Vedic Global Authenticity and Research Team (ART)

Mission

To engage people with Vedic cultural heritage, wisdom and traditions through an innovative global platform based upon authentic education and research.
To discuss, promote, and share Vedic concepts, ideology and life values (based on Sanatana Dharma), for holistic development — physical, professional, mental, emotional, and spiritual – amongst those like minded individuals and organisations.
To emphasise and promote Vedic teachings, philosophy, such as Yoga, cultural art forms eg music and dance.

Official office appointments – ART

– C.S. Srinivasan (Srini) as Advisor
– Mrinali Raizada (Rin) as Secretary

C.S. Srinivasan (Srini) as Advisor

C.S. Srinivasan (Srini) has been a long standing resident of Melbourne from 1980 and an elder in the Indian community.
He is currently a Board Member of Multicultural Arts Victoria.
In his recent role for 6 years as a Commissioner with the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC), Srinivasan has been instrumental in progressing numerous initiatives with the Victorian Government for the benefit of the Victorian multicultural diaspora.

He has been involved in extensive consultation and engagement with communities in promoting family values, equality and social fairness through overcoming established stereotypes.
He has provided leadership to promote inclusive diversity and productive community collaborations to promote social cohesion and harmony.

+ Commissioner, Victorian Multicultural Commission (for 6 years – 2011-2017);
+ Board Member, Multicultural Arts Victoria(from 2018);
+ Member, South Asian Communities Ministerial Advisory Committee, Victorian Government;
+ Mentor, Small Business Mentoring Service (SBMS)(for over 15 years);
+ Member, Working Group, The East West Overseas Aid Foundation, a charitable foundation providing healthcare,
education and community development, in rural India (for over 15 years);
+ Senior Executive at IBM Corporation in India & Australia (for over 3 decades).
+ Member of the Research Institute on Social Cohesion (RIOSC) (the Community Resilience Unit (CRU))
within the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC).

Mrinali Raizada (Rin) as Secretary

Rin is a CPA with a professional background in Banking and Finance, spanning across Small Business relationship management and business development to Product Management for business deposit and commercial lending products.

She has a keen interest in history and is passionate about bringing Vedic Values into the modern era in an easy to understand format and context for the younger generation.

Anu Gautam

Anu has prided herself in her passionate drive to serve community in the best interests. Fully-equipped with her vast experience in international education industry

Passionate, understanding, and determined to deliver no less than the very best as team player

Anu’s positive attitude and compassionate outlooks have shaped to be the fundamentals of Anu’s leading career

Anu is a Masters holder in Mathematics and an qualified Education Agent Counsellor and has been helping international students to settle down in a foreign land and has always helped them to make a clear progress in their career.

Anu has helped students succeed through coaching, mentoring and positive reinforcement. With a record of instructing more than 1000 students of various background and learning styles by employing variety of instructional resources. Anu feels very proud and thankful to the team of Vedic Mandir and regards it as an opportunity to be a part of their team and give her services for the betterment of the society