Jnanasarovara International Residential School was founded by Shri Sudhakar S. Shetty in 2002. Smt. Sukalatha S. Shetty, Secretary and Senior Principal of the school is wife of Shri Sudhakar S. Shetty. The couple is blessed with a son, Mr. Pavan Kumar S. Shetty who is the CEO of the school and Ms. Sheetal S. Shetty who is the Trustee of the school. Pavan Shetty is married to Ms. Apoorva rai. Sudhakar Shetty is blessed with a grandson named Agasthya. Daughter Ms Sheetal is married to Mr. VijayRaj Shetty settled in Bangalore.The founder Chairman is a successful entrepreneur and a renowned educationist. Currently he is the President, Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry and nominated as The Chairman, District Development Committee FKCCI, Bangalore. Shri Sudhakar S. Shetty is a recipient of various prestigious awards : THE MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD (2001) from the American Biographical Institution. The Prestigious ARYA BHATA AWARD (2006) from the Aryabhata Cultural organisation. THE SHIKSHANA THAJNA AWARD (2005-06) from the Independent Schools’s Federation of India. THE GLOBAL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD (2006) from the Vishwa Kannada Sammelana at Bahrain