Our Team

Sandip Shelar
Founder

With a decade of experience in Amateur Astronomy and a background in physics & digital marketing, Sandip’s prime motto is to ensure astronomy reaches all earthlings and beyond!

Pramod Dukande
Chief Officer – Field

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Venkatesh Anantharaman
Chief officer- Scientific
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Mandar Paripurna
Chief officer- Scientific

Meet Mandar, who has a Masters in Astrophysics is good at decoding the universe by the day and enjoy stargazing by the night. His inquisitive mind? It’s the real “dark matter”, making sure even black holes can’t resist a good laugh!

Ritik Shah
Ritik Shah
Sr. Science Communicator

An Engineer in making, Ritik is an expert at making things happen. With his practical bent of mind, he engineers new models to simplify astronomical concepts for all.

Divyanshi Agarwal
Sr. Science Communicator
Ankush Banerjee
Sr. Science Communicator
Meet Panchal
Meet Panchal
Science Communicator
Soham Patwardhan
Soham Patwardhan
Sr. Experience Manager

An astrophysicist in the making, Soham has been passionate about the cosmos since his childhood. With an enchanting blend of passion and knowledge, he invites you to discover the universe through his starry-eyed perspective

Yash Jagtap
Yash Jagtap
Sr. Experience Manager
Pratiksha Saiyam
Pratiksha Saiyam
Experience Manager
Saikiran Kumbhar
Experience Manager
Abhishek Panchal
Experience Manager
Aman Singh
Aman Singh
Experience Manager

Aman, a passionate Astronomy Educator and active astrophysics researcher with a Master’s in Physics. Highly motivated, experienced in observational astronomy, adept at telescope use, and dedicated to integrating technology for engaging learning experiences.

Saikiran Kumbhar
Science Communicator
Aayush Mehta
Aayush Mehta
Experience Manager
Ritika Pandey
Sr. Experience Manager
Muskan Agarwal
Muskan Agarwal
Sr. Experience Manager
Jai Mirchandani
Sr. Experience Manager
Nilesh Bandekar
Nilesh Bandekar
Experience Manager
Srishti Sharma
Experience Manager
Karthik Thayyil​
Technical Officer