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About Us

Varthana was founded with a vision to transform affordable education in India. We do this by providing timely loans and support to domestic students attending college, technical training and short-term courses, or postgraduate studies.

Our process is designed to be convenient and efficient so that you can focus on your studies, and our payment plans are designed to minimize the amount of interest paid.

Varthana has partnerships with many of India’s leading educational institutions that allow us to integrate the loan and enrolment processes, simplifying life for students.

Varthana’s work aligns with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and agenda.

Ambitious and Agile with an unwavering commitment to transform affordable education by partnering with those who share the same sense of urgency and hope.

Our endeavor is to be a student’s most valuable and long-term partner as he/she grows and improves to reach his/her full potential.

Board of Directors

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Ankit Singhal

Nominee Director
Brahmanand Hegde - Varthana

Brahmanand Hegde

Independent Director
Brajesh Mishra

Brajesh Mishra

Managing Director and CEO
Gaurav Malhotra

Gaurav Malhotra

Nominee Director/ Investor Director

Nandita Ganapathy

Nominee Director
Nilufer Mullanfiroze

Nilufer Mullanfiroze

Independent Director
Ravindra Babu Garkipati

Ravindra Babu Garikipati

Independent Director
Steve Hardgrave - Varthana

Steve Hardgrave

Wholetime Director and Executive Vice Chairman

Our Team

Bhupendra Kumar S

Bhupendra Kumar S

Head - Technical
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Chandra Kumar CS

Chief Human Resources Officer &
Head - Customer Experience
Hetal Tejas Faldu

Hetal Tejas Faldu

Chief Financial Officer
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Kripa Shankar Singh

Business Head - Student Loans
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Manoj Kumar Mishra

Head - Legal
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Prakash R

Head - Audit
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Rabin Stephen

Head - Credit
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Rishi Raj Yadav

National Sales Head - Enterprise Sales Division
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Sivaram P. Raja

Chief Compliance Officer
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Sumit Gawshinde

Head - Collections
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Sumit Khanna

Head - Credit Student Loans
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Sushree Panda

Head - Marketing & Communications
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Vinayagam P

Chief Information Security Officer & Head - Operations
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Yogesh Gaat

Chief Business Officer
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Yogesh Mashalkar

Chief Technology Officer

Our Investors

Elevar Equity
Kaizen
LGT Impact
Omidyar Network India
Chryscapital