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CA. Atul Kumar Gupta

Past President, ICAI

CA. Atul Kumar Gupta, A stalwart leader, has ascended to the pinnacle of the accounting
profession and has been elected President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India for 2020–21, the second-largest accounting body globally.
During his tenure at the Board of Studies, the ICAI’s New Scheme of Education and Training
was introduced in 2017 and was compared to the updated International Education Standards.
With a strong interest in research, he is credited with the initiative of preparing accrual-
based financial statements for the Indian Railways (the world’s third-largest railway) under
the direction of the Accounting Research Foundation.
He served as the first Chairman of the Bureau of Indian Standards’ Accounting and Finance
Services Sectional Committee. Also, he has served on the SEBI Primary Market Advisory
Committee, the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA), and the Government
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (GASAB).
He is on the boards of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and XBRL
International. He has held positions as Chairman of SAFA’s Committee on Education, Training
& CPD, Board Member of SAFA, IIRC, and PFC committee of CAPA in the past.

Swami Nirbhayananda
Acarya, Chinmaya Mission

Swami Nirbhayananda, who hails from South India, acquired his official education abroad.
From his early years, a software professional in his purvashram has been connected with
the Chinmaya Mission and its initiatives. Served as the General Secretary for the Youth Wing
of Chinmaya Mission Mumbai in the late 1990s. Began studying Vedanta full-time from 2002
to 2004 under the guidance of Sw. Ishwaranandaji. In 2004 Pujya Guruji Sw. Tejomayanandaji
gave him the name Br. Pavan Chaitanya.
Since his assignment at Chinmaya Bhakti, Borivali, in Chinmaya Mission Mumbai, the area’s
activities have steadily increased. He has conducted seminars at B-schools, educational
institutions, and corporate offices. He is fluent in Hindi, Malayalam, and English.
He is well-known for his parenting seminars, stress-reduction exercises, and presentations
on human values drawn from the Upanishads and Bhagavat Geeta. He has given talks at
conferences on the Indian approach to management. He also skillfully employs movie
workshops, outdoor experiential learning (OEL) via adventurous hikes and other methods. The
youth arm of Chinmaya Mission, Chinmaya Yuva Kendra (CHYK), has found inspiration in him.

Swami Nirbhayananda draws people over with his simplicity and love for everyone and
everything around him. He is technologically savvy, enjoys drawing, and enjoys playing
badminton. In the spiritual path, he is renowned for his clarity and focus.

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