TAFYL Team & Faculty
TAFYL team consists of The Gnostic Centre's Founding Trustees, L'avenir School Coordinator & TAFYL Faculty.
Besides full-time Faculty, it has Resource Faculty for specialised inputs as well as Experts-on-Call.
Parents are encouraged as well to contribute their skills and knowledge.
ANURADHA AGRAWAL
TAFYL Coordinator & Faculty
Co-founding Trustee & Faculty, The Gnostic Centre
MA (International Education, specialisation Teacher Education) - University of Sussex (UK)
BEd - DAVV (Indore) - gold medalist
BA (English Literature) - LSR, University of Delhi
Anuradha is in the field of Integral Education since 1986. She made a conscious choice to shift to Education, based on her work in the Development sector as she realised the key role education can play in building attitudes - the necessary ingredient for any real change. She started at Mirambika school as a teacher (working with all age groups), and later served as the Acting Principal and in-charge of Teacher Education. In 1996, she co-founded The Gnostic Centre, where she has worked in various capacities - as a facilitator, teacher-educator, writer, administrator, resource creator, etc. Her experience encompasses providing inputs to professionals, school & college faculty, and parents. Currently, she is also on the Managing Committee of Mirambika school.
PUJA GOSAIN
TAFYL Faculty
MBA - AIMA (Delhi)
BA (Economics) - Maharani’s College (Jaipur), University of Rajasthan
Certified as Peaceful Parenting Educator (USA)
A practitioner of the Integral Way of Life since 2010, Puja has worked as L’avenir faculty. She is also a regular part of The Gnostic Centre courses and study groups in Integral Yoga & Education. Puja conducts workshops supporting parents in fostering conscious and balanced learning environments. She also leads children’s workshops in storytelling, creative writing, yoga, and baking, creating joyful spaces for exploration and self-expression.
AMEETA MEHRA
Founding Trustee & Faculty, The Gnostic Centre
TAFYL Expert-on-Call
Equine Management (Irish National Stud, Ireland) (gold medalist)
Studies in Nutrition, Kentucky, USA
Management Education Programme (IIM, Ahmedabad)
BA Hons: English Literature (Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi)
Ameeta heads The Gnostic Centre as well as India’s leading stud farm. She facilitates courses in Consciousness Studies, Integral Yoga, Future Studies, Integral Education and Self-development. She is a published writer and speaker. Her hobbies include tennis, composing music and singing. Recipient of Outlook Business Women of Worth Award, Ameeta also served on the Governing Board of Auroville for three terms.
RITIKA GOYAL
Co-Founding Trustee & Faculty, The Gnostic Centre
TAFYL Expert-on-Call
Postgraduate Diploma in Alternate Dispute Resolution (NALSA, Hyderabad) (topper)
Postgraduate Diploma in Justice Administration (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
LLB (Law Faculty, University of Delhi)
BA Hons: Political Science (Hindu College, University of Delhi)
Certificate of Professional Studies: Power of Attitude (CODE, Hometon College, University of Cambridge, UK & The Gnostic Centre)
A High Court advocate, Ritika coordinates The Gnostic Centre’s functioning and oversees L’avenir school's growth. Responsible for the Centre’s legal and financial well-being, she also coordinates the Centre’s journal ‘The Awakening Ray’. Culinary Art, Green Practices, Social Change are her abiding interests. Ritika facilitates sessions on collecting and cooking with indigenous herbs (at the Centre's Himalayan campus – The Monk's Retreat). She is also on the Governing Council of Shikshantar school.
Sunaina Singh
Coordinator & Faculty, L'avenir School; Faculty, The Gnostic Centre
TAFYL Resource Faculty
BEd (Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi)
Certificate of Professional Studies (Foundation Course for Facilitators: 2005-07), The Gnostic Centre
Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (IGNOU)
Teacher Training Course, Mirambika Teacher Education Institute, Sri Aurobindo Education Society
BA: Home Science (Magadh University)
A core member of The Gnostic Centre since 2002, Sunaina is passionate about working with children, nature and art. Deeply entrenched in Integral Education practices, her experience includes working at Mirambika school, before joining the Centre. She has worked with 2 to 14 year olds, at L’avenir and through workshops with students from other schools. She has also provided inputs to teacher-students and parents. Sunaina has extensive work experience in organic gardening and farming, and is also engaged in the Gnostic Centre’s ecological works. She likes learning and experimenting with various art forms, such as, pottery, sculpture, puppet making, carpentry, papier maché, marbling, weaving, macramé, knitting and embroidery, etc.