Dr. Bharat Dash is a management educator and trainer who specializes in using Panchatantra narratives as a pedagogical tool to connect principles of self development with organizational and leadership practices. He has conducted more than 350 seminars, workshops, and courses across sectors such as healthcare, education, insurance, paramilitary services, steel and mining, and automobiles.

He has been appointed as a Master Trainer by the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Division of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to train university-level teachers in Nitishastra and storytelling pedagogy. He is also associated with the Malviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) of the UGC and has conducted faculty development programmes for several central and state universities, including Osmania University, Guwahati University, North Eastern Hill University, BIT Mesra, IIT Patna, Panjab University, and Ranchi University. He currently serves as the course coordinator for the IKS thematic programme on Nitishastra and Arthashastra and has been a member of a UGC panel for syllabus development in Political Science.

As a teacher and mentor, he has been associated with reputed institutions in and around Mumbai, where he has taught subjects such as Design Thinking, Innovation and Creativity Management, Business Communication, Integrated Marketing Communication, and Nitishastra through Panchatantra. He has also served as a TCS-empanelled faculty member for a specialized Design Thinking programme for engineering graduates. At present, he is the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Eastern Knowledge Systems at Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha.

An IT engineer by qualification, Dr. Dash holds a PhD in Nitishastra and Panchatantra, a Master’s degree in Marketing Management, a Master’s degree in Economics, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Design. He is also UGC-NET qualified. Before entering academia, he worked with organizations such as Infosys, CitiusTech, and HCL Infosystems.

He is a certified Yoga Instructor accredited by the Yoga Certification Board, Government of India, and Yoga Alliance, USA and is a TEDx speaker. Through his initiative Katha Pratha, he works to disseminate the teachings of Panchatantra and other Indian classics, with the aim
of nurturing better teachers, professionals, leaders, and citizens.


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