About The S Chand Group

Sachin Sharma

Mr. Sachin Sharma is a seasoned Sales & Marketing professional with over 12 years of experience across different industries and worked in brands like Havells, AkzoNobel India and Pearson.

He joined S Chand Group in 2016 and took the leadership position in 2021 to head the Higher Education for S Chand Publishing. Almost 2 years have gone and he has managed to successfully run this division with profitability and making a strong contribution to the growth of the organization.

In a changing world marked by technological innovations and ushering of India into a new education system, he is playing a pivotal role in aligning the plans of the organization to make it a strong brand in Higher Education.

Sachin is an alumnus of Amity University, Noida. His interests include travelling, sports and reading.

Jitendra Agnihotri

Mr. Jitendra Agnihotri is a dynamic and highly respected leader in the publishing industry. With over 30 years of experience — including senior roles in the multinational publishing house, Oxford University Press — he brings a rich depth of expertise in sales and marketing. His sharp business acumen and deep understanding of market dynamics make him a valuable force in the education sector.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Agnihotri has taken on roles starting from the grassroots level to the highest leadership positions. This remarkable journey has given him the ability to understand ground-level challenges firsthand and now, as a seasoned leader, to strategize with exceptional effectiveness.

Currently, as the CEO of S Chand Publishing (School Education), his leadership style is marked by a strong commitment to building a positive and empowering work environment. His team admires his approachable nature, and he deeply values their contributions, always creating space for them to grow and succeed.

Having travelled extensively across India, Mr. Agnihotri has developed outstanding people skills. His ability to read and understand people is truly remarkable, and it plays a key role in his success as a leader and motivator.

He also enjoys a strong and trusted network within the education sector. Known for his sense of humour and warm personality, he remains a well-liked and respected figure among colleagues, educators, and his team members alike.

With his visionary mindset, inspiring leadership, and vast experience, Mr. Jitendra Agnihotri continues to drive innovation and excellence at S Chand Publishing, playing a key role in shaping the future of education in India.

Naveen Rajlani

Mr. Naveen Rajlani is a transformational leader and a business strategist par excellence with a rich experience of nearly three decades in the Education sector. He has worked with diverse multinational companies and held leadership positions in businesses across the subcontinent.

Naveen has headed sales, marketing and editorial teams in the K-12 segment for some of the world’s largest publishers. He has led editorial teams working on both print and digital content, spearheading new innovations in blended learning. His range of experiences includes leading the subcontinent business of UK’s largest awarding body with excellent results in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Maldives. He was instrumental in introducing the new wave of futuristic learning in Indian classrooms, by leading the development of pioneering products that seamlessly integrate pedagogically sound course content with rich digital resources.

Today, as CEO of Madhubun®, Naveen is responsible for transforming a traditional publishing house into a 360° knowledge partner for educational institutes, with a range of product offerings from blended to hybrid models which allowed schools to transition to a seamless teaching-learning experience during the unprecedented lockdown at the onset of the pandemic. Since 2015, Naveen’s strategic leadership has not only enhanced organisational effectiveness, but also encouraged out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to developing pedagogical solutions and empowering educators. Today, Madhubun is recognised as a trend-setter when it comes to teacher-training programmes and mentoring leaders in the educational sphere. Naveen’s progressive leadership and commitment to develop innovative content is truly inspiring.

Naveen is an alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad. His interests include travelling, theatre, and adventure sports.

Shammi Manik

Mr. Shammi Manik is a seasoned Sales and Marketing professional with over 33 years of experience across leading information services’ brands like Orient Blackswan, Oxford University Press and Taylor & Francis. He has over 4 years of senior management experience as the Managing Director of Taylor & Francis Group India and over a decade as the Director – Sales and Marketing for India-SAARC region at Oxford University Press India. Mr Manik joined New Saraswati House India Private Limited in 2014 when it was acquired by the S.Chand Group as its Business Head and is currently its Chief Operating Officer. He completed his graduation from Delhi University in 1986 and went on to do his MDP from IIM Ahmedabad in 2014.

Prateek Dhanuka

Mr. Prateek Dhanuka is a hands-on executive officer known for strategic and focussed approach with more than 24 years of total experience of which more than 20 years has been in the publishing industry. Professionally have experienced a fulfilling career till now, which involved steady growth along with learning about publishing industry, handling the ELT & Academic lists /Logistics & warehousing of CUP before getting fully focussed onto developing the new strand of business i.e. K-12 business in 2008-2009 from the scratch and took this business to being almost 50% revenue earner for CUP in India and a very healthy P& L when quit in 2017 .

Joined S CHAND Group in 2018 with the responsibility of handling Chhaya Prakashani Limited which is the No. 1 brand in the state of West Bengal and is a healthy and profitable co.

Almost 5 years have gone by and he has managed to successfully run this company with a steady Ebitda and profitability and making this organization a process driven one and getting more organised which has benefitted the employees and the organisation as a whole . Future plans to take this further with diversification into newer areas/segments where we are not present very soon.

Jagdeep Singh

Mr. Jagdeep Singh is the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of our Company. He is a graduate in commerce and also a graduate in law from the University of Delhi and is also an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has more than 22 years of experience in handing legal, secretarial, merger and acquisition, fund raising through private equity and primary capital market.

Rajagopalan Chandrashekar

Mr. Rajagopalan Chandrashekar is an Independent Director of our Company. He is an Industrial Engineer from NIT Jalandhar and a management graduate from NITIE Mumbai. He has approx. 20 years of experience in strategy, corporate planning and business development. He was appointed as an Independent Director of our Company on July 23, 2018. He works in the domain of inbound marketing and consulting. He is also the Managing Director of Pragmatic Learning Private Limited.

Saurabh Mittal

Mr. Saurabh Mittal is the Chief Finance Officer of S Chand and Company Limited, one of India’s oldest and most respected education content companies comprising of multiple brands including Chhaya, Madhubun, Vikas, New Saraswati, Mylestone, SmartK, TestCoach, Solid Steps, MyZen, Risekids etc. He currently leads Finance, Strategy, M&A, Investor Relations, Global Partnerships, Legal and Secretarial, Human Resources and IT functions.

Mr. Mittal is a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate from Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and an alumnus of Sherwood College, Nainital. He joined S Chand as a Head of Finance in 2006 and has been instrumental in the growth of S Chand from a family run organization into a public listed company. He has overseen multiple rounds of fund raise from Investors including Everstone Capital, International Finance Corporation and the Initial Public Offering in May 2017.

He has been instrumental in the strategy of inorganic growth through the acquisitions of Vikas Publishing House Private Limited, New Saraswati House (India) Private Limited and Chhaya Prakashani Limited. He has been actively involved with the group’s Edtech Investments and is on the Board of Smartivity Labs Private Limited, A2Z Learn Edutech Private Limited and Edutor Technologies Limited. He has been instrumental in the double multi-bagger exits in Testbook Edu Solutions and iNeuron Intelligence in 2022.