VDYA: Guiding you from Surviving to Thriving
Bridging the gap between traditional education and real-world readiness.
How VDYA Began
Founded by senior Armed Forces veterans with decades of experience in mentoring and evaluating leadership potential at the Services Selection Boards (SSBs), VDYA was born from the realization that success isn’t built on knowledge alone — it’s built on awareness, mindset, and disciplined behavior.
Purpose
Today’s education teaches knowledge — but not how to learn, think, grow, or lead oneself. VDYA develops the inner foundations that enable a learner of any age to thrive — in academics, careers, relationships, and life.
Our purpose is simple: to help individuals and institutions build clarity, confidence, resilience, meaningful collaboration, and purposeful direction — not through lectures, but through awareness, reflection, and applied experience.
The VDYA Revelation: Four Critical Deficits
Self Awareness
Not knowing your unique Strengths
Learning Competencies
Never mastering learning effectively
Life Skills
Missing tools for holistic living
Employability Skills
Unprepared for the work life
VDYA Believes…
The VDYA Model
VDYA Programs
Tailored for students, educators, and professional environments.
- •Self Awareness Assessments
- •Learning How to Learn Competencies
- •Core Life Skills Development
- •Faculty Mentorship & Classroom Enablement
Outcomes of the VDYA Approach
- • Confidence in learning and self-expression
- • Emotional balance and stress resilience
- • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- • Purpose-driven leadership and adaptability
Why VDYA Works
Self Awareness
Psychometric Assessments for Objective Personalised Insights
Learning
Activity Based and Experiential — It sticks.
Continuity & Growth
School–College–Career deficits addressed.
Veteran Facilitated
Real-world, Practical, Timeless Wisdom — that works.
Discover your Potential
Our psychometric assessments reveal your authentic strengths, preferences and pathways — enabling clear educational and career choices.
Team VDYA
Brigadier Rajeev Athreye
Lead Facilitator
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Co-Facilitators
- Col M G Venkatesh
- Lt Col Sumit Basu
- Brig Shah Nawaz
- Col Sampath Kumar
- Mr Pranesh Sarangi
People behind VDYA
VDYA is led by senior Armed Forces veterans who have spent decades assessing, mentoring and developing leaders in training academies, classrooms and corporate boardrooms.
Brigadier Rajeev Athreye
Founder & Mentor | VDYA
Senior Armed Forces veteran with decades of experience in assessing, mentoring and shaping leaders.
Col M G Venkatesh
Co-Founder & Senior Facilitator
Operational commander and faculty mentor who connects classroom learning with real-world performance.
Col Sumit Basu
Senior Facilitator & Motivational Mentor
Strategic mentor specialising in personality, behaviour and clarity-building for senior professionals.
VDYA Workshops — In Action
Ready to start the journey to Thriving?
Reach out and we’ll help you design the right pathway — for yourself, your institution or your organization.