Poornatha

We are an EdTech company, curating and delivering courses for Entrepreneurs, corporate employees, young investors and leaders. We specialise in making world-class knowledge available in regional languages through programs that are: Simple, Immersive & Practical

Our Values

We Perceive Our Processes

We Raise Our Bars

We Earn Our Trust

We Empower Our Team

We Treasure Our People

LEADERSHIP

Founders

Kaushal

Co-Founder

Suresh

Co-Founder

Growing up, we witnessed both the struggles and growth of SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) entrepreneurs alike. We understood that the challenges of small and medium entrepreneurs are unique and requires a more nuanced approach which is different from what generally works for larger corporations.

Our own aspiration to take up entrepreneurship coupled with burning desire to support SME entrepreneurs gave birth to Poornatha!

Our Advisors

Dr Bharath Krishna Sankar

Chairman - Aparajitha
Founder - Nandatha, Family Office dedicated to Empowering MSMEs

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Dr Venkatraman Anantha Nageswaran

Chief Economic Advisor - Govt. of India

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Mr Dinesh Ramachandran

Managing Director - TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited

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Dr Aravind Srinivasan

Chief Medical Officer - Aravind Eye Hospital
Founder - Livewell Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

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Ms Durga Krishnamurthy

Chairperson - Poornatha

Ms Akhila Rajeshwar

Executive Director - TiE Chennai

Mr Nagaraj Krishnan

Managing Director - Aparajitha Corporate Services

Mr Selvam R

Executive Director - Nanda Net Family Office

About

The Michigan Academy for Developing Entrepreneurs (MADE) is a US-based organization whose aim is to develop entrepreneurs in emerging economies. MADE was founded by the William Davidson and Zell-Lurie Institutes at the University of Michigan. Poornatha serves as MADE's exclusive partner in India.

Paul Clyde

Founding board member & president of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Michael Pape

Executive director & professor at the University of Central Florida Business School

Stewart Thornhill

Founding board member & executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan

Team

Dr Bharath Krishna Sankar

Chief Mentor – Poornatha
Chairman – Aparajitha Group

Dr. Bharath Krishna Sankar is the Chairman of Aparajitha Corporate Services Private Ltd, headquartered at Madurai: which is into HR and Compliances related KPO services. Bharath is a postgraduate in Commerce, a national gold medalist (topper in both Inter and Final) in Chartered Accountancy and an Associate of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India. His doctoral thesis is on “Determinants of entrepreneurship and its impact on MSME sector sustainability in Madurai district”. He is a two term Director of Indian Bank, India’s seventh largest bank. He is also the chairman of Indian Banks Audit Committee and is part of 9 other committees of the bank. Bharath started Aparajitha about twenty years back, the group has grown from just 10 people and a turnover of about 20 lakhs to a group of 1400 core staff and over 8000 deputed staff with a turnover of over 350 crores for year ending March 2020. The operations are spread all over India with operations covering about 1500 locations, with 27 branch offices across India. He is the Past Chairman of the Madurai Zone of CII and was the recipient of TiE Chennai’s “Entrepreneur of the year” award for 2015. Aparajitha Foundations, a trust promoted by the group, has started ‘‘Tim Tim Tara” with a vision of creating a transformational change through awareness at the school level by giving school students an exposure to skills which are extremely important in life, but not covered by the regular curriculum. This started in Tamil Nadu and the Hindi version has now spread to 11 states and 2 union territories, reaching over 6 crores students in 4 languages (Hindi, Tamil, Gujrati and English) through live relay facility as part of the States’ life skills curriculum. (aparajitha.org)Bharath is an exceptional coach and highly sought-after mentor. He is the chief mentor at Poornatha, a business and leadership education company that trains MSMEs. He started this journey by mentoring a group of entrepreneurs, through a programme called Journey in Joy, that covered 27 entrepreneurs across Tamil Nadu state. Under his guidance Poornatha has reached out to 1000+ entrepreneurs across India (10 states), with programs available in 10 major Indian languages and 2 International languages (English and French). He is a Founding Board Member of Michigan Academy for Developing Entrepreneurs, USA. He is on the Governing Board of Thiagarajar School of Management. He penned a column ‘Smilingly yours’ in The Hindu –Metroplus, which was a series of management insights for young entrepreneurs and established businessmen alike.

Dr. Aravind Srinivasan

Chief Medical Officer at Aravind Eye Hospital and Founder of Livewell Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

Dr. Aravind Srinivasan holds a Graduates degree in Medicine from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore and MS (Ophthalmology) from Aravind Eye Institute and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai. Having worked in the medical field, he also has a passion for management. He holds an MBA with specialization in strategy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. After his MBA, he took over as the Administrator of Aravind Eye Care System and was instrumental in bringing changes to the various facets of the organization. From 2011, he is serving the organization in the role of Director-Projects of Aravind Eye Care System. He sits on Board of ‘Govel Trust’ that runs the Aravind Eye Hospitals. From 2017, he is leading the Aravind Eye Hospital Chennai as Chief Medical Officer. On the clinical front, Dr. Aravind is a high-volume cataract surgeon. And in Non-Clinical aspects, he is innovating, executing and working with all stake holders in the respective branches to ensure harmony in work, mentoring staff to invent and implement innovations in areas of need to ensure better patient-centred care. He is involved in teaching eye health management courses. He is also a resource person for Indian Institute of Management IIM and Mentor for the MBA students of Wharton School of Business and University of Michigan. Besides administration of the hospitals and grooming managers, Dr.Aravind also evaluates new projects and ensures replication of the “ARAVIND Way” – As a Trainer and Mentor at Management courses, he contributes in extending the Aravind Model of high volume, high quality, affordable cost eye care to developing nation. He is the recipient of QIMPRO GOLD STANDARD 2017 Award in the category - Role Model Leader for World-Class Quality in the field of health care. He has also received the Distinguished Alumnus Award for the year 2013 by the PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. He is the founder of LiveWell, an Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine which strives hard to improve the lives of people affected with stroke.Dr. Aravind has published several research papers in Peer Reviewed International and State Journals.<https://aravind.org/doctors/dr-s-aravind/#1549962585170-20ef3273-ae18026a-561b