Anjini Saharia has been a teacher, website manager, curriculum developer, chemistry tutor, and above all, a mother. She was an elementary school teacher at Stratford School. Teaching Hindi has been a fun and beautiful journey for Anjini since its inception. Hindi is her mother tongue, and she loves reading literary works of famous Hindi writers and participates in poetry reading and recitation. Anjini has written many poems and song parodies for friends on their special occasions to toast and roast them. She enjoys how kids learn and grasp new concepts, and how, by the end of the year, they can read and write sentences in a new language. Anjini loves to travel, hike, paint, sew and stitch, sing, and dance. She looks forward to continuing her passion for a long time. 

Kamaksha Mathur was born and brought up in India. After completing her university education, she taught Biology to high school students in a reputed school in Aligarh. She introduced and organized many extracurricular activities, including science fairs, science tours, and quizzes. She has received an ‘Excellence Award’ for high standards of teaching.

After coming to the US Kamaksha did some job hunting in a very competitive market, exploring different options, and then accepted a customer service position in one of the renowned international companies, where she worked for 16+ years. After the recession, Kamaksha found an interesting job in an International Cultural Exchange program for college students. And now, she enjoys teaching and interacting with young children at Hindi ki Neev! 

Rina Mathur is an experienced teacher with credentials in early childhood special education. She has served the Cupertino School District for over twenty years and has provided her expertise to local and private schools. 

She hails from India, where she acquired a post-graduate degree in Botany. She taught primary level children for more than five years, before migrating to the USA. A longtime resident of the Bay Area, Rina is a retiree and volunteers at the local library, temple, and schools.

Ripple Patel is a Senior Technical Program Manager and a University of Waterloo Engineering alumna with a PMP certification. As a second-generation immigrant, she is deeply dedicated to passing down the cultural roots her parents and community provided, serving also as the Director of Community Engagements and Youth for the Sanatan Mandir Cultural Society. By bridging her technical background with a passion for her roots, Ripple ensures a high-standard, high-impact learning experience that honors both cultural tradition and educational excellence.

Two things bring Ripple immense joy - children and the creative arts - and she pours her heart and soul into curating a classroom experience with technical acumen and creative learning strategies where students can truly thrive. For her, nothing is more rewarding than witnessing a student’s "aha moment" and realizing the lasting impact of heritage education on these young lives. Outside of her technical career, she finds balance through pottery, painting traditional Indian arts, and the rhythmic bells of Kathak.

Surabhi Mathur is a Product Designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, originally from the vibrant city of Jaipur, India. She has a background in BFA and advanced coursework from MIT & UC Berkeley, passionate about nurturing young minds. She has volunteered at her children’s school teaching art, and serves as a mentor with Technovation Girls Organization, supporting girls in design, technology and innovation.