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Meet the Founders

Meet the

President & MD

Dr Jagdish Gandhi Dr Bharti Gandhi Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon
Founder-Manager Founder-Director President and MD

Apart from nurturing CMS into the world’s largest city- Alumna of Lucknow University and former psychologist
school, Dr Gandhi has attracted global acclaim for at the UP government’s Psychology Bureau, Dr Bharti Geeta Gandhi Kingdon is the President and MD of City
promoting peace through education. A few notable Gandhi is the co-founder of CMS. An able administrator Montessori School, while also being Professor at the
honours that Dr Gandhi has received are: the Yash and leader, she has championed numerous social Institute of Education, University College London (UCL),
Bharti Award of the Uttar Pradesh Government (2014); causes and convened an all-India Anti Dowry where she holds the Chair of ‘Education Economics and
the Gusi Peace Prize of the Philippines (2011); the Hope Conference and the UP State Prohibition Conference. International Development’.
of Humanity Award by the Dalai Lama (2010); Key to She has organised several youth and children’s festivals She has a BSc (Honours) in Economics from the London
the City of Georgetown, USA (2002); honorary to promote international understanding. She continues School of Economics and a D.Phil in Development
doctorates from universities of Argentina, Mongolia, to organise a Sunday Satsang (spiritual discourse) every Economics from the University Oxford. In 2010, she
Northern Ireland, Peru, Russia, Turkey and UK. week since the last 22 years at CMS. She has been moved back to India after living in England for 31 years,
Dr Gandhi speaks regularly on national TV channels. conferred many prestigious awards including the Devi though she continues part time as UCL Professor. Her
focus has been on modernising this 63 year old legacy
He has been organizing the International Conference of Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award for school while maintaining the culture and traditions that
Chief Justices of the World every year for the past 23 distinguished contributions to education in India at the have made it great.
years, inviting the highest-level Judiciary from across House of Commons, London.
the globe, with the objectives of building a global
consensus in favour of world unity and world peace.

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