Staff Directory

Smt. Gayathri Venugopalan is the President of Sri Shankara Bala Vihar CT. She is also the Principal of the Kid's Sloka Class. She originally received the command from His Holiness Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham to start these classes. She came back to the U.S. and began work on making Periyava's dream a reality. Smt. Gayathri Venugopalan hosted these classes in her home for the first three years, now hosting them virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and also conducts multiple religious events in her home as well.

Pranav Shankar is the Vice President of Sri Shankara Bala Vihar CT. He is also the Director of Administration and a teacher. Pranav has authored multiple textbooks, handbooks, and manuals for SSBVCT and co-founded the organization with Smt. Gayathri Venugopalan and Sri. Shankar Kalayanasundaram. He is currently attending Cornell University in upstate New York, U.S., studying mechanical & aerospace engineering. 

• Director of the Principal Division

• Director of Programs

• Bhagavad Gita and SrimadBhagavatha Stuti Teacher

• Senior Assistant Professor, Sastra University

• Director of the Junior Division

• Kid's Sloka Class Teacher

• Vice President FP&A, Voya Financial

• Kid's Sloka Class Teacher

• Senior Program Manager, Cyient

• Kid's Sloka Class Teacher

• Manager, UnitedHealth Group

• Soundarya Lahari Teacher

• Associate Assistant

• Kid's Sloka Class Teacher

• Bhagavath Premi and Sanatana Dharma follower

• Kid's Sloka Class Teacher

• Sanskrit Instructor