Arti Kirloskar (Convener)

Arti is a Director of S.L.Kirloskar CSR Foundation which works on education and hygiene education The initiative encourages employees of Kirloskar Group/Companies to work as volunteers to facilitate training programs and to develop soft skills in children.
In the process, the volunteers also get sensitized about social issues and in particular those faced by children.
Arti Kirloskar is an artist. She along with a few artists from Pune participated as a collateral in the Kochi Muziris Biennale in 2016. She regularly shows her work in exhibitions. She was the Convener of INTACH Pune, and is now its Patron. Intach works towards conserving Pune’s heritage.
During this pandemic, Arti studied Ecology and sustainable farming and is passionate about green living and the environment.
Her time is spent mostly in farming, art, reading, walking and yoga.

Madhav Chandrachud (Chairman)

Madhav Chandrachud is the Chairperson of KVIFF. He has worked in Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited, for several years. During his long tenure, he held various Managerial positions in the company, finally superannuating as Vice President and Head of a Strategic Business Unit that he shaped for quite a few years. He is presently President of Kirloskar Proprietary Limited (KPL). Apart from Brand Protection & Promotion, KPL promotes and manages Kirloskar group initiatives including the initiative to conserve the environment.

Virendra Chitrav (Festival Director)

Virendra Chitrav is working as festival director of Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival (KVIFF), Kirloskar Vasundhara Eco Rangers (KVER) and Ramnadi Restoration Mission (RRM) along with ‘Asian Film Festival’, ‘Global Pulotsav’ (The complete art festival of India), which are globally acclaimed for last 15+ years. He was a partner in ‘The Grid’, an architectural & interior designing firm for more than 10 years. He started first local video news channel ‘Pune Varta’ in 1989. This attempt was first of its kind in India. He was appointed as member of the Film Advisory Board, (Govt. of Maharashtra) and then Govt. of India’s Central Board of Film Certification, popularly known as ‘Censor Board’. He is actively involved in Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI). This movement was founded by veteran film director Satyajit Ray, 50 years back. Mr. Chitrav was executive president of FFSI Maharashtra Chapter and presently regional council member of FFSI western region. He is the Secretary of Aashay Film – Sanskrutik Club and trustee of ‘Da. Ma. Mirasdar Pratishthan’. He is a writer, critic & well-known speaker too. Mr. Virendra has done pioneering work in the field of film, drama, music, literature, other fine -visual art forms and environmental protection. He has been active in the field of organisation for the last 40+ years. Till today, he has organised more than 400 festivals, which have been acclaimed nationally and internationally.

Dr. Gurudas Nulkar (Curator)

Gurudas is a teacher, researcher, and an author. He has a PhD in environmental management in industrial ecosystems and was the Endeavour Fellow of Government of Australia where he worked with Victoria government studying sustainability programs of city councils around Melbourne. He is the Sir Ratan Tata Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru as a post-doctoral researcher. Gurudas is an adjunct faculty at Symbiosis International University. He is on the board of trustees of Ecological Society and works closely with Pani Panchayat and YASHADA in their watershed ecology education programs. Gurudas has published three books, several research papers, and articles. He is a founding member of the Ramnadi Restoration Mission and an advisor to the Meenanadi Restoration Program. He is a member of Indian Society of Ecological Economists, India and a member of Association for Sustainability in Business, Australia.