Incredible contributors

On Our Board

Metaphorically we can compare the Spectrum Study Group to a bee hive, where everybody's contribution is a given. We work cohesively under the extensive experience of our advisory board and the Charter Committee members.

Advisory Board

Dr Abhay Firodia

Dr Abhay Firodia is the Chairman of Force Motors Ltd., a leader in commercial vehicle and powertrain manufacturing for global brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz. A champion of value-based leadership, he promotes the pillars of Education, Enterprise and Ethics.

He is also a dedicated philanthropist through Amar Prerana Trust and other educational and cultural initiatives. In 2024, he inaugurated Abhay Prabhavana, India’s largest Jain museum and knowledge centre near Pune, celebrating Indian values and Jain philosophy through immersive technology.

His visionary guidance and ethical leadership are a valued asset on our Advisory Board.

Freny Tarapore

Ms. Freny Tarapore is a passionate educationist and a dedicated social entrepreneur. Actively involved with NGOs from 1997 after retirement from college. Worked as Director at Dr Anjali Morris Education and Health Foundation for 14 years. Received a few awards in recognition of services in the field of education including Government of Maharashtra.

Besides being the Chairperson of GGFC Project, serving as a Director on the Board of Directors of Tara Mobile Creches, Pune, a pioneering childcare initiative supporting underprivileged families.

With a strong commitment to education, healthcare and social welfare, she brings deep insight and compassion to our board.

Anu Aga

Mrs. Anu Aga retired as the Thermax Chairperson in 2004 and from the Thermax Board in 2018. She is focusing on social causes and is closely associated with the Thermax Foundation.

She is keenly involved with NGOs – ‘Akanksha’ and ‘Teach for India’, which promote education for the underprivileged.

She writes extensively and gives talks about corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, role of women, education and secularism.

Arnavaz Damania

Chhatrapati award winner Arnavaz Damania, an icon in the world of sports, where many laurels came her way. Arnavaz being a state player, she later became president of Women’s Hockey Association of Maharashtra for 26 years. She was also president of the Indian Women’s hockey Federation for 5 yrs, tournament director in Hiroshima Asian Games 1994 and Asian Games India in 1982. She was invited to judge the IHF Olympic games twice in Barcelona and Sidney. She was Chief de Mission of the Indian contingent at the Asian Games, Beijing.

She received the entrepreneur award for starting The Gazelle Health and Spa beauty Parlour in 1980.

She founded an NGO called ‘Connecting’ for prevention of Suicide in 2005, a helpline with trained volunteers, helping school children with trained peers, awareness in slums, basti, burns wards in hospitals etc. She has created her niche in various circles with her reaching out projects and relentless effort to bring solace to people’s lives.

Jaya Firodia

Dr (Mrs) Jaya Firodia is an eminent paediatrician of Pune. She obtained her post-graduation from London. From 1971 to 1980, she worked as honorary paediatrician in the Sane Guruji Hospital, founded on the principals of the famous freedom fighter Sane Guruji.

From 1983- 1995 she conducted yearly health check-ups for over one thousand students of Symbiosis school Pune. In 1994 she launched “ASHA- TARA” Rural maternal and children health care project under Abhijaat Trust. More than 18000 children and 2000 women received free medical check-up under this project. She is running the Sanskar Kendra Dispensary which provides free medical services for slum children since the year 2000.

Women issues are very close to Dr Firodia’s heart, she chaired the national conference on women’s health in 2015. She is the current chairperson for the NGO “Children’s Future India” She is married to industrialist Arun Firodia (Chairman Kinetic group of companies), and is on the board of a number of group companies.

Sabina Sanghvi

Sabina Sanghvi is a multifaceted dynamic personality synonymous with our very own city of Pune.

She has championed many social causes, with special emphasis on women empowerment, with an illustrious career spanning over four decades. She has been a key player in the launch of the Pune editions of Indian Express, Loksatta, Midday and Radio One channel. Till recently she has been the Business cluster Director in Pune, Kolkata and Chennai.

She is on the committee and boards of many prestigious organisations.

Malati Kalmadi

Malati Kalmadi, humility and dedication being her strength, has made it her life’s
mission to create a friendly, non-threatening and transparent environment in schools
for the children and build institutes on corner stone of trust, faith and love.
As a Trustee of Kannada Sangha that runs the Kaveri Group of Institutes,has kept
herself abreast with latest research in this filed and implements them suitably. Not
restricting herself to only teachers , schools and children, she has taken a step
further and involved the fourth pillar -The Parents. She launched the Mindful
Parenting Programme where they are trained to strengthen their own pro-social
characteristics and become role model for their children.
The benefits of her work has touched the lives of children with learning disabilities as
director of the Anjali Morris Foundation. A cardinal truth learnt in her childhood that
‘Every child is good, every child is different, every child is special, every child is
unique and every child has potential ,’ has prodded her to start a foundation Kaveri
Gifted Education and Research Centre, a one of a kind institute where children with
high ability, beyond academics, are nurtured and mentored to hone their skill.