Our Stars
Meet the Team
A team of farmers, educators, designers, professionals and volunteers bringing together practical sustainability, community service and a deep respect for nature.
Harmony in Diversity
Each member brings a different strength to the work — from farm management and natural farming to communications, education, program coordination and community outreach.
A thriving ecosystem is never built by one element alone. It grows when many different strengths work together in harmony.
Together, our team brings many different journeys to the same purpose — caring for the land, learning from nature, and sharing practical ways to live more sustainably. Each person contributes a unique strength, from farming and teaching to design, communication, coordination and community building. This diversity is what helps the Art of Living Permaculture vision grow with depth, warmth and impact.
Different Journeys. One Shared Commitment.
Anandhkumar Chellapan
Having 24+ Years of manufacturing experience across various Indian and MNC companies and a Green Belt in Six Sigma, Anandhkumar C is now the Founding CEO of a Management Consulting firm, based in Vapi, Gujarat.
He hails from a generational farming family of Tamil Nadu, and is a Sri Sri Natural Farming Teacher. Along with practicing permaculture at his farm, he is also a key facilitator for Permaculture practices in Gujarat, .
Anandh helps in overall program facilitation, project management, networking, and task execution.
Raviraj Jhadhav
Ravi is an IT professional, traveler and passionate permaculture practitioner.
Growing up between city life and his family's farm gave him a unique perspective on both modern living and agriculture, eventually drawing him towards regenerative farming. He is actively working to transform underutilized land into a thriving ecosystem and believes in learning directly from nature. Through his farming journey, Ravi continues to explore sustainable farming, soil restoration, biodiversity, and natural living practices.
Ravi supports outreach and communications and helps coordinate the quarterly "Spirit of the Soil" program.
Mannat Taneja
After seven years of living in the fast-paced world of advertising and architecture, shaping digital spaces as a 3D artist, Mannat chose to realign with the real world.
She left her corporate career to travel, learn, and volunteer across India, ultimately becoming a Yoga Wellness Coach.
Driven by a lifelong commitment to contributing to society and caring for the planet, she brings her creative roots to Art of Living Permaculture, managing the social media, editing videos, and looking after the quarterly "Spirit of the Soil" program.
Learning from the land, and sharing it forward.
Permaculture begins with observation. The land teaches us how water moves, how soil comes alive, how plants support one another, and how abundance grows when we work with nature rather than against it. Every season, every crop, and every challenge becomes part of the learning.
At Art of Living Permaculture, this learning is shared forward through courses, farm experiences, volunteering, and community initiatives. Our intention is simple: to help more people reconnect with the earth, grow food with awareness, and bring sustainable practices into everyday life.
Rooted in Practice. Growing Through Service.
Amaninder Nagra
After nine successful years in corporate banking, Amaninder chose a different path, becoming an Art of Living teacher in 2014. Since then, she has shared the practices of Yoga, Meditation, and Sudarshan Kriya with diverse groups in communities across India, Myanmar, and Singapore.
In 2024, Amaninder returned to her roots in Punjab to transition into full-time farming and permaculture. Today, she manages a thriving, sustainable three-acre farm while actively empowering local rural women by creating sustainable livelihood opportunities through self-help groups.
She helps organizing events, documenting stories of regeneration, and teaching and assisting with the Foundations of Permaculture Program.
Shilpa Kota
Shilpa’s journey is a beautiful testament to aligning one's professional skills with a deeper life purpose. For over twenty years, she thrived in high-paced corporate environments. When she realized the conventional education system didn't align with her vision for her daughter, she consciously left the corporate track to focus on homeschooling.
This path led her straight to the soil. Today, she manages the "ism Family Farm" outside Pune. Her farm is a permaculture haven built on the twin pillars of alternative education and ecological sustainability.
Shilpa brings her incredible organizational talents to the Art of Living Permaculture where she manages external communications and helps shape the growth of the internship program.
Siva Lakshmi
Sivalakshmi is a natural farming practitioner from Auroville with over seven years of experience in regenerative agriculture. She is also a practicing beekeeper and biodiversity advocate, dedicated to creating thriving habitats for pollinators and wildlife.
Her work focuses on natural farming, ecosystem restoration, and building resilient landscapes that support both people and nature.
She manages our Permaculture Farm end to end handling from crop planning, resource management, data analysis, reporting and a thousand other things that need to be done.
Siva leads the farm team to build and manage one of the most visited farms in India.
Growing Together, One Step at a Time
Permaculture is a way of seeing life where every action has an effect, and every person can contribute to a healthier, more balanced world.
At Art of Living Permaculture, our work is to make this wisdom practical and accessible. Through our farms, courses, volunteers, and community initiatives, we hope to inspire people to reconnect with the land and bring sustainable choices into their everyday lives.
As more people learn, practice, and share, we grow the movement naturally. Exactly like a living ecosystem. We remain rooted in awareness and carried forward by many hands.
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Art of Living Permaculture
Art of Living International Ashram
21st Km., Kanakapura Road,
Udayapura,
Bangalore, 560082
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+91-97391 19591
Email Us
info@aolpermaculture.com