Times Group to honour 17 'edupreneurs'

CHANDIGARH: The Times Group will felicitate 17 'edupreneurs' of northern India at the CII, Chandigarh, on January 29. A coffee table book, 'Edupreneurs', which celebrates the indomitable spirit of entrepreneurship in education, will also be launched on the occasion.
Former chief of army staff, Gen Ved Prakash Malik, PVSM, AVSM, will be the chief guest.Over the past two decades, India has remarkably transformed its education landscape and has created widespread access to low-cost, high-quality education for students of all levels. In north India too, several education institutes, led by innovative and dedicated educational pioneers, have achieved for themselves a formidable reputation for imparting quality education. With a view to put forth this strategic and stupendous contribution of north Indian educational pioneers, The Times of India has instituted 'Edupreneurs,' which highlights these institutes and people behind their success.
The leading edupreneurs profiled in this book include Prof Prakash Gopalan, Thapar University, Patiala; Tarsem Garg, Maharishi Markandeshwar Group, Mullana; S K Punj, Sri Sai Group of Institutes, Pathankot; Pradeep Srivastava, Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technology, Baddi; Rajnish Bansal, chairman, Himalayan Group of Professional Institutions, Kala Amb; Col B S Sandhu, Continental Group of Institutes, Jalvehra, Fatehgarh Sahib; Rangil Singh, Mahant Bachittar Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu; Dr Roop Lal Sharma, Jammu Institute of Ayurveda and Research, Jammu; Sunita John, Auckland House School, Shimla; Capt AJ Singh, Pinegrove School, Dharampur and Subathu; Praveen Setya, Gurukul Global School, IT Park, Manimajra, Chandigarh; Harpreet Singh Cheema, FirstSteps School, Chandigarh; Tarsem Garg, Maharishi Markandeshwar International School, Mullana and Sadopur; Mukesh Shelat, The Millennium School, Amritsar; Jivtesh Garg, Hallmark Public School, Sector-15, Panchkula; Neera Sharma, DAV Public School, Lawrence Road, Amritsar, and S Gurlad Singh Kahlon, Ganga International School, Khanori Mandi, Patiala.
On the occasion, NCC cadets and students of Institute of the Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh, will also be honoured.