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.

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