About Us
Our Approach

Educator, Independent Consultant, and Coach, Dr Sindhu Shantha Nair, founded ‘SISHANA’ in 2023, to bring the expertise and the work she expedited all these years under one platform because she believes that the right education shall impart proper knowledge.  Mentoring, coaching, and counseling can facilitate individuals to evolve, develop their persona and open up career paths of interests and passion.  We at SISHANA are facilitators, mobilizing ideas, and collaborating with people and resources to deliver collective action to engage those who seek to evolve.

Our Purpose

As Strategic educators and consultants, we bring together the best strategists and consultants with innovative learning and fresh thinking to drive progress.  We collaborate to connect experts for our functionalities and better engagement.  We try to drive awareness through coaching, mentoring, counseling and training. We intend to develop diverse capabilities, skills and tools to help build better skills and perspectives at large.

 

Dr. Sindhu Shantha Nair

Dr Sindhu Shantha Nair is an experienced professional in Management and HR, with a demonstrated history of more than three decades working with the best of the Industry  (HSBC, QNB, IBM, DEI-UK) and Academia (ISME, Christ University, NMIMS, CCSMS & AGBS).  She started her career in the Middle East and has headed HR functions in India. She holds a Doctorate from Christ University  in the area of General Management & HR, MPhil (Management) from Christ University,  MBA in HR from ICFAI University and MSc & BSc in Mathematics from Kerala University.  She holds a Fellowship (with merit scholarship) in HR from WHRB & CAMI (U.S.). A self-motivated Educator with a passion for learning and sharing knowledge, she has brought in a broader perspective, in teaching, mentoring and training.

Dr Sindhu is a skilled independent Consultant in Management, Research, & HRM, Academic writing, Performance Management, Employee Relations, and Research Analysis.   She is a Journal Reviewer  (Elsevier Journal), Author, Editor, blogger and vlogger.As a Certified Zone Trainer (JCI)  she has accomplished effective training in HR, Personality Development, Public Speaking,  Soft Skills, Induction, and Placement in the industry and academia.  Her certifications include, Speech Craft and Public Speaking, Instructional Designing, Talent Management, Performance, and Competency Development, Organization and Development, Master Trainer Facilitation, Recruitment Analyst, Psychometric Test, Strengthscope (UK), High-Performance Indicator Specialist, & Quality Assurance, Business English Certification in BEC-Cambridge Train the Trainer, Certification in Entrepreneurship from British Council, Creating Movement Therapy from CMTAI Bangalore, Certified NLP practitioner (Levels 1 & 2).  She has a proven track record with National Train the Trainer certification on Life Skills Education.

Dr Sindhu has rich Research experience and certifications in Statistical Analysis, Research Methodologies, and Techniques, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. She is an expert panel member in the Doctoral committee of ISME research center, affiliated to University of Mysore.  Her research work (articles, book chapters, case studies) are published in many reputed and internationally recognized journals and Scopus indexed journals. Dr Sindhu has successfully organized corporate and academic events.  She has mentored and guided students for internship, dissertation & Capstone projects, and career orientation. She has attended many National and International conferences, TEDx, and presented papers in National and International conferences on varied topics of Technology, Management, Art, Education, and Research. Her PhD was acclaimed as ‘an exceptional project’ by the University of Michigan Scholarship.  A few of her achievements include ‘Best Performance’ for services rendered in the industry, the ‘Best Extempore Speaker’ from Toastmasters International, and ‘Best Speaker’ from JCI. She has published a book on ‘Operational Excellence’, in health care.  Her blogs are published in Medium, Kshamata foundation, and Market express. She is an invited editor in IIP India & USA.

As part of media and entertainment ventures, she has provided voice-over for short films, advertisements, Edu-tech platforms, storytelling, and for web content.

Our Team

COLONEL RAMDEV PILLAI

Colonel Ramdev Pillai ; B Sc , MBA ; Trainer for MBA programs, Senior Systems Analyst , CEO mega Education Group, Head HR Technopark MNC , COO Major Training Co. till 21 FEB 2020 ; and still learning.
He conducts online and offline sessions on Career Planning , Personality Development , and Interview Skills , for students, job-seekers, and working executives .


