Executive Committee of ABS Chennai
Mr. PM Beliappa, President
Pemmanda Monnappa Belliappa is a retired IAS officer of Tamil Nadu and in his 37-year service he occupied important posts such as head of the National Hydro-Electric Corporation and CMD of Rural Electrification Corporation of India. In 2010 he was decorated with the “Most Excellent Order” of the “Member of the British Empire (MBE)” by the Queen of England for his contribution towards improving Indo-U.K. relationship, especially in his capacity as president of the Association of British Scholars (ABS) in Chennai. He was chosen as the “Coorg Person of the Year 2011”. In 2010 he set up the Pemanda Monappa Scholarship Fund in memory of his father, Pemanda Monappa, who was a distinguished and highly-decorated officer of the Indian Police, born in Kodagu District, Karnataka State.He is also a committee member of the British Business Group Chennai.
Dr. Sudhir Ravindran, Vice President
Dr. Sudhir Ravindran is an Attorney-At-Law, Solicitor (England & Wales) and serves as the Principal of Altacit Global, a leading Indian Legal Firm. He practices International and Intellectual Property Law, advising leading Indian Corporate clients. Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras, India and Masters in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick. A law graduate with Bachelor of Laws from the University of Bangalore, India and Masters of Law, from the School of Law, University of Warwick. Dr. Sudhir Ravindran has had varied specialised education in IP from World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Geneva, NALSAR University - India, IIM Lucknow, India and IIM Ahmedabad , India. He is a representative of ICC India in the Commission on Intellectual Property of ICC, Paris, France and an Individual Observer of the Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN. He had been awarded a Doctorate (PhD) in Intellectual Property Risk Management from NALSAR University, Hyderabad, India. He is the Editor & Co-Author of the book titled "Intellectual Property & Taxation" published by Butterworths Lexis Nexis.
Ms. Selvi Palani, Secretary
Selvi Palani is a lawyer practicing in the Madras High Court. She studied law from the Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College, Chennai and Master of law (LLM) from the University of Essex, England under a British Chevening Scholarship.
She was a Government Pleader for the State of Tamil Nadu between 1998 and 2001 and has represented the Government before Judicial Commissions and Arbitrations. She is associated with several international and national NGOs on issues relating to women, children and the environment. She worked with the UN agencies in Geneva and Malaysia on right to health and women’s rights.
She is ‘Adjunct Faculty’ at the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai and the Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College, Chennai. She has been an Executive Committee Member of ABS for the last few years.
She was a Government Pleader for the State of Tamil Nadu between 1998 and 2001 and has represented the Government before Judicial Commissions and Arbitrations. She is associated with several international and national NGOs on issues relating to women, children and the environment. She worked with the UN agencies in Geneva and Malaysia on right to health and women’s rights.
She is ‘Adjunct Faculty’ at the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai and the Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College, Chennai. She has been an Executive Committee Member of ABS for the last few years.
Mr. Pichaimuthu N, Joint Secretary
Vikas Chawla, Treasurer
Vikas is the Co-Founder of India’s leading digital marketing solutions company, Social Beat and of Influencer.in, India’s largest social media influencer network. Founded in 2012, Social Beat is a Premier Google Partner, recommended Facebook agency and a trusted online expert with 100+ team members across Bangalore, Chennai & Mumbai. In 2017, Vikas is a member of the Facebook India SME Council and was recognized as the Top 100 Digital Marketers in India by Paul Writer & Pluralsight in 2017 and as one of the Most Influential Digital Marketing Leaders by CMO Asia in 2016. He comes with 15 years of experience in diverse functions ranging from marketing, sales and HR across Taj Hotels and Murugappa Group. Vikas Chawla holds a Masters degree in Management from London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Loyola College
Aparajitha V R
Aparajitha VR is a professionally trained Art Conservator working actively in the field of art conservation and restoration for the past decade. From the Buddhist murals of Ladakh to Raja Ravi Varma paintings in the State Museum, Thiruvananthapuram, and Photographic Collection of the Nizams of Hyderabad to the Oil paintings of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, she has worked on diverse and unique historic artefacts. She is the recipient of Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship and Nehru Trust UK Visiting Fellowship for pursuing advanced conservation training on photographic materials which provided her an opportunity to acquire new skills, and knowledge in this unique and highly specialized subject and widen her repertoire within the larger discipline of art conservation and preservation. In 2007 she established Art Care - an Art Conservation Studio and works out of the same in Chennai.
