Feather and Flute

Who we are

Feather and Flute is a non-profit run entirely by volunteers, built around one purpose: making the wisdom of the Shreemad Bhagavad Gita accessible to everyone. Teaching, seminars, workshops and research are where we began, and we take up whatever form of work serves that purpose. Whatever we receive is used only to grow this work and to support charitable causes.

Why this exists

The purpose is to put the Gita within reach of anyone who wants to read it, at no cost, with no requirement to belong to anything.

The people

The people behind this

Dr. Sunil Maheshwari

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Dr. Sunil Maheshwari

Professor, IIM Ahmedabad

IIT Delhi alumnus

Dr. Sunil Maheshwari is Professor of Human Resource Management and Strategy at IIM Ahmedabad, where he has also served as Dean (Alumni and External Relations) and Chairman of the Post Graduate Programme for Executives. An alumnus of IIT Delhi, he completed his doctoral programme at IIMA. He began his career at BHEL and was selected to the Indian Railway Personnel Service in 1988, holding senior human resource roles across major railway divisions before returning to academia. He advises organisations across the public and private sectors.

For the last fifteen years he has offered courses and programmes based on the Bhagavad Gita for MBA students at IIMA and for corporate leaders. He dreams of contributing to humanity by promoting spiritualism. His lessons have transformed the lives of people and the performance of organisations.

Dr. KP Rao

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Dr. KP Rao

AMNS India

BITS Pilani alumnus

An alumnus of BITS Pilani, he has also studied at IIMA, XLRI, IBS, Symbiosis and Sri Sri University. Founder & Managing Trustee of Adiparvati Charitable Trust (ACT).

The Bhagavad Gita is an integral part of his journey of inner transformation. He studies the Gita not merely to understand its teachings, but to internalise and live its wisdom — to become a Drashta, cultivate clarity and equanimity, and pursue the larger purpose of his life.

Geetha Nagarajan

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Geetha Nagarajan

IT professional

IIMA alumna

Geetha is a lifelong learner and seeker, embracing life with curiosity, wonder, gratitude, and courage. The Bhagavad Gita is her anchor — a source of balance and perspective, and a constant reminder of her dharma, her responsibilities, and the deeper purpose of life.

Hyuma Mahadevia

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Hyuma Mahadevia

Managing Director, Yamir Packaging

IIMA alumnus

The Bhagavad Gita gives him a way to think about duty, ego and hard decisions. He studied Understanding Bhagavad Gita: A Journey Towards Leadership Excellence at IIM Ahmedabad, and founded Passo a Passo, an eighteen-week wellbeing programme built on practical Gita wisdom. He is the author of The Ethical Leader's Gita.

He joined Yamir Packaging in 2000 and started on the machines; today he runs the company as Managing Director across three plants in Ahmedabad, Kadi and Bharuch. He trained as an offset printing technologist in Germany and brought that home to turn Yamir from a basic carton maker into a packaging partner for food and pharma brands. He writes about what leading a company feels like from the inside, and is a 2x IRONMAN.

Nitin Jain

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Nitin Jain

Managing Director, Agro Junction

Nitin Jain is a fourth-generation entrepreneur and Managing Director of Agro Junction India, which manufactures pulses and spices. He also founded and directs Nature's Park, a health and wellness brand of superfoods, hand-crafted tea blends and herbal infusions, and NirmalDeep Homes, a residential, commercial and industrial developer.

He grew up in a family where construction and agro commodities were dinner-table conversation, and built Nature's Park's digital and e-commerce side himself. An MBA with twenty-four years of work behind him, he now pursues his passion of showing people why health and nutrition matter. He practises yoga, reads, and travels.

Alok Aggarwal

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Alok Aggarwal

Former CEO & MD, Brookfield India REIT Manager

IIT Delhi & ISB alumnus

Former CEO & MD of Brookfield India REIT Manager and former Chairman of Indian REITs Association, with 30+ years across real estate development, leasing and finance. Previously at Milestone Capital, Sun Apollo, DLF and Mahindra Realty.

He is deeply inspired by Lord Krishna's teachings on karma, dharma and seva, and believes in staying connected to his alma maters and giving back to society.

Non-profit, run by volunteers

The organisation is non-profit and run entirely by volunteers. Nobody who teaches or organises is paid for it. Whatever we receive is used only to grow this work and to support charitable causes — nothing else.

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