Organisation About Us

AP Infotech, a unit of Adan Pradan Trust is associated with Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a spiritual institution, established by Sri Aurobindo and The Mother in the early quarter of this century. It is located in Pondicherry, a small coastal town, a hundred and sixty kilometres south of Chennai in India.

Over 1500 individuals from all walks of life have gathered here. The Mother said, "Let us work as we pray, for indeed work is the body's best prayer to the Divine". Over the years the Ashram has started its own farms, workshops, trusts and small industries.

Adan Pradan Trust was established in the year 1992. It is a charitable institute and primary  beneficiary of the trust is Sri Aurobindo Ashram. The first Managing Trustee was Shri. R.K.Talwar, who was formerly the Chairman of State Bank of India. It is an export undertaking. The organization is registered with the Government of Pondicherry as a Small Scale Industry for development and export of software.

It is a charitable trust and donations to Adan Pradan Trust for the period from 01.04.2005 to 31.03.08 is exempt from Income Tax  under Section 80 G (5) (vi) of the Income Tax Act in the hands of donors subject  to the limits prescribed there in.

The trust will take up the work of establishing an Academy to give free training to Engineering graduates in Information Technology to make them employable in latest I.T. industries.

The Trust is now managed by three trustees.

1. Mr. Manoj Bhattacharyya is a member  of Sri Aurobindo Ashram since many years and had been the Chief Accountant of Sri Aurobindo Society for 12 years prior to joining the Trust. He is a well known personality among computer professionals in Pondicherry including Pondicherry University. He had been an Office Bearer of the Computer Society of India, Pondicherry Chapter.

2. Mr. Sraddhalu Ranade is a computer scientist and educationist who had his education in Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, where he teaches now as a professor.

3. Mr. Shanker Ramanathan, formerly Vice President of Mastek, a CMM5 level software company is at present CEO of AMITY Info Systems Ltd, D1,Sector 12, Noida. He is a graduate from IIT Mumbai . Immediately after graduation he joined IBM and thereafter worked in various organizations. He has wide experience in the field of Banking ,Communication and ERP solutions.

Technical Advisors: Mr. Suresh Hindocha has been involved in the top management of a leading hardware manufacturer besides being a prominent industrialist of Pondicherry. He will be camping in London, U.K. and may be contacted at E-mail: suresh_hindocha@beeb.net

 Mr. P. N. Bhattacharjee (an alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad-1971)  had been a Consultant to GE Power System Group, India and is currently a member of Strategic Management Group, New Delhi. He has recently shifted to Pondicherry .

Strategic Support & Consultant: Ms. Lata Iyer, a Chartered Accountant and a former employee of Price Water House Coopers provides strategic support and is a Senior Consultant of our organization.

Project Director: Ms. Savita Srivastava is our Project Director. She is a science graduate from Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education Pondicherry, having studied in French medium. She is fluent in English, French, Hindi and Bengali. Prior to joining AP Infotech, Adan Pradan Trust, she had headed the Software Division of Nexus Computers Pvt. Ltd. She has received accolades as project leader on many occasions for completing projects on time and within budget. She has successfully led a variety of software development projects for international clients.

You can contact us at Pondicherry (E-mail : adanpradan@vsnl.com) or meet Sri Suresh Hindocha at London, by prior appointment through E-mail: suresh_hindocha@beeb.net