G. Gautama

Interested in Education and empowering individual & institutional initiatives

"G. Gautama is the Director Secretary of  Palar Chennai of Learning, Krishnamurti Foundation India, overall responsible for the Pathashaala school and the Outreach programmes. He has been Principal, The School KFI, from 1991-2009 and encouraged and been responsible for structural and pedagogical change in Junior, Middle and High school with special attention to teacher empowerment. During this period The School's administration was streamlined and finances strengthened substantially. His central concerns have been "Exploring if human beings, in working together, can do better than the sum of their weaknesses.... Can intelligent decisions be made consistently by individuals and groups, teams and what it takes to do this?

Director at The Chennai Education Centre of Krishnamurti Foundation India

2006 - Present | Elimichampet village, via Vallipuram, Thirukalukundram taluk

The Chennai Education Centre of Krishnamurti Foundation India. Under this umbrella are the : - Pathashaala campus in Vallipuram (75 Km from Chennai) - Outreach programmes

Principal, The School KFI at Krishnamurti Foundation India

December 1991 - June 2009 | Chennai

Created a draught towards lifelong learning, shared. distributed and transparent leadership, supported and initiated change of structure and programmes at all levels of school - Junior, Middle and Senior. Seeded processes for thoughtful change in The School.

Director Crafts & Human Resources at Olcott Memorial High School

September 1987 - November 1990 | Chennai

Created a craft centre for students and attended to staff growth and well being

Project Engineer at M.N.Dastur & Co

September 1977 - November 1983

Research Scientist at BARC

August 1972 - September 1977 | Mumbai

Research Scientist

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

1967 – 1972

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

Environment, Education, Hindustani classical music, design, yoga, pranayama, tennis. Authored a book on Raja Yoga Pranayama; authored 2 text books on Environmental Education; contributed articles to The Hindu on Education.