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Pictorial Essay

Extraordinary Achievement in Education Leadership Award 2025-26

Dr. A.K. Pansari

Dr. A.K. Pansari (centre right) with Dilip Thakore (left), Sumer Singh & CISCE's Dr.
Joseph Emmanuel (right)

former chartered accountant transformed into Pansari has promoted numerous welfare initiatives in-
a visionary educationist, Dr. A.K. Pansari is the cluding large-scale food distribution drives, provision of
A promoter-director of the Guwahati-based Royal free medical services and extensive relief efforts during
Global School (RGS) and the Assam Royal Global Uni- the Covid-19 pandemic.
versity (RGU). Together, these globally-benchmarked Moreover a true cultural integrator, he has consis-
education institutions provide education that blends tently promoted unity, inclusivity, and pride in the rich
academic excellence with human values to 13,000 cultural heritage of the Seven Sister states of North-east
students mentored by 950 faculty. Under Dr. Pansari’s India through various media and cultural initiatives,
leadership, the Royal Gloabl Group has emerged as and propagates preservation of the region’s art, craft
a standard-bearer of learning, innovation, and social and traditions.
progress in Assam, attracting students from across For this commitment to education, social welfare,
north-east India and beyond. and cultural harmony in the North-east, Dr. Pansari has
“We are fully committed to every student’s 360 degree been conferred with several prestigious awards, includ-
growth. To ensure this, we have established RGS and ing an award from the Universal Peace Federation, New
RGU as teaching-learning institutions with cutting-edge York (USA).
infrastructure, top-notch residential facilities, state-of- In recognition and appreciation of the sustained
the-art campuses. But I believe that education is more contribution of Dr. A.K. Pansari to the education devel-
than academics. Our goal is to equip students with an opment and welfare of citizens of North-east India, the
ever-expanding range of life skills and supplementary Editors and Board of Directors of EducationWorld are
vocational learning activities,” says Dr. Pansari. pleased to present the EW Extraordinary Achievement
Therefore through the Gyan Sagar Foundation, the in Education Leadership Award 2025-26 and induct him
philanthropic offshoot of the Royal Global Group, Dr. into the EW Hall of Fame of Indian education.

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