{"id":26199,"date":"2023-09-20T07:31:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T02:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guvi.in\/blog\/?p=26199"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:59:35","slug":"why-is-sridevi-arunprakash-known-as-guvis-gem-powerful-ironlady-best-4-successful-impacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guvi.in\/blog\/why-is-sridevi-arunprakash-known-as-guvis-gem-powerful-ironlady-best-4-successful-impacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Sridevi Arunprakash known as HCL GUVI\u2019s Gem &#038; powerful Ironlady? Best 4 Successful Impacts!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Evolving enormously as the best learning hub, HCL GUVI Geek Network stands as India\u2019s #1 Vernacular EdTech Platform with the extended visionary thoughts of Ms. Sridevi Arunprakash, the iron lady-cum-Co-founder of HCL GUVI, even after she left to heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sridevi always believed the quote \u201cEducation is priceless and no one can steal it from you.\u201d &amp; thus strongly supported the importance of education that could help uplift a person and even an entire family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such ideologies of hers aligned with the foundational beginnings of HCL GUVI &amp; it didn\u2019t take much time to join hands with technological experts Mr. Arun Prakash M &amp; Mr. Balamurugan SP to establish HCL GUVI under the incubation of IIT-Madras Research Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Sridevi Arunprakash joined as the \u2018First Employee of HCL GUVI\u2019 who actively accelerated the process of building it from scratch. Both her charisma &amp; vision are reflected in the EdTech services of HCL GUVI as she was successful in motivating and mentoring more than 20,000 Women in the Tech field during her working tenure.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole team of HCL GUVI are energized by her impactful thoughts that could make a difference in the Educational world. Also, the women of HCL GUVI stand fearless in expressing their concerns at the workplace as Sridevi always encouraged people to express themselves on both professional &amp; personal fronts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Sridevi hailed from an orthodox family, she initially battled various odds to make a mark in society. However, her passion towards technology &amp; willpower has made her emerge as a &#8216;dynamic woman entrepreneur&#8217; and turned into a role model for women in the Tech industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her efforts in building HCL GUVI with a strong foundation began by making this EdTech platform win the Equity Free Seed Fund at EMPOWER (Accelerating Women Entrepreneurship). She competed with the other leading women in Entrepreneurship &amp; was <strong>selected by Google as<em> \u2018one of the Top 11 Women Entrepreneurs\u2019<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em>as well as<em> \u2018<strong>o<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>ne among the Top 60 Women Transforming India by MHRD\u2019<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though she left for the heavenly world in 2020 during the COVID crisis timeline, her ideal thoughts, principles &amp; valuable service in the EdTech industry are impactfully inspiring for all the aspiring youngsters &amp; ambitious women out there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HCL GUVI, with its e-learning services &amp; non-profit initiatives, has been a huge success &amp; racing towards gigantic growth bestowing the high-end skills to about 2+ Million aspiring learners as of today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Popular Events that took inspiration from Sridevi&#8217;s Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_cPTnwOULjI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI-for-India: Guinness World Record-breaking Virtual Event<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/iit-madras-startup-launches-ai-for-women-initiative\/articleshow\/98666948.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI-for-Women: Empowered 30K+ women with free AI upskilling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/skilloutlook.com\/education\/iit-madras-incubated-startup-guvi-offers-free-employability-skilling-to-5000-students-from-economically-weaker-sections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fly High Initiative: Free Employability Skilling for 5000 Economically-challenged Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/education\/ai-appreciation-day-india-launches-free-online-ai-training-program-here-are-all-the-details-17232851.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI-for-India 2.0 (HCL GUVI collaborated with the Ministry of Skill Development &amp; Entrepreneurship, India)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>GUVI stands for &#8216;Grab Ur Vernacular Imprint&#8217;, where Sridevi Arunprakash stands eternal among the trinity founding team comprising of Mr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arunprakashm\/?originalSubdomain=in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arun Prakash(Founder &amp; CEO, HCL GUVI)<\/a> &amp; Mr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/spbalamurugan1\/?originalSubdomain=in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balamurugan(Co-founder, HCL GUVI)<\/a>. <strong><em>Sridevi remains the essence of HCL GUVI&#8217;s Vision and Mission.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evolving enormously as the best learning hub, HCL GUVI Geek Network stands as India\u2019s #1 Vernacular EdTech Platform with the extended visionary thoughts of Ms. Sridevi Arunprakash, the iron lady-cum-Co-founder of HCL GUVI, even after she left to heaven. 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