Associate Professors
Dr. Vinayachandra Banavathy
As a member of the Founding Team of Chanakya University, Dr. Vinayachandra holds key positions, including Chief Consultant, Strategic Initiatives, and Director, Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems. Previously, he served as the Director of Communications. He’s also the co-founder of Indica Yoga, offering authentic yoga experiences and training. Dr. Vinayachandra holds a PhD in psychological
Dr. Rajesh Aruchamy
With more than a decade of experience in teaching Media Studies at reputed institutions like CHRIST and SRM universities, Rajesh is coordinating the Journalism and Digital Media Programme at Chanakya University. His area of specialisation includes Political Communication, Social Media Studies, Ecological Discourses and Development Communication. He has published a working paper on contemporary Dravidian
Dr. Pradeep Kumar
Dr. Pradeep Kumar is an accomplished legal scholar with a diverse background in Law, Education, and Activism. He obtained his law degree from the University of Pune and an LL.M. degree from Bharati Vidyapeeth. During his studies, he was an activist for Greenpeace International, where he learned the importance of advocacy and social justice. After
Dr. Vinayak Rajat Bhat
Dr. Vinayak Rajat Bhat has been in the field of teaching and research since 2011. Presently he is working as an Associate Professor in the Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), Chanakya University, Bengaluru. He earned his Ph.D. from the Rashtriya Samskrit Sansthan (Present CSU), Sringeri. He was trained under the guidance of great scholars
Dr. Krishna Kurthkoti
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Dr. Naveen Bhat
Dr. Naveen Bhat has obtained doctoral degree from the Central Sanskrit University (formerly RSKS) in Paninian grammar. Trained and rooted in tradition, strengthened by modern linguistic knowledge and tools, Dr Bhat has been a knowledge contributor in projects such as critical Edition of the Pāṇinian Aṣṭādhyāyī and translation projects of Sanskrit knowledge texts. With an
Dr. Poonam Purohit
Professor Poonam Purohit has served as a Visiting Faculty at the Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur. Prior to this, she completed her postdoctoral research in Indian Knowledge Systems under the supervision of Professor Mahadevan at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). Her postdoctoral contributions include a significant book project titled “Introduction to Indian Knowledge
Dr. Shubhada Hegde
Dr. Shubhada Hegde obtained her post-graduate degree in Biochemistry from Central College, Bangalore University. Subsequently, she did her PhD at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, in Computational Systems Biology. Further, she joined Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru as a D S Kothari post-doctoral fellow. Before her appointment at Chanakya University,
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Prasad
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Prasad received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian institute of Technology Kanpur. He is the recipient of best Ph.D. thesis award (2019) from International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (ISEES), India. Prior to joining Chanakya University in 2025, Dr. Rajesh Kumar Prasad worked as Associate Professor
Dr. Sumi S
Dr. Sumi completed her Masters in Biotechnology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, and her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. Further, she worked in DBT-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology for past 15+ years as a DBT-research associate, DST-Woman Scientist and as a Program scientist. She has
Dr. Sritha Sandon
Passion lies in making learning personal and meaningful to the learners. Hoping to create an education system that fosters a love for learning and caters to every type of learner. More than 20 years of teaching experience at the post graduate level.Four international certifications from Neufeld Institute, Canada on parenting and attachmentMember of Board of
Dr. Sanjukta Mukherjee
Dr. Sanjukta completed her Masters in Applied Chemistry from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Howrah. Subsequently, following a very early career (pre-PhD) industry exposure, she obtained her PhD in organic chemistry from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata before joining as a postdoctoral fellow at ISIR (SANKEN), Osaka University, Japan. After
Dr. Priyanka Dwivedi
Dr. Priyanka Dwivedi comes with an experience in academia and public policy consulting. In June 2023, she completed her post-doc from Anglia Ruskin University, U.K. and before that, she served as a faculty at Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies dept. in Penn State University, U.S A. Dr. Priyanka is a JRF scholar and has a Ph.D.
Dr. Bharath Setturu
Dr. Bharath Setturu is currently working as an associate professor of Computer Science at the School of Engineering, Chanakya University, Bengaluru (AUGUST 2023-Present). He is currently leading BCA, MCA programs at School of Engineering. He was a post-doctoral fellow at EWRG, CES, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is also a guest faculty at the
Dr. Rajashree. K
Dr. Rajashree. K is an Associate Professor of Law and holds a PhD in law from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. Her research focusses on the Critical Analysis of Legal Aid Education in the state of Karnataka. Dr. Rajashree completed her Post Graduate and Under Graduate programme from University Law College, Bangalore University, Bengaluru.