Anshumala Gupta, Founder-Director of the Joy of Learning Foundation, brings over 35 years of experience in education, publishing, teacher training, and curriculum design. An alumna of IIT Kanpur (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 1986) and TISS Mumbai (MA in Elementary Education, 2012), she has worked extensively in developing experiential science education programs. She served as Senior Consultant at NCERT, leading the creation of a year-long online certificate course for elementary science teachers. A former editor of a Hindi children's magazine for eight years, she has a passion for energizing learning for teachers and students alike through inquiry, analysis, and real-world connection. Her foundation offers experiential science learning for teachers and students, focusing on core concepts and joyful engagement. Deeply committed to environmental education, she also works with farming communities on soil science and regenerative agriculture. She serves as visiting science faculty at the "I am a Teacher" program - a transformative teacher education initiative.

Sant Bhushan Lal, Founder of Lals Consultants, is a seasoned professional with over five decades of diverse experience spanning government service, international assignments, legal practice, arbitration, and community leadership. A Civil Engineering graduate from Delhi College of Engineering and a Law graduate from the University of Delhi (1979), he retired as Chief Engineer (Arbitration) from the Department of Telecom, Government of India. He also served for five years in the Sultanate of Oman as Technical Coordinator in His Majesty’s Personnel Properties Department. Post-retirement, he continues to serve as an Arbitrator, Advocate, Numerologist, Mediator, and Consultant. He is empaneled with major public sector organizations like ONGC, Engineering Projects India Ltd, Prasar Bharati, NDMC, ICA, UPSBC, Airport authority of India, SCOPE etc., as Arbitrator and has been Course Director for CIDC in project management and arbitration. He has held leadership roles in Rotary International, Free Masonry, and multiple resident and alumni associations.