Meet Our Distinguished Mentors
Our mentors bring diverse expertise from top institutions, combining academic excellence with real-world experience
Dr. Shanti Swaroop Kandala
Founder/CEO/Research Program Director
ACHARYA Educational Services
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
About
Dr. Shanti Swaroop Kandala is the visionary founder and CEO of ACHARYA Educational Services, bringing extensive expertise in mechanical and aerospace engineering combined with a passion for educational excellence. With a Ph.D. from IIT Hyderabad, an M.S. from KAIST South Korea, and a Master in Liberal Arts from Ashoka (UPenn), he offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective. As Research Program Director, he guides students toward academic excellence while fostering innovation and critical thinking, bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and practical education.
Dr. Manasa Kandula
Assistant Professor
Academic Institution
Education
Ph.D. in Materials Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
About
Assistant Professor specializing in Materials Science.
Dr. Konjengbam Anand
Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad, India
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
About
Assistant Professor specializing in AI/ML.
Dr. Rakesh Lingam
Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad, India
Education
Ph.D in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
About
Assistant Professor specializing in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Dr. Thejus R. Kartha
Asst. Professor
Academic Institution
Education
Ph.D in Computational Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
About
Asst. Professor specializing in Computational Chemistry.
Meet Our Director
Kavya S Rentachintala
Director of Operations & Marketing Strategy
As a Silicon Engineer in a day and a super mom for two ambitious kids in the evening, Kavya is driving the Marketing and Operations activities including the day-to-day operations.
Leveraging her creativity, acumen and AI skills, she rose to be the prime contact for scheduling our events, webinars and yearly seminars with local organizations. She also handles "on-the-board" intitation meetings with potential parents/students to customize services based on student's profiles. As bearing the marketing hat, she creates lively flyers, digital content, drive ads and social campaigns for ACHARYA.
Our Web Team
Luv Shanker
Full Stack Web Developer
B.Tech from IIT Dharwad (Final Year)
Final year student at IIT Dharwad with over 2 years of hands-on experience in web development. Specializes in building scalable web applications using modern technologies and frameworks.
Deepak Kumar Singh
Full Stack Web Developer
B.Tech from IIT Dharwad (Final Year)
Final year student at IIT Dharwad with 2+ years of professional web development experience. Passionate about creating efficient, user-friendly web solutions and working with cutting-edge technologies.