Dr. Sanjay Vijaya Chandrakant Raghatate

Youth Icon | Educator | Life-Skills Coach | Motivational Speaker | Social Reformer

 

Dr. Sanjay Vijaya Chandrakant Raghatate is a distinguished personality known for his extraordinary contributions to education, social service, and youth empowerment. He has been felicitated by Dainik Bhaskar at the hands of Hon’ble Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Prithviraj Chauhan, for his exceptional service to society and the nation.

Academic & Professional Achievements:


  • Conferred with an

    Honorary Doctorate in Education & Social Science and a Double Honorary Ph.D. in Spiritual Science by Atharva Jyotish Vidyapith, Pune.

  • Awarded the prestigious Honorary D.Litt. for his extensive research and compilation of classified vocabulary.
  • Honored with the title ‘VidyaSagar’ by Vikramshila Hindi Vidyapeeth, Bhagalpur (Bihar).
  • Played a lead role in a Hollywood short film nominated for the Miami International Film Festival and appeared in a Marathi movie.
  • Resourced Faculty at the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT).
  • Chief Guest and keynote speaker at numerous national and international academic and corporate events.
  • Designed and introduced pioneering courses such as M.A. in Psychotherapy & Counselling, Certificate Courses in Soft Skills, Personality Development, Public Speaking, and Leadership Development at Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University.
  • Developed and conducted the Public Speaking and Personality Development program at Autonomous Government Polytechnic, Nagpur.
  • Served as a long-standing Resourced Faculty at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University’s Academic Staff College.

Member of the Board of Studies of English at the prestigious Institute of Science (Autonomous).

Prestigious Accolades & Recognitions:

 

Dr. Raghatate has been honored with over 90 awards, including:

  • Maharashtra Vibhushan Puraskar, Maharashtra Ratna, Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, Vidarbha Ratna, Vidarbha Bhushan Puraskar, National Pride of India (Mumbai), Yuva Gaurav Puraskar, Shiksha Ratna, Innovative Teachers of India Award (2016, 2017, 2018), Proud Educator’s Award (Chandigarh), Enigmatic Educator Award (Jamnagar), Mahatma Gandhi Shantidoot Puraskar (Pune), Netaji Subhash Bose Rashtriya Kranti Ratna Award (Odisha), Rashtriya Gaurav Puraskar (Pune), World Environment Social Award (Satara), Universal Brotherhood Literature Award (Satara), Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Samman Padak (New Delhi), Global Excellence Award (Amravati), Best Citizen of India Award (Vasai), Rashtra Gaurav Award (Goa), and many more.

Contributions & Community Service:

  • Executive Director of Oxford Speakers’ Academy, the oldest finishing school of Central India, training over 5,000 professionals annually in English Speaking and Personality Development.
  • Founder of India’s biggest Interschool Personality Contest, bringing together 1,200 student representatives from 600 schools across the country to Nagpur.
  • Delivers 200+ voluntary orations annually on social and educational topics.
  • Actively propagates eye donation and blood donation, organizing numerous awareness campaigns and donation camps.
  • Deeply involved in spiritualism, human psychology, and linguistic studies.
  • Featured in numerous national newspapers and a regular speaker on Akashwani and FM channels.
  • Authored ‘English Lifeline’, a book on English speaking & presentation, and compiled Shabd Sanjeevani, a classified dictionary for Indian usage.

International Recognition & Cultural Exchanges:

  • Selected as a Cultural Ambassador of India by Rotary International (Dist. 3030) and visited the USA in May 2006.
  • Represented India as a Group Study Exchange Team Member to Netherlands in May 2003.

Personal Life:

Born into a philanthropist family, Dr. Raghatate is the eldest among three brothers, followed by Adv. Sundeep and Dr. Sameer. He is married to Neha, an ace Interior Designer, and is a proud father to Aditya and Shriya. His commitment to social causes extends to adopting a spastic child through a social organization.

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