Board of Governance

Ujjwal Nikam

A public prosecutor in the TADA bench in Mumbai, Mr. Ujjwal Nikam has been in this line of profession for the last 30 years and has conducted over a 100 prosecutions. He is currently designated as Senior Advocate.

Mr. Nikam has received 65 awards from various institutions for his remarkable service as special public prosecutor.

Dr. (Mrs.) Snehalata Deshmukh

The former Vice Chancellor of the University of Mumbai, Dr. (Mrs.) Snehalata S. Dehsmukh, is a recipient of numerous awards and honors for her contribution in the field of education. She is the Chairperson of King George infirmary and the Former Dean of L.T.M.G Hospital. She is also a member of the Economic Development Council. She has 150 research contributions and publications to her credit as an eminent Pediatric Surgeon.

Padmashree Kumar Ketkar

The present editor of Loksatta, is an alumnus of IIT Bombay. He has been awarded the Padmashri Title on the 26th of January, 2001. In his thirty-year long career, he has been a Special Correspondent and Resident Editor of the Economic Times, The Observer and Maharashtra Times respectively.

Lt. Gen. (Retd) D. B. Shekatkar

Lt. Gen. Shekatkar has served in the Indian Army for four decades. He has extensive experience in combat, insurgency and anti-terror operation in J&K and the North East of India. He has also co-authored a number of books on national security. He is currently the Director at the Centre for Advanced Strategic Study, Pune. He is also the National Convener and President at the Forum for Integrated National Security of India, which is NGO.

B. P. Bam

A retired Inspector General of Police, Mr. Bam has served for 34 glorious years in the Maharashtra Police. He is winner of the Police Medal in 1991 and has also won the president’s Police Medal in 1996. He is also a recipient of the Shiv Chatrapati Award. He is a qualified trainer in rifle and pistol shooting.

He is also a sports psychologist and coaches teams like the Mumbai Ranji team. He is the former VP of the National Rifle Association of India and former president of Maharashtra Rifle Association.

Board Of Directors

Manohar Bidaye

Mr. Manohar Bidaye, the Chairman and Co-founder of Zicom Electronic Security Systems Ltd., steers the company through its strategic vision to be one of the most admired organizations. He also oversees Zicom’s forays into other fields. After establishing himself as a successful Consultant in Corporate Laws and Finance by servicing much mid-size organization, in 1995 he co-founded Zicom. His vision of setting up ASTM comes from his passion to make a difference to society at large.

Rathin Kumar Banerjee

Mr. Rathin Banerjee is the Director of the Institute of Advanced Security Training & Management Pvt. Ltd. A Chemical Engineer from IIT Powai, he has also added a feather to his cap with a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He has 33 years of professional experience and has held Business Head or CEO positions in many reputed companies.