Tarita Shankar

Tarita Shankar is an Indian educator and author, who is the chairperson of the Indira Group of Institutes. She is also the founder and Secretary of the Shree Chanakya Education Society.
Education and career
Tarita is a graduate in arts with additional qualifications in Law. By establishing the Shri Chanakya Education Society (SCES) in 1994, she entered the sphere of the education sector. She founded an independent institution, the Indira Institute of Management Pune, while serving as the Chief Managing Trustee and Founder-Secretary of SCES. In the academic year 2006-07, Indira opened Indira College of Pharmacy, marking its entry into the healthcare industry. She has contributed to a number of philanthropic initiatives, such as the CARE Club, which provides staff, alumni, and students with emotional support, direction, and inspiration. Tarita is also the author of the book, Great Quotes from Great Women. Tarita Shankar was honored for her contribution to Education at the HR Excellence Awards in 2024. During the Lokmat Education Fair held in May 2025, Tarita Shankar said about the importance of bringing new educational plans to the youth in the era of globalisation. She said that the main question that arises among students and parents is how to make the right educational decision. On 5 June 2025, during the Maratha Entrepreneur Association's Pimpri Chinchwad branch's inauguration, she was the chief guest. During the event she stated that the assumption that women belong only at home, and they don’t understand business should be stopped. She added that if they get proper opportunity, women can run industries just as effectively and should not be only limited to educational institutions. Tarita Shankar has started a incubation center at Indira Group named Swakiyam, supporting the youth launching their own startups. She said such kinds of incubation center is absolutely necessary and she is sure that outstanding startups will emerge from Indira.
Honours
On Women's Day in 2002, Yuva Bharti of the Rotary Club of Poona Airport honoured her contributions at the India Brand Summit in 2002-2003. In 2007, she received the Uddhavshri honour and the Women Super Achievers honour. In recognition of Tarita's contributions to the field of education, Chitkara University in Chandigarh awarded her an honorary doctorate in management. In 2017, Tarita received the Education Entrepreneur Award at the World Leadership Congress Awards held in Mauritius. In September 2024, Tarita Shankar was awarded the Pioneer in the Educational Excellence Award at Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore.

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