Our Teachers – Western Sydney Hindi School

Mr Singh is a highly experienced professional with a rich teaching resume. He has been teaching for over 40 years, which includes 20 years in the mainstream schools in Australia.
He assumed the role of Principal in Fiji and has been the Head of Department in Secondary Schools in Sydney.
Mr Singh has been teaching Hindi and Harmonium at WSHS for the past 17 years (whilst being the School Principal for the past 10 years).
Mr Singh is highly respected in the community for his superior teaching abilities and expertise in music (harmonium and vocal).

Ashok headed the Human Resources Management Dept along with Training and Official Languages (Hindi) Dept of a Bank in India.
He has also been a Trainer in Soft Skills in Dale Carnegie Institute and various Multinationals.
He is a Graduate in Commerce and also possesses a Degree in Law.
He has done Practitioner Level Course in Counselling Psychology apart from Short Term Course in the Psychology of Personality and Psychology of Learning.
He is also author of a book "See and Get Your Success".

Dr Nupur is a Doctorate in Hindi and has been working in the field of learning and development since 2008. Apart from teaching Hindi, she also has expertise in content development.
She is also a published author with two books to her credit. Her works have been published in various magazines and newspapers and anthologies from India and many international publications.
Dr Nupur is also associated with many literary forums including the editorial board of Kaavyaalaya (world’s first website of Hindi poetry), Ananya Vishwa ( an international Hindi magazine published by Indian consulate NewYork) and Aakashwani (national radio of India).
Hindi language and literature being her first love, she also creates art.

Ms. Subadra Chandra is a qualified teacher with 33 years of teaching experience in Fiji, having taught Hindi and other subjects in government primary schools and the International School Suva using the International Baccalaureate curriculum.
She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Hindi, Bachelor of Education, and Diploma in Educational Administration.
She is passionate about Hindi language, culture, and arts.
After migrating to Australia in 2020, she joined the Western Sydney Hindi School as a Hindi teacher in 2024.

Ms Nanthakopan is a highly decorated Bharatanatyam teacher with more than 30 years experience; and has been teaching in Australia since 1998.
She has been teaching at WSHS for 15 years.
Ms Nanthakopan is qualified with Diploma in Bharatanatyam from the Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies (Sri Lanka).
She enjoys teaching and watching students elegantly grow from a beginner level to an advanced Bharatanatyam dancer. Kala is passionate in passing her knowledge to the next generation to ensure that such a beautiful part of this culture keeps its graceful course.

Ms Dass is from a well-known classical musical family. She mastered her vocal art from Gandharva Sangeet Vidyalaya in Pune, India in early 2000’s. Her Guru is Srimati Simantini Thakkar.
Ms Dass is highly sought after vocalist and has performed in a number of famous events in Australia, Fiji, USA, Canada, New Zealand and India.
She has been requested by many members of our community to pass her knowledge and has been tutoring vocal lessons privately for last 10 years.
Ms Dass joined WSHS and started teaching vocal from 2024.
Ms Dass is Senior Environmental Scientist in her regular professional life; and hold Masters qualification in her filed of expertise.

Mr Shukla learnt tabla for 4 years from Guru Arnab Mukerjee.
He has been playing tabla for over 20 years, and has performed in the US, Canada, NZ and Australia; including performing for Bollywood artists such as Anand Ji Kalyan Ji, Shri Vinod Agrawal and Shri Devakinandan Thakur.
Mr Shukla is a proficient tabla player on bollywood songs, ghazals, bhajans and mata chowki.
He is also an avid Dholak player, whose performed at prominent events and functions in Australia and overseas.
Mr Shukla was the tabla teacher at WSHS for a few years until 2018.