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Pictorial Essay

Extarordinary Achievement in Education Leadership Award 2024-25

Brijmohan Chiripal

BEGUM ANEES KHAN (2018)
PRAMOD SHARMA (2018)
RATNA REDDY (2018)
AMARJYOTI GOHIL (2018)
DR. NISSAR AHMED (2019)
DR. SAROJ SUMAN GULATI (2019)
PAUL MACHADO (2019)
DR. GUNMEET BINDRA (2019)
SANJEEV BOLIA (2019)
G.S. MADHAV RAO (2021)
DR. ASHOK PANDEY (2021)
SHISHIR JAIPURIA (2022)
DR. GITA KARAN (2022)
KIRAN PATEL (2022)
DR. BIJAYA K. SAHOO (2022)
DR. LARRY ARNN (2023)
Brijmohan Chiripal receives awards from actors Charu Sharma & Rakesh Kumar
DAMODAR PRASAD GOYAL (2023)
MEENA S. DIVATIA (2023)
DR. ARUP MUKHOPADHYAY (2023)

chemical engineering graduate of Gujarat Univer- primary-secondary and business management education to
sity, Brijmohan Chiripal started his career in 1972 18,526 children and youth across the country.
A as an entrepreneur in the textiles processing indus- Among them: 250 Shanti Junior preschools in 13 states
try by promoting a small-scale unit with a workforce of countrywide with an aggregate enrolment of 13,500 young-
200 employees. Since then, Brijmohan and his three elder est children mentored by 2,000 teachers; five Shanti Asi-
brothers have nurtured and developed the Chiripal Group atic Schools affiliated with the CBSE exam board with an
of 17 companies into a widely diversified conglomerate en- aggregate enrolment of 9,401 students mentored by 530
gaged in the polyfilms, petrochemicals, infrastructure, ed- teachers; School Shack, a corporate and school uniforms
ucation and solar renewable businesses. Currently, the an- manufacturing company; Keystone Global, an education
nual revenue of the Chiripal Group is over Rs.10,000 crore consultancy and counselling firm that advises school-
with the number of employees having risen to 20,000. leaving students about higher education options and
Yet even as he was planning and developing his nu- opportunities in India and abroad and Shanti Business
merous business ventures, Mr. Chiripal made the time to School, Ahmedabad (estb. 2010) which has 625 undergrad
promote several education ventures under an umbrella and postgrad students and 33 faculty on its muster rolls.
company named Shanti Educational Initiatives Ltd (SEIL, Moreover in 2021, Chiripal promoted Catalyzer Learning
estb. 2008). “Right from young age, it was my intention to Pvt. Ltd, a company that promotes best-selling American
contribute to education and human resource development. management guru and author Stephen Covey’s (7 Habits
Education has a profound impact on society, and estab- of Successful People) Leader-in me programme to 18,000
lishing high quality foundational education institutions in students in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
particular, is the best way to contribute to the prosperity “I believe it’s of paramount importance that there is
of future generations. By establishing durable education proper alignment between education institutions and in-
institutions, we can leave a lasting legacy more valuable dustry requirements. That’s why right from kindergarten
than business enterprises, to address critical societal needs to postgrad in SEIL our focus is on preparing and equipping
such as literacy, innovation and skills development,” says our students with the modern learning and skills required
Chiripal. by industry and employers. This is the best way to address
Since then under Chiripal’s guidance and nurturance, India’s growing unemployment problem,” says Chiripal.
Shanti Educational Initiatives has developed into an edu- For his sustained commitment to critically important
cation powerhouse which has made – and continues to early childhood education and for expanding his mission-
make – a significant contribution to provision of high ary zeal to primary-secondary and higher education, the
quality education to K-12 and higher education in Western Editors and Board of Directors of EducationWorld are
India and the state of Gujarat (pop. 65 million) in particu- pleased to confer the EW Extraordinary Leadership in
lar. Over the two decades past, SEIL has promoted several Education Award 2024 upon Mr. Brijmohan Chiripal and
enterprises that are providing high quality early childhood, induct him into the EW EducationWorld Hall of Fame.

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