We are a team made up of unconventional career paths, diversity of thought and unbridled curiosity.

“Be a voice, not an echo.”

We aim to grow steadily in our quest. It is difficult to demarcate our job roles since the work environment is tied-in together rather tightly. Nevertheless, we try.

 

Introducing THE team

Chetana Gosavi Chetana Gosavi (Founder, Director)

Post-graduate in law & archaeology, linguist (Sanskrit & Japanese scholar), translated “Madogiwano Tottochan” from Japanese to Marathi (published by National Book Trust of India; reprinted 23 times in 25 years!), has recently co-translated “Natsu no Niwa” from Japanese to Marathi by the name “Dost”.

Purnima Parikh (Director)

Particularly passionate about identifying people’s potential.
Nisha Poyarekar Nisha Poyarekar(Director)

Founder of reserved-bit(makerspace), ex-IT slave (SAP consultant), Masters in Archaeology & PG Diploma in Heritage & conservation, always learning.
Ashwin Chitale

Founder of Aashwin Heritage, post-graduate in Philosophy & Indology. This national award winner is a trained graphic designer and a skilled video-editor with innovative ways of presenting engaging content. He is a heritage & history enthusiast & has learnt Persian. He has helped Sambhasha with key inputs on branding and directed the team towards long-term value gains.

Ashwin Chitale
Brand strategist
Samyukta Parchure

Aspiring post graduate in Development, Environment, Societies and History of South Asia. Particular interest in Geography and Culture. Passionate about languages. Voracious reader. Indian Classical music vocalist. Loves crocheting, painting, maintaining travel journal and experimenting with her camera in leisure time.

Samyukta Parchure
Content strategist
Janhavee Belvalkar

Aspiring environmentalist & conservationist. Research-oriented & hands-on in her approach, she thoroughly enjoys the process of beginning projects. Excellent team-player, her primary goal is to learn as much as possible. When not killing-it at her desk writing inspiring content, she is passionate about reading and origami while ensuring all communication is effective & correct.

Janhavee Belvalkar
Content Creator
Chaitanya Sathe

Post-graduate in Indology, IT professional by day and mythology enthusiast by mind. Avid reader, serial researcher, known to have an encyclopediac memory of Indian history, mythology & iconography. Of sharp intellect he can keep his cool under pressure. The trusted faculty we fallback on when we need to create, enhance and conduct courses at short notice.

Chaitanya Sathe
Content Strategist & Faculty