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Meet The Team

CHAIRMAN

AMBARISA DAS

Chairman

Ambarisa das was initiated by Srila Prabhupada in 1974 in Hawaii. He is the great grandson of Henry Ford, and has been involved in numerous ISKCON projects around the world including the Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center in Detroit, the Oxford Center for Hindu Studies at Oxford University, and Srila Prabhupada’s Pushpa Samadhi in Sridham Mayapur.

Ambarisa das sits on the board of several businesses, charitable institutions and Foundations, including the Ford Motor Company Fund. He has received awards from around the world for his charitable works and support of Vedic culture. In 1976, Srila Prabhupada personally requested that Ambarisa prabhu help finance the construction of the Temple of Vedic Planetarium.

DIRECTORS

SVAHA DEVI DASI

Creative Director

Svaha Devi Dasi serves as a creative director for Temple of the Vedic Planetarium utilizing her unique creative experience and knowledge to enhance the design of the interior of the TOVP.

SADBHUJA DAS

Managing Director

Sadbhuja Das joined ISKCON in Melbourne in 1980. He served as a manager in Melbourne until 1989 then moved to Mayapur and undertook the completion of Srila Prabhupada's Pushpa Samadhi as the Project Coordinator. For 18 years he has been part of the Mayapur Project and is now heading up this massive operation as the Project Managing Director of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.

CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZER & MANAGER

PREMAVATAR GAURANGA DAS

Construction Manager

SHIRISH LAD

Project Consultant

PROJECT MANAGERS

RADHANA RUPA DD

Finance & Accounts

VILASINI DEVI DASI

Head Architect

Vilasini devi dasi (Architect Varsha Sharma) has completed her Master of Architecture degree from the University of Arizona, with her Masters Thesis based on the Mayapur Temple. She serves the TOVP in the capacity of the Head Architect under the guidance of Sadbhuja and Bhavananda Prabhus.

SRI RADHAVALLABHA DAS

Architectural Facilitator in Mayapur

AJITA CAITANYA DAS

Secretary of Construct & Engineering

RASANANDA GOVINDA DAS

Procurement and Accounts Manager

THE REST OF THE TEAM

construction coordinat. & engineering department

  • Giri Govardhan Das - Quality control materials, curing, deshuttering
  • Avijit Mondal - (Civil) Engineer
  • Bh. Santi Roy - Office assistant engineering
  • Gopa Kumar das
  • Bishwajit das
  • Rajendra Gauranga Das
  • Sudhakar das
  • Anant Padmanabha Das
  • Bhavananda Chaitanya Das
  • Gauranga Das
  • Gaya Das
  • Gopakumar Das
  • Nagapavana Krishna Das
  • Premananda Das
  • Rasamayi Nitai Das
  • Vishwarup Das
  • Rupan Das

architecture & design department

  • Vilasini dd (Varsha Sharma) - Architectural Co-ordinator, TOVP (M. Arch, The University of Arizona, Tucson)
  • Anupama Arun Sheth - Architect (Proprietor, Piankh Designing Spaces, Pune (B.Arch, MMCA, Pune)
  • Devendra Dhere - Architect (Partner, DD Architects, Pune) (B. Arch, BVP, Navi Mumbai M. Tech, Urban Planning, COEP, Pune)
  • Vrushali Dhere - Architect (Partner, DD Architects, Pune) (B. Arch, DYP, Kolhapur)
  • Anup Shah - Architect (Director, Medialab, India), Experiential Design and 3-d Support for TOVP (M. Arch, The University of Arizona, Tucson)
  • Rangavati dd - Architect
  • Hrishikesh Vaze - Fenestration Detailing & Cost Estimate Architect, (B. Arch, Allana College of Architecture Pune)
  • Dipti Bhalerao, - Assistant Architect, (D. Arch, KLS’ Shri Vasantrao Potdar Polytechnic Belgaum, Karnataka)
  • Sandarbh Rajput, - Construction Drawing Architect, (B. Arch, Allana College of Architecture Pune, I.D. - Marathwada Mitra Mandal School of Design, Pune)
  • Anuja Sawarkar, - Design Ornamentation Architect, (B. Arch, Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Architecture, Pune)
  • Aishwarya Jadhav - Documentation Architect, (B. Arch, Allana College of Architecture Pune)

chief structural engineer

  • Mr. B.B. Chaudhuri

consultants

  • Mr. B. B. Chaudhuri - Structural Engineer, Planning and Design Bureau Structural Design Consultancy
  • E-Sollutions Consultancy Pvt Ltd
  • MEP Consultant No 13/16, Mookambigai St. Jai Balaji Nagar, Nesapakkam Chennai - 600078

art team

  • Sadbhuja das
  • Ambhoda dd
  • Premalata dd

design team

  • Sadbhuja Das
  • Vilasini Devi Dasi - Architectural Co-ordinator

accounting

  • Radhana Rupa Devi Dasi - Head Accountant
  • Barun Kumar Roy
  • Prabir Kumar Roy
  • Avijit Das

specialized mechanical designing

  • Jagadananda Das

3d modeling & visualization

  • Shrisha Das

it/office technical support

  • Satyaki Das

website admin & support

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