About Us
The institute is the one of its kind in Kodagu, which makes everyone employable irrespective of their age and education qualification. We offer futuristic Skill training customized to the learners’ need & speed. Our Curriculum is not just designed with Technical skills to meet the Global standards but laced with Value based Life Skills, Effective Communication, Digital & Interview skills that makes our students stand out and get chosen by top employers.
SHALINI KHANNA CHARLES
Hospitality Professional, Educator, Mentor, Entrepreneur and Environmentalist
Founder Director of Atithi Vriksha Shiksha, with over 30 years of experience in Hospitality industry. Previously, The Principal of IIHM Bangalore, Hotel School for 7 years, capping a run of over 12 years in the field of formal hotel management education her calling is in mentoring students and empowering them for the future. A qualified hotelier having a strong foundation with the Taj group of hotels. An entrepreneur – running first a call center, then as a corporate trainer and lastly, a climate change educator in schools.
Founder Member of SWMRT(Solid waste management round table) swmrt.com – working with NGOs in Kodagu towards setting up best practices in Waste Management
Director Asia Region – Young Skal and Student exchange- with Skal Asia Executive Committee. Skal.org
Connect with her on linkedin – Shalini Khanna Charles
Bhaskar Bose
Director and Mentor of Atithi Vriksha Shiksha, has over 38 years of experience in leadership roles with Multinational Corporations around world. A Computer Science Engineer from the Birla Institute of Technology, Bhaskar retired from the Corporate life in 2023 as a Senior Partner with IBM Corporation where he was responsible for their Multi-Cloud Consulting and Services business across the Asia Pacific geography. Bhaskar has held business leadership positions in India, Asia Pacific, USA and Europe for leading corporations in the Information Technology sector. Post retirement, he has focused his time on providing leadership training and mentorship to emerging leaders and in giving back to Indian society through his association with AVS.
Dakshina Ghosh- Academic Director
Dakshina Ghosh has over 25 years of management and training experience in the hospitality industry and has worked with leading luxury hotel groups such as The Oberoi and The Park. Her experience includes almost a decade of service as a senior professional in a leading hospitality management institute, and she has also worked with reputed soft skills training consultancies. At AVS, she is our Academic Director.
Advisors
Suresh Charles
Director – Ossoor Estates Ltd.
Suresh comes with 34 years of hospitality, general management and marketing experience, with the Taj group of Hotels as well as Hutchison Telecom. Currently, Director of Ossoor Estates Ltd, Suresh is focused on coffee and eco tourism, operating and marketing homestays and resorts spread across the entire coffee belt – Chikmagalur, Sakleshpur and Coorg
