KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2- day 2

"Kalaimamani" Anil Srinivasan is a pioneer in education through Kruu, the globally  acclaimed education platform, distinguished Professor at Krea University and one of  India's top most musicians. Kruu is a unified platform bringing top University professors  directly in touch with middle and high schoolers through project-based learning, now  reaching almost 450,000 students. This is in addition to his Rhapsody initiative which used  the power of the arts to unlock STEM learning, which by itself reached over 200,000  children and was globally recognised by Wharton Learning Labs in 2021 with the top  honors for creative education.  

Anil has received the MICA- Anjali Khandwalla Creative Mentor Award in 2023-24 for his  “unwavering commitment towards mentoring young minds”, one of the most prestigious  honors in education.  

He has been awarded the internationally coveted McNulty Fellowship for Social Impact,  the Ken Hobbs Social Responsibility Citation and the Sangeet Natak Akademi award,  India's highest honors for the Arts - the first ever pianist in the history of Indian music. He  is also the first piano player to ever receive Tamil Nadus highest civilian honors - the  Kalaimamani.  

He has donated all his music-based earnings to charity - resulting in a 70,000 sqft school  for displaced children outside Chennai, and the upkeep of a blind woman's home called  Gnanadarshan. In addition, he serves on the boards of several charities working with  children.  

He has performed globally and collaborated with some of the world's best musicians and  written extensively on both music and education.