About Sharani Narayana

The most well-known face amongst Indian women entrepreneurs – Sharani Ponguru, Director, Narayana Junior Colleges holds a Masters in Business & Administration from New Castle University, United Kingdom. Her strong acumen for business has helped The Narayana Group to reach the benchmark of academic excellence in the recent times.

She has been conferred with prestigious TV5 Business Leader Award 2017 in Education and has been an inspiration to India’s education sector. This does not end here, on the occasion of International Women’s day, Sharani Ponguru, was honoured by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh in recognition of her work in the field of education. The event was organized in Vishakapatnam on International Women’s Day.

A comprehensive understanding of the industry and how it creates value, the leadership of Ms Sharani Ponguru saw new initiatives in the space of junior colleges with the launching of JEE advanced, JEE main, Medical and CPT & Civils integrated courses making Narayana a leading institute in the category. She has been instrumental in delivering coaching, inspiring students in perspective of joining India’s premier medical colleges with Narayana’s unique coaching concepts.

Sharani’s personal journey has been equally beautiful and promising, she practices philanthropy and believes the role of an institution entails a balanced approach to social progress, economic equity in meeting the agenda of sustainable development. Believing it as a core “Aaryan Charitable Trust” was founded on the 14th of December 2018 towards a big cause and a bigger mission.