Shivakumar G V is ‘Director – IKS Changemakers’, INDICA. His responsibilities focus on INDICA’s critical mission to serve and nurture IKS Changemakers by enabling them to fulfi ll their potential, passion and purpose. He leads INDICA’s engagement with other institutions to advance IKS through leadership programs and workshops. He guides initiatives that enable IKS Changemakers to become domain experts, institution builders and cultural leaders, and bolster the broader IKS ecosystem through the 6C Program – Champion, Connect, Coach, Contribute, Collaborate, Celebrate. He is on a mission to perpetuate the legacy of chosen Thinkers and Gurus of the 20th Century. He is the curator and designer of IKS MetaRetreats and IKS Changemakers Podcast at INDICA.
Shivakumar GV is an IKS Research Scholar focused on Itihasa-Puranas and Indian Knowledge Systems, with a particular emphasis on the Mahabharata and Purushartha. His work includes developing contemporary frameworks, workshops and visioning exercises rooted in IKS principles for personal growth, leadership, governance and public service. Towards this, he is developing civilizational theories based on Purushartha and Srishti-Sthiti-Laya for institutions and communities. A prolifi c contributor to INDICA Today, he has authored over 100 articles on topics like the Mahabharata, Itihasa-Purana, and civilizational studies – both in English and Kannada. His contributions extend to literature, including curating Aryaa – An Anthology of Vedic Women and co-authoring UnSung Valour and Adrsya. Currently, he is working on a book that explores Mahabharata stories through the lens of Purushartha. He is also pursuing PhD in the fi eld of Indian Knowledge Systems at IIT Delhi.
Shivakumar has delivered courses on the Mahabharata for children and leadership programs at diff erent institutions. He has designed and implemented leadership training programs based on Indian Knowledge Systems. He is actively involved in the advancement of IKS as a speaker in many INDICA Conferences/Symposiums, Educational Institutions and other IKS Platforms. As an advisor and guest faculty at Vidyakshetra Gurukulam, he continues to mentor students and aspiring leaders.
Shivakumar holds an M.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Bombay and a B.E. from the National Institute of Technology, Surat. He has 25 years of experience in the IT industry – 23 years of which were at Mindtree/LTIMindtree. His expertise spans learning and development, learning system design, pedagogy design, learning academy design, career management, mentoring, theoretical computer science, algorithms, technology architecture, design and program management. He has designed and delivered several Programming, Design, Mentoring, Certifi cation, Recruitment, Lateral Learning and Career Development frameworks & programs for Mindtree/LTIMindtree where he was Principal Director – L&D. He was also Architect of the organization’s Digital Skills Development program that received the Digital Digital Skills Award 2017. He is also the co-author of two papers on Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics in the early years of his career/student life.
Shivakumar resides in Bengaluru with his family.