Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Chairman's Message

Mr. Trilok Parikh is the Chairman of India Renal Foundation. He has been associated with India Renal Foundation since its inception as an Advisory Board member of Ahmedabad chapter. Mr. Parikh post graduated in Arts and he also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) from Gujarat University. He is a founder member and Lifetime director of Gulmohar Greens – Golf and Country Club Ltd.

His contribution to academics is noteworthy. He has to his credit more than two decades of teaching Economics at the Graduate and Post-Graduates levels and has published several educational magazines under Parikh-Zala Publication.

Mr. Parikh has served as the Honorary Secretary and Vice President of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and currently he is a senior most member of executive committee of GCCI.

Pioneer contributions of Mr. Parikh to bring club culture in the state of Gujarat is outstanding. He is one of the formative pillars for the same. He is a founder member, former President and Director of Karnavati Club Ltd. and was also Honorary Secretary and Vice President of Rajpath Club Ltd. He is also a former member of executive committee of Sport Club of Gujarat Ltd.

He has earned many accolades like, Divya Bhaskar, Gujarat has honoured him with Gujarat’s best 100 businessman, Gujarat Ratna Nilkanth Award for Gujarat’s best 100 and Glory of Gujarat Award for bringing club culture in Gujarat by the Government of Gujarat to name a few.
As the delegate of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industries, He travelled around the world. He is a Social Worker and associated with Krishna Sarvjanik Hospital, Himmatnagar.

-Mr. Trilok Parikh

Director's Message

Beena Handa is a Founder Director of Poiesis Achievement Foundation, a social institution, dedicated to motivating young people towards Achievements.

She is a graduate in Economics and a Post Graduate in HR & Marketing from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She has also attended a program at Harvard Graduate School of Education, which focused on different aspects of Teaching for Understanding framework. This has given her new insights for interacting with children, parents and process of learning through thinking.

Prior to founding Poiesis nine years back, she has worked for more than 3 decades in academics, management consultancy and as Human Resource professional at Claris Lifesciences Ltd, an Indian multi-national pharmaceutical company. She has been a visiting faculty for over 7 years at the Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad. Her contribution has been recognized by the National H.R.D. Network, CII and other bodies. DivyaBhasker has honoured her as one of the 50 “Women of Substance” of Gujarat and also Gujarat’s POWER 100 some time back.

She has opted to work with children after a long association with corporate sector, mainly to prepare children for the challenges of future. She firmly believes that every child has a great potential to grow and become an achiever provided they get guidance from parents, mentors and educational institutions.

-Mrs. Beena Handa

Director's Message

Daughter of Smt. Devyaniben and Lt Shri Arunbhai Parikh….. Wife of Alpesh Parikh, daughter in law of Sudhaben and Trilokbhai … Mother of Abhishek and Rhea…. Is a home maker and baker. Her passion for culinary made her open the doors of BY THE BAYS cafe at Gulmohar Greens. Beyond this she has played a strong role in being the back bone of lot of development which has happened at the club with her zeal and innate eye for getting the human touch to steel and concrete buildings. 

She believes that what you are is God’s gift to you and what you become and share is your gift to Him. As privileged as we are… Giving back to society is equally important, the sense of sharing and imparting education made her initiate the organisation in name of Gulmohar India Education Foundation along with chairman shri Trilokbhai Parikh. This organisation imparts education to the under privileged children of the society and today’s boasts of 60 plus students who not only get education but are now also started learning computer its newly opened computer lab. This foundation has had some great support by Pelican foundation of Mr. Anang Lalbhai. Under the guidance of Trilokbhai. she is also a director in Indian Renal Foundation.

Her work and dedication for the community was noticed during Covid time and she became part of National Indian Association (NIA) and Ishwar Prathana Samaj and was asked to join as trustee. 

Considering her interest in overall development and growth of Gulmohar Greens Golf and Country Club (company) it’s our honor to have Niyati on our board.

Niyati Parikh