Manoj has a bachelor’s degree in humanities from the University of Rajasthan. He has worked with SIT for more than 10 years and is responsible for student health services and program logistics. During the summer, he works as the program coordinator for the summer agroecology program in Sikkim. Previously, he managed his own pharmaceuticals business and was a tutor. He has traveled to mountainous terrain on student excursions and loves photography, dance, and playing cricket and badminton.

Dr. Sharma holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees in Hindi literature from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She has been teaching Hindi as a foreign language to beginning, intermediate, and advanced students for more than 15 years with American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) and SIT India: Sustainable Development and Social Change, both based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Additionally, she has coordinated language learning field visits and the AIIS Summer Intensive Hindi Language Partners program organized by the U.S. Department of State. She is interested in Hindi grammar, phonology, morphology, and poetics; community interaction; and research methods. Her poetry and short stories have been published in Indian magazines. She enjoys listening to Bollywood music, singing, cooking, and gardening.

Anjani has a master’s degree in Aacharya from Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Delhi, a master’s degree in Hindi literature from Indira Gandhi National Open University, and a bachelor’s in education with a focus on Hindi and Sanskrit language instruction. She has more than 11 years’ experience teaching Hindi in public and private institutions. She interned for six months in Johannesburg, South Africa, and taught Hindi at the American Institute of Indian Studies, Jaipur. She has translated textbooks and other material from English into Hindi. Anjani is an innovative teacher with extensive knowledge of Indian culture, traditions, and development. Her favorite pastimes include reading, gardening, and coin collecting.