Capt. SANTHOSH KUMAR

Commerce Graduate from MG University & Alumnus of Officer Training Academy Madras An accomplished Administrative Professional for the past 30+ years. His experience spans across Indian Railways, Indian Army, Tata Motors, Vedanta and Aditya Birla Groups Currently operating as Head of Administration of an Oman Based Multinational in UAE


SUMAN THUMBOLI

Inquisitive and passionate Data Science professional with over 10 years of experience in solving high value problems for Fortune 500 companies in airline, retail, technology and BFSI verticals. Leading, learning and collaborating with multiple stakeholder right from problem definition to solution implementation, leveraging data to get actionable insights on their customers


SMRITIKA

Smritika is a data wizard who can conjure up magic with numbers and code. With 10 years of experience under her belt, Smritika can handle any data challenge that comes her way. Whether it’s modeling, acquiring, storing, or visualizing data, Smritika has the tools and skills to make it happen. She can work with a variety of technologies, such as Spark, Hadoop, StreamSets, Python, Java, C#, AWS, & Tableau. She is also a certified SQL Server pro and a master of data pipelines and ML Model Deployment. She is an expert in automation and scripting any task using tools like Jenkins, Git, Control-M, and SVN. Smritika has also been a mentor and trainer for new recruits in Python, Jenkins, SQL, and Database Management. She has worked with clients from different sectors and locations, such as British Petroleum, Bank of America, Generac, and Pika. She is always eager to learn new things and tackle new problems with data.


ANNIE ALEXANDER

Annie Alexander is a trained counselling psychologist with over 15 years of experience researching mental health in health-related areas. She has a broad background in psychology, including specialized training and expertise in both qualitative research and quantitative analysis in social science.
Throughout her career, she has worked extensively with individuals coping with various health-related issues, and she has developed a deep understanding of the unique challenges that these individuals face. Her research has focused on identifying factors that impact mental health in health-related areas and exploring interventions that can help improve individuals' overall quality of life.


Dr. ROSE MERIN

Dr. Rose Merin completed her PhD from School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Her thesis is titled Contextualising Gender in Nangiarkoothu: A Critical Perspective on its History through Cultural and Performance Analysis. She earned her M.A and M. Phil degrees from the University of Hyderabad. Her M. Phil thesis is titled Politics of Performance: Contemporary Issues of Gender and Community in Mohiniyattam. She is a trained classical singer (Carnatic), classical dancer (Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam &Kuchippudi), and theatre performer. She has won many research fellowships, travel grants and bursaries, and has presented papers nationally and internationally, and has published with reputed publishing houses such as Harper Collins and Tulika


Dr. Sajeev Dev

Dr. Sajeev Dev is a professional Trainer, coach and Entrepreneur. He holds the Magic Book of Records, India Book of Records, and the Asia Book of Records for motivational training. Formerly a trustee and state president of the International Federation of Professional Trainers (IFPT), and national trainer for Junior Chamber International India (JCI), he holds many certifications. He was President of the Lions Club of Cochin Gateway and JCI Cochin Air City. He is the Managing Partner of Cochin Refractories & Minerals, and Managing Director of Perfect Refractories & Services. He is the founder of Yuvaan Wellness Concepts & Pain Free World, and Nlight Training, Counseling & Consultancy. He is an Executive member of the Board of Directors of the Merchant Association, Cooperative Bank and an Executive member of the Merchants Association, Aluva, Kochi.


Dr. V.K Parvathy

Dr.V.K Parvathy is an assistant professor with seven years of experience in teaching and research field and 3.5 years of experience in the banking industry in international trade operations and investigations domains. She teaches banking, finance, economics and general management subjects at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. She earned her Doctoral degree in Management from CHRIST (Deemed to University), Bangalore. Her research interest covers financial literacy and inclusion, financial capability, community based organisations and women at the grass root levels etc. She has got publications in well reputed peer reviewed journals indexed in Scopus, ABDC and Web of Science ESCI databases, and presented papers in well reputed international conferences. She is working in the areas of Service learning initiatives which link the academic curriculum with the community. Parvathy is good at organising various curricular and extra-curricular events and focus on the research initiatives that can help the traditional, indigenous communities, products and sustainable development.

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