Our Team
The dedicated volunteers who make ISRK possible — Stronger Together
Founders & Board of Directors
Dr. Lailesh Kumar
FounderCTO TEXMIN
IIT-ISM Dhanbad, India
Dr. Mohammed Iqbal Khazi
Co-Founder & PresidentResearch Associate Professor
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Vibhu Jain
Co-FounderGlobal Head — Chemistry Synthesis Solutions
Merck, Boston, USA
Mr. Suresh Kumar
Board of DirectorHead of Consular Wing and Community Affairs Division
Second Secretary — Consular & Community Affairs
Embassy of India, Seoul
Executive Board — Leadership Team
Dr. Mohammed Iqbal Khazi
PresidentResearch Associate Professor
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Jannat Shreya
Vice President — Educational Programs & Student AffairsBBA Student
Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Manas Biswal
Vice President — Cultural Programs & EventsResearch Engineer
SRC Co Ltd
Busan, South Korea
Dr. Dilip V. Patil
Vice President — SportsSenior Researcher
Y S Pharma
Suwon, South Korea
Educational Programs & Student Affairs
Hemant Raj
Executive SecretaryPh.D. Scholar
Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea
Jaiwanti Sivakumar
Executive SecretaryMS Student
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Keshavananda Prabhu C.P.
Executive SecretaryAssistant Professor
Gachon University
Seongnam, South Korea
Darshna Surendran
Executive SecretaryPro Technology and Control (ProTnC)
Osan, South Korea
Cultural Programs & Events
Dr. Arati Kumari Shah
Executive SecretarySenior Researcher
Alphalite Co. Inc.
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Chinna Bathula
Executive SecretaryAssociate Professor
Dongguk University
Seoul, South Korea
Ayush Patel
Executive SecretaryEngineer
Samsung Electronics
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Vikas
Executive SecretarySenior Researcher
Space Solutions Co., Ltd.
Daejeon, South Korea
Sports
Dr. Pravin P. Upare
Executive SecretaryPrincipal Research Scientist
Activon Co. Ltd
Cheongju, South Korea
Tejas D. Raju
Executive SecretaryPh.D. Scholar
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Adil Sheikh
Executive SecretaryPh.D. Scholar
Yeungnam University
Daegu, South Korea
Events & Technology
Shikha
Executive SecretaryMS Student
Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Seoul, South Korea
Rahul Kumar Patel
Executive SecretaryPh.D. Scholar
Chung-Ang University
Seoul, South Korea
Mohammad Aakib Shaikh
Executive SecretaryResearcher
BNJ Bio Pharma
Incheon, South Korea
Social Engagement & Communication
Abhishek Negi
Executive SecretaryPh.D. Scholar
University of Science & Technology (UST)
Daejeon, South Korea
Vanshika Mittal
Executive SecretaryMS Student
Kyung Hee University
Yongin, South Korea
Senior Consultant Advisory Board
Mr. Abhishk Gupta
Advisory Board MemberActor and TV Personality
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Min Byoung-chul
Advisory Board MemberChairman & Founder
Sunfull Foundation
Seoul, South Korea
Mr. Amit Gupta
Advisory Board MemberProgram Manager
Spirit AeroSystems
Busan, South Korea
Prof. Biswajeet Sarkar
Advisory Board MemberProfessor, Industrial Engineering
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Prof. Mukul Basu
Advisory Board MemberOverseas Director, RIST
President, UCC
Gwangju, South Korea
Mr. Rohit Kunal
Advisory Board MemberVice President, Global Operations
Coupang
Seoul, South Korea
Mrs. Shanthi Prince
Advisory Board MemberCEO, Indian Chakraa Restaurant & Expat Mart
Seoul, South Korea
Mr. Sanjeev K. Ahuja
Advisory Board MemberFounder & Editor-in-Chief
Asian Community News Network
Gurgaon, India
Mr. Justin You (Sunghoon You)
Advisory Board MemberCEO, INDOIN Co., Inc
Centre Head, Korea Centre, CMR University
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Jaydip Chandrkant Mehta
Advisory Board MemberProfessor, MGTE/MIB Department
Namseoul University
Cheonan, South Korea
Dr. Pankaj Garg
Advisory Board MemberVice-CTO & R&D Head
ELBIO Inc. Korea
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Geon Do Park
Advisory Board MemberDirector
Dasan Call Foundation
Seoul, South Korea
Prof. Seok-gu Lee
Advisory Board MemberDistinguished Professor, GLC
Yonsei University, Seoul
Former Ambassador of Korea to UAE
Mr. Ocean Yang
Member, Advisory BoardFounder and CEO
Stuvisor and Careertus
Seoul, South Korea
ISRK Outreach & Promotion Consultants
Dr. Soyoun Lim
Outreach ConsultantCEO, K-CareerNet Korea
Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Srijan Kumar
Outreach ConsultantAssociate Professor
Busan University of Foreign Studies
Busan, South Korea
Gitika Talukdar
Outreach ConsultantInternational Sports Journalist & Photographer
Seoul, South Korea
Shivani Ahuja
Outreach ConsultantCreative Writer & Project Manager
BCM Educational Group
Seoul, South Korea
Ravi Pandit
Outreach ConsultantEntrepreneur, Founder & CEO
Konnect Korea
Daejeon, South Korea
City Coordinators
ISRK has city coordinators across South Korea ensuring community support at the local level.
| City | Coordinator | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul | Rahul Patel | ChungAng University |
| Seoul | Dr. Chinna Bathula | Dongguk University |
| Busan | Dr. Manas Biswal | SRC Co Ltd / PNU |
| Busan | Dr. Shriya Jaiswal | Pusan National University |
| Daejeon | Dr. Gaurav Bartwal | Cheonam University |
| Daejeon | Abhishek Negi | KRICT |
| Daegu | Dr. Alka Singh | Yeungnam University |
| Incheon | Bhaskar M.C. | General Motors Korea |
| Jeju | Vishwanathan R | Jeju National University |
| Gwangju | Dr. Sunil Ghatge | GIST |
| Gwangju | Vinayak Hegde | Chonnam National University |
| Pohang | Dr. Minati Das | POSTECH |
| Ulsan | Gorakh Parsad | Interx |
| Ulsan | Anirban Kundu | UNIST |
| Jinju | Dr. Amol Jadhav | Gyeongsang National University |
| Seongnam | Dr. Arati Kumari Shah | Philophos Korea |
| Seongnam | Dr. Tejaswini Kadam | Gachon University |
| Suwon | Shambhavi Sharma | KRRI |
| Cheongju | Dr. Pravin P. Upare | Activon Co. Ltd |
| Gimhae | Aratrika De | Inje University |
| Sunchon | Alluri Sai Preetham Reddy | Sunchon National University |
| Chuncheon | Dr. Ayushi Randhava | Kangwon National University |