khaitan & Co, a renowned Solicitors Firm in Delhi
and during his tenure handled the litigation work in the various High
Courts of India and also in the Supreme Court and to day his expertise
is in the filed of Real Estate Sector.
During student days Mr. S.C. Nanda has
been closely associated with various student organizations including
social and cultural. He was the Secretary of the Jubilee Hall Hostel
and also President of Delhi Oriya Students Association.
Though the legal profession is very
demanding the instinct to be associated with social work has never
faded in the mind of Mr. Nanda. He is presently association with
various social, cultural and educational institutions is given below:
Trustee of Calorx Foundation which is running Delhi Public School in Ahmedabad. Trustee of Vedic Heritage Acharya
Vishwanath Dev Sharma Art Foundation, a trust set up to identify and
promote young talent in the field of Indian Classical Music. Trustee of Neelanchal Seva Sangh which has built a Temple in the name of Lord Jagannath in Delhi. Trustee of ACTION INDIA, a Trust
set up for upliftment of the poor and needy with special emphasis for
the HIV and AIDS patients. Associated with Tapaswini Nav
Sadhna a social charitable organization running educational and
vocational training centre for under privileged children in Raigarh in
the State of Chhattisgarh.
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