{"id":321,"date":"2025-11-01T18:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T12:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/iymc\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2025-11-01T18:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T12:59:50","slug":"our-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/iymc\/our-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"321\" class=\"elementor elementor-321\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ccaa3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"71ccaa3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d3191a\" data-id=\"9d3191a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3ee40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee3ee40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Inspiration\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-139b16c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"139b16c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f3830b\" data-id=\"3f3830b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-597149a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"597149a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a86106\" data-id=\"5a86106\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37f43c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e37f43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/iymc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/10\/gandhi-sir.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-96\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/iymc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/10\/gandhi-sir.webp 597w, https:\/\/cmseducation.org\/iymc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/10\/gandhi-sir-300x210.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr Jagdish Gandhi<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">(10 November 1934 - 22 January 2024)<br>Founder-Manager, CMS<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97c3f65\" data-id=\"97c3f65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3f245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba3f245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr Jagdish Gandhi was an Indian educator and the visionary founder of City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow, India. Established in 1959, CMS is one of the largest schools in the world, renowned for its innovative and holistic approach to education. Dr Gandhi&#8217;s commitment to education has earned him recognition both nationally and internationally. Born with a strong belief in the transformative power of education, Dr Gandhi has always prioritised values such as peace, global understanding, and social responsibility. His work goes beyond traditional schooling. He has promoted the \u2018Bold &amp; Broader Education\u2019, a model of education that nurtures children to become global citizens who can contribute positively to the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr Gandhi has been a tireless advocate for quality education for all, regardless of socio-economic status. Under his leadership, CMS has flourished into a network of multiple campuses, offering world-class education and setting benchmarks in academic achievement. The school is also famous for its unique emphasis on imparting values of love, humanity, and unity, alongside academic excellence. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His dedication to education has earned him numerous awards and accolades, including the prestigious title of &#8220;World&#8217;s Largest School by enrollment&#8221; conferred to the City Montessori School by the Guinness World Records. Dr Gandhi has also been an influential voice in promoting peace education and advocating for the rights of children worldwide. 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