A full-time voluntary activist for ten years, before joining IAS. A free-lance journalist during the same period. Undertook extensive study tours of the country. The outcome was the book, “Aswastha Dashakachi Diary”, based on the reflections on experiences of these visits. He has established Chanakya Mandal as a public charitable trust in Pune.

Currently the trusty of Chanakya Mandal Pariwar and Director of MoebiuSutra Consulting.
For three years he was the “Country Manager” for University Relations for IBM India /South Asia.

He has been with IBM for almost 13 years, 7 in the US and 6 in India.
Abhijit Shinde holds a B.Tech. from IIT Bombay (1991), MS (1992) and PhD (1995) from the UK- both on full scholarships, along with a Bioinformatics Certification (2002) from University of California and a Certificate in IP Law (2008) from Watson Research Training Center, NY.
He is the inventor of 16 US patents in multiple technologies. His other 20 patent applications are at different filing stages in US, China, Taiwan and India.

He has been named the “IBM Master Inventor” for 2011-14. Abhijit Shinde has designed/delivered courses in Universities in the UK, USA and India.
He has delivered sessions on IP and its importance at various places- nationally and internationally. Dr. Bhooshan is also an invited member on the FICCI-IPR Committee and currently working as the “Program Architect” for “Multiversity Innovation Course” (mentored by Dr. Vijay Bhatkar and Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar), a 45 hours online course (2015-16).

Abhijit Shinde has edited/written 10 non-technical books. He is the author of 2008 Marathi best seller book “Swadesh”. He has also written books on Resume Writing. He is a visiting faculty at institutes for competitive examinations (UPSC and MPSC). He has been a faculty for “Train the Trainers” on soft skills for 189 colleges of University of Pune. Dr. Bhooshan has been interviewed by ‘All India Radio’, TV channels such as ‘Zee Business’, ‘IBN Lokmat’,“Vyas Channel” of the UGC and at many public events. Dr. Bhooshan has done column writing on career enhancement and employment.

Abhijit Shinde  has obtained MBTI certification from NY in 2011 and has publications and filed US patents in the area of use of psychometry and social media analytics for team building, OD and HR. Abhijit Shinde was also a faculty for Maharashtra Police Academy soft skills training in 2010 &11. Abhijit Shinde has done corporate trainings, conducted faculty development and study skills for students and career counseling sessions using various techniques such as psychometry, Mind Map, Six Thinking Hats and TA/Johari Window.

Abhijit Shinde has helped many firms (biotech, IT, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals) and individuals in innovation from incubation stage to IP protection. Abhijit Shinde specializes in consulting on innovation and IP. He has conducted many “Patent Mining” sessions resulting in IP and its monetization that can have immense impact on business brand, company valuation and market differentiation.

Ketan sir has 4 years of teaching experience along with this he also worked with  as a Senior Executive Engineer with Lodha Developers, Mumbai for 3 years.

Ketan Sir  teaches History, Polity, Political Science, Csat on MPSC & UPSC batches.

He thinks :
“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” – Plato.
I feel education is about understanding the differences, prejudices and truths and still having the quest for forming all those rational opinions which will lead one to his/her determined path.

• Viraj Kothari sir has a total of 5 years of teaching experience, along with this he also holds one 1-year experience as a software developer.
• He teaches Economics, Science and Technology and Art and Culture. Economics is his specialty. 
• He  believes best teacher simplify concepts for student and also make a student fall in love with the subject with the sharpness of being Exam-oriented. A good teacher also inspire a student to spread their wings and fly as high as they wish and achieve extra-ordinary in life.