Gowri Ishwaran

Gowri Ishwaran
Born	India
Occupation	Educationist
Known for	Sanskriti School, The Global Education & Leadership Foundation
Awards	Padma Shri

Gowri Ishwaran is an Indian educationist, education consultant and advisor to the Shiv Nadar Foundation.[1] She served as the chief executive officer of the Global Education & Leadership Foundation (tGELF) and is currently the vice-chairperson of the foundation.[2] She is the founder principal of the Sanskriti School,[3] a New Delhi–based co-educational institution.

A post graduate in English literature, she has taught at many institutions such as St. Michael's School, Patna, Springdales School, Delhi and Delhi Public School[4] and has delivered lectures at various seminars and conferences.[2][3] She is one of the Senior Advisor of the Shiv Nadar Foundation,[5] sits in the advisory board of the Shiv Nadar School[6] and is a member of the Governing Council of the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women, an educational initiative of the Vedica Foundation and Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication.[7] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2004, for her contributions to the Indian Educational sector.[8]

See also

• Sanskriti School

• The Global Education & Leadership Foundation

References

1. "Gowri Ishwaran". Shiv Nadar Foundation. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
2. "Session Speakers". India Today. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
3. "Indian Education Congress". Education Biz. 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
4. "IBN Live chat". IBN Live. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
5. "Senior Administrators". Shiv Nadar Foundation. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
6. "Advisory Board". Shiv Nadar School. 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
7. "Vedica Scholars Programme for Women". Vedica Scholars. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
8. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

External links

• "Gowri Ishwaran, Founder Principal of the Sanskriti School and the CEO of tGELF". YouTube video. NineDotNine Mediaworx. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.