Yatra is the Hindi word for a journey. V-yatra is a virtual one.
We take classrooms to places that are sacred, spectacular, or simply too far away — live, guided by real hosts standing on real ground, with students asking questions as it happens.
Born from a love of places
Each of us has felt the joy of travelling to a place and connecting with all that it stands for — its sights and sounds, its history, its way of life. Vyatra exists to share that feeling.
The first virtual journeys
When travel stopped, we started. Vyatra was conceived as a series of live, interactive virtual journeys to places that are sacred, spectacular or difficult to get to — accompanied by live music, guided by hosts who know each place deeply.
Into the classroom
Teachers kept telling us the same thing: this belongs in schools. We mapped our journeys to the Australian Curriculum and began delivering them as live in-class excursions — first to assembly halls full of students.
Classroom by classroom
We pivoted from assembly-hall events to classroom-by-classroom delivery — sessions run whenever a class has that topic scheduled. Trivial to organise, no AV setup, and true live interactivity. Engagement rose. Retention improved.
Every school came back
Every school that booked in 2025 returned in 2026 — with expanded session counts. Students rate the journeys ~4.4/5 for engagement, and post-session quiz accuracy sits around 84%.
The team behind Vyatra
ALWAYS SOMEONE ON THE GROUND
Saurabh Mishra OAM
An entrepreneur since 2000, he has built ten ventures and lived across three countries. Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for outstanding service to the community through a range of organisations, including Vyatra, he is driven by a deep commitment to connecting people, places and cultures.
Nitin Utreja
Nitin drives Vyatra's technology and product. A serial founder and angel investor with a deep interest in emerging technologies, he's spent his career opening up new ideas and turning them into working ventures.
Rakesh Pathak
Manages everything on the ground where many of our journeys begin — building the network of local hosts, guides and field teams that make each session real.
Anuja Ranjan
Anuja produces Vyatra's live sessions end to end — coordinating hosts, schools and broadcasts — and drives our marketing across channels and conferences.
Aastha Auplish
A Major in History, creative producer and storyteller based in Melbourne. Vyatra Session Anchor, creating engaging and immersive learning experiences.
Sherene Hassan OAM
An award-winning intercultural educator fostering cross-cultural understanding through the Islamic Museum of Australia.
Nandini Sen Mehra
Author, communications professional, and multicultural storyteller. Session Anchor for Vyatra's Hinduism experience, guiding engaging conversations on India's rich spiritual heritage.
Megumi Miki
Award-winning leadership expert, author, and founder of Quietly Powerful. Session Anchor for Vyatra's Japan experience, connecting learners with Japanese culture and perspectives.
Mark Loveday
Geography teacher and passionate educator. Vyatra Session Anchor, bringing decades of classroom expertise to virtual learning.
Aarushi Mishra
Melbourne-based education professional and Vyatra Session Producer, coordinating engaging virtual learning experiences for schools.
Holly Butcher
Melbourne-based education professional and Vyatra Session Producer, supporting seamless delivery of interactive virtual classroom experiences.
WHERE YOU'LL FIND US
CONFERENCES & EVENTS
What we believe
A video can be paused. A live host can be questioned. The moment a student realises the person on screen can answer them is the moment the place becomes real.
Many of the places we visit have sensitive ecologies and communities. A virtual journey carries thirty students to Uluru or the Mara with no buses, no flights, no footprint.
We work with the people a place belongs to — local guides, custodians and communities, like the Rirratjingu in East Arnhem Land — so students hear each story told rightly.
The Bark Petitions, and cultural permission
Our Bark Petitions journey, broadcast from East Arnhem Land, is delivered in partnership with the Yirrkala and Rirratjingu communities, with cultural-use permission for how this history is shared. It isn't stock content — it's presented with, not just about, the people whose history it is.
Schools we work with
VIC
QLD
NT
Delivery partners
