About the Founder Director
Ratna S. Khemani, is an educationist, a writer and a social scientist, well known in the country, for her unique concepts of Personality Development. ‘My workshops cover the whole person, and I deal with the physical, physiological and emotional aspects, because a balanced combination of all this makes you a fine individual…. An asset to yourself and to society, and each one of us has an inportant role to play in the world… a place in the sun’.
A fine blend of art, science and culture, Ratna had a distinguished career as a student, excelling in Academics and extra curricular Activities, like drama, debate, music and dance. She represented India at Cultural Festivals, and at the commonwealth Students Union. Ratna is an M.Sc. in Mathematics, gold medallist in English, and winner of the President’s Gold Medal for being the best All India N.C.C. Cadet. She is M.Sc. in Psychology and Nutrition and also holds a master’s in Communication. Indira Gandhi wrote in her autograph book “ I see you adding to the world’s wealth as an adult”.
Prince Charles, Queen Noor of Jordon, President Shankar Dayal Sharma and Mrs. Vimla Devi Sharma, Nani Palkhivalla, Rusy Mody, Aditya Birla, Mr. S.P. Godrej, are some of the people who have admired her work personally. Many schools, colleges and organizations have had the benefit of her seminars. She has been interviewed by several magazines and newspapers and TV channels, including the B.B.C. and C.N.N. and has talked at several prestigious platforms and world conferences. She is visiting faculty at number of business schools. Ratna has recently returned from a tour of Europe, Scandinivia and the U.S.A., where she gave 22 lectures and interacted with a large cross section of American social organizations, Universities Indo American forums, women’s groups, youth centres etc.
Once a week she visits the underprivileged, and councils them on hygiene,
health and positive attitudes. She says,” I think I am keeping some
drug addicts and criminals off the road”. All earnings of her centres
are used to support needy students. In her words ‘I am trying
to burn the candle at both the ends’.
About the Centre
The academy was founded in 1990, unique in its concept, and teachings, giving a novel angle to the idea of personality development. It encourages cultivating healthy life style etiquette, personal care and correct eating habits. It helps an individual to incorporate creativity and meaning to life. It focuses on the fact that each person is responsible for what he is and can achieve what he " wants to and wills to ". It teaches that positive thoughts, sensitivity and a basic sense of values in life can give you inner confidence and a purpose in life.
The Centre, conducts workshops on total personality, for children, teens and adults. They focus on Positive attitudes, confidence building, awareness on a healthy lifestyle. Behaviour sensitivity, ettiquette and grooming. Special relaxation and shoulder strain relieving techniques, eye exercises devised from Yoga and T’ai chi form part of the teaching. The basis of these workshops is simple, sustainable and economically affordable. ‘ Because nothing complicated works. They are in tune with the times, and what young adults require’ says Ratna S Khemani..