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In EducationWorld, we admire bold edupreneurs who brave numerous procedural hurdles strewn in their way by
Promoted in 1999 as India’s first education
politicians and bureaucrats to establish education institutions of their choice. We believe they have — and continue
(monthly) newsmagazine with the mission
to — enrich the education system and confer huge benefits upon the public. Therefore in this unprecedented
statement to “build the pressure of public opinion
commemorative compendium we present brief biographies of hitherto insufficiently appreciated edupreneurs driven by
to make education the #1 item on the national
the spirit of enlightened self-interest and/or philanthropy, who have established excellent primary-secondary and higher
agenda”, over the past 20 years the national
education institutions which are setting new, globally benchmarked standards. It is pertinent to note that most of the
readership of EW has grown to over 1 million
education leaders profiled in this volume, were/are industry leaders, businessmen and professionals under no obligation
to venture into education. Yet in the broader national interest, they invested time, money and resources in establishing parents, principals, teachers and students
model institutions to nurture and develop high capability human resources the country urgently needs. countrywide.

NITA M. AMBANI JAIRAJ C. THACKER & SUJAY JAIRAJ NEERJA BIRLA SHISHIR JAIPURIA AMITA CHAUHAN

GRACE PINTO FAIZAL KOTTIKOLLON & SHABANA FAIZAL NOORAINE FAZAL M.L. AGARWAL ARJUN RAY

BIJAYA KUMAR SAHOO HARI MOHAN GUPTA ANJUM BABUKHAN JAYSHREE PERIWAL POOJA JHAVER & CHARU WAHI

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