Dr. Nirmala Krishnan
Former Country Head Education, Author, Researcher, Speaker & A proponent of Humanistic Education.
I REDESIGN THE MINDSET
towards the humanistic approach
in education using design thinking.
A woman who inspires millions of children, teachers, and parents across the world each day
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Author of ‘meet the humanistic LEADER in you’. She grew up across India as a daughter of defense personnel, completed her graduation in Pharmacy, and switched to education as her career
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A humble beginning from Kindergarten teacher to Principal of renowned Mahindra World School and Country Head Education for the Jindal group
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In the last assignment, she was heading 300 plus CSR schools and 10 plus private schools, and one special school across India. Currently heading an IB and IGCSE school project in Malaysia as an Education Consultant
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Acquired Design Thinking from MIT Sloan School of Management USA, Education Management from IIM Ahmedabad, and Education Leadership from NIE Singapore
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Recipient of two National awards - India’s Largest Education award for transforming learning cultures of schools from Adwaith Foundation (Mrs. and Mr. Shibulal co-founder Infosys) and Transforming Secondary Education from National Education Society, Mumbai
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Mentored more than 25000 teachers, nurtured and promoted many as school Principals across India and abroad
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Through her program 'I AM A RESPONSIBLE GIRL' touched the lives of more than 35000 girls
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Appreciated globally for her humanistic approach to education for appointing a visually-challenged Mrs. Suguna as a teacher at Mahindra World School that forms the core of her Ph.D. research work on the first 10 volumes of Dr. Daisaku Ikeda's 30 volume Novel series The New Human Revolution
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She is also the founder of two innovative projects: ART TO CONNECT - to establish equality for the specially-abled children; and THE 20’S - a unique model for teenagers to choose their career path
Dr. Nirmala Krishnan
I believe in
"The proud mission of those who have been able to receive education must be to serve, in seen and unseen ways, the lives of those who have not had this opportunity"
Dr. Daisaku Ikeda