GULAB RAMCHANDANI
First corporate emigre into K-12 education and former headmaster of The Doon School, Dehradun
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Totally at the top.
How best to upgrade government schools?
Provide separate toilets for boys and girls in every school; thoroughly vet and train teachers; and make a master […]
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
At the very top. Because illiteracy and under-education are the greatest impediments to national development.
How best to modernise madrassa schools?
Add secular syllabuses and curriculums to round off and complete religious education.
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Right at the top. Quality and affordable education is the right of every child and the responsibility of every abled individual and organisation.
How best to upgrade government schools?
Contribution by all corporates towards infrastructure development; public-private […]
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
#1. Because education creates thought leaders, stimulates innovations and their commercial applications.
How important is the supplementary education industry?
Supplementary education is critically important in this age of nuclear families and working […]
Rustom Kerawalla, Chairman, Vibgyor High Group of Schools
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Among my top three priorities together with infrastructure development and medical care.
How best to upgrade government schools?
They should be given to private sector educationists on an upgrade/operate/transfer model.
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Topmost. I honestly believe national development worldwide is directly related to education.
How best to upgrade government schools?
By awarding grants on the basis of performance measured by standardised national/state tests at several levels and […]
Are you satisfied with the importance given to education on the national development agenda?
No. Health care and education should be the topmost priorities of all developing nations. Unfortunately budget allocations for both tend to be inadequate.
How best to upgrade government colleges?
Upgradation of colleges is […]
What are the aims and objectives of the Central Square Foundation?
The long-term objective is to transform the quality of school education in India. Our immediate focus is on improving learning outcomes of children from low-income communities.
How best to upgrade government schools?
We have to hold […]
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
There’s a dire need to have education and the social welfare of children at the top of the national agenda.
How best to upgrade 1.6 million government anganwadis into preschools?
Allow NGOs and corporate organisations to […]
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
The immediate need is for the nation to reduce hunger and malnutrition. Education at the moment will be second on my list but will rise to the top in future.
Where would you place education on your list of national priorities?
Education is the backbone of any society. So education should be given top priority together with healthcare and food security.
How best to upgrade government schools?
There’s no easy answer to this question. One of […]
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
At the very top. A strong national education movement will have a positive cascading effect on all sectors of the Indian economy.
How best to upgrade government schools.
Government and private schools can learn […]
Shayama Chona, Founder-president of Tamana Society & former principal of DPS, RK Puram (1992-2009)
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Top of the list.
How best to upgrade government schools?
Central government schools — KVs and JNVs are doing well. But standards vary from state to state. If official […]
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Topmost. The well-being of a nation and its contribution to the world depends on the quality of education.
How best to upgrade government schools?
A daunting task as the reality is far from what is projected […]
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Right on top. An informed and educated citizenry is the most valuable of all national assets.
How best to upgrade government schools?
To marry them with private schools in some way or the other.
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Education is the most important development priority of the nation. It is the only hope for resolving the complex problems confronting India.
Managing Director
iDiscoveri Education Pvt. Ltd
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Second, after early childhood healthcare. Half of Indias children under five years are malnourished. If children are hungry they cannot learn much in school. If children are not well-nourished theres a possibility of stunting and brain damage. […]
AJEY KUMAR, CEO, South Asia, GEMS Education Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Education is on the number one spot for me. It forms the backbone of a nation and is one of the key indicators of a countrys growth and development.
Thinker/philosopher you admire most.
Mahatma Gandhi.
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Education, healthcare and food security should be the nation’s top priorities. Universal education will enable attainment of the other two.
How best to upgrade government schools?
Transfer control from politicians and bureaucrats to an Indian Education Service assisted […]
Where would you place education on your national list of priorities?
Good quality school education is vital for nation building. India has emerged as one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Therefore our biggest challenge is to ensure that our young population is educated holistically so that the demographic assets of today do not transform into […]
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