Dr.Geeta Vasudevan is a scholar and educationist in the field of history and culture. A graduate of Economics from Loreto College, Lucknow, she completed her M.A. Ancient History, from the Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University and M.Phil. from University of Madras.

A Ph.D in Ancient History from Madras University, she has authored a major book on Chola history, THE ROYAL TEMPLE OF RAJARAJA, and has written several papers for research journals and periodicals. Widely travelled, Dr.Geeta has made comparative studies of cultures around the world.

Dr.Geeta Vasudevan is the Director of Cultural Tourism and Advisory Committee member of Dakshinachitra, a heritage centre of South India near Chennai. Associated actively with Dakshinachitra for the past ten years, she has been primarily responsible for the establishment of the Division for Cultural tourism and Marketing and has been instrumental in placing Dakshinachitra on the national and international tourism circuits.

She has represented India in various international conferences and seminars connected with Cultural Tourism and Heritage and continues her passion in education encouraging cultural education for students through history and travel lectures.

She is the founder and coordinator of Hayagriva Study Circle, a pioneering effort towards continuing education for adults in the city of Chennai. Inspired by the Learning in Retirement programs in the West, Hayagriva Study Circle endeavours to impart education and information through lectures in various disciplines. The courses for Hayagriva Study Circle are conducted by eminent professors and specialists in the respective fields.