Dr. Gururaj Karajagi – Chairman – ACT

Dr. Gururaj Karajagi is an eminent personality in India and has a distinguished presence in other parts of the world.  He holds a doctorate in Chemistry and has published over 22 research papers in international journals. He is a life Fellow of the Electrochemical Society of India. He has also served on the Boards of Management of a few Medical Universities and as a member of the State Resource Group (SRG) for the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in the colleges of Karnataka.

Dr. Karajagi was the Principal of V.V.S. First Grade College for Women, Bangalore, India for 16 years. He was the Director of the V.V.S. Academic and Administrative College, founder Principal and Academic Director of the Jain International Residential School and the founder Director of the International Academy for Creative Teaching. Presently, he is the Chairman of the Academy for Creative Teaching.

Dr. Karajagi has served on various illustrious  boards,trusts , committees and governing bodies. To name a few.

  • Member of the Syndicates of a few Universities and of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission.
  • Trustee of the Loka Shikshana Trust, a leading publishing house that brings out Daily, weekly and Monthly publications.
  • A Member of the Governing body of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.
  • He is nominated by the Government of India as an Independent Jury for the
  • National Award to Teachers.

He is an acclaimed and well-known columnist and has completed 3000 columns that has made him a popular household name  in Karnataka and India. His fifteen books titled “Karunaalu Baa Belake” are immensely popular and have seen several editions. Dr. Karajagi has written many articles on ‘Sufi’ philosophy and has published a book on ‘Sufi’. As of now, he has authored twenty-four books. He has edited 36 books including ‘Shikshana Shilpa’ – a huge collection of articles on education brought out by the J.S.S. Maha Vidyapeetha, Mysore. He has published over hundred articles on all aspects of education in National and International journals. He is also known for his daily spiritual discourses on a bilingual T.V. channel – Sri. Sankara with over 500 programmes on Dasa Sahitya and Vachana Sahitya.

 Dr. Karajagi has delivered more than fifty series of lectures at the Gokhale Institute, which were distributed on CDs and have been etched in many minds and hearts till date. He is considered as an outstanding motivational speaker and his YouTube channel– “Knowledge is spherical ” has more than five crore views. As a Chairman of Academy for Creative Teaching, Dr.Karajagi is instrumental in building over 105 schools of very high quality all over the world. He is considered to be a visionary and an institution builder. His vast areas of interest include Creativity, Creative and Critical Problem-Solving Skills, Communication skills, Motivation, Work Ethics and Human Values. He has designed a complete curriculum in Creativity which is being used in different universities. He has travelled and lectured extensively both in the East and the West and has conducted more than 2000 training programmes for educational and corporate Organizations. 

He has been an inspiring and committed teacher for over five decades without a moment’s regret.