Doctor Sandeep Shastri is a renowned author, researcher, political strategist, international consultant, and a speaker. He holds 13 books to his credit and more than 51 chapter in edited books. Besides more than 350 articles in local and leading newspapers. He is associated with several prestigious international research bodies in the field of social sciences and education. In addition to that, he is also an international consultant to the United Nations Development Programme.

"I think it is important for us to sensitise learners that while online is comfortable, online is not the be all and end of all. While technology and digitization are very useful, I am one of those who firmly argues that technology can only be a tool to learning, technology is not an alternative to learning."