In the press2014 to 2020
His work, in print and on the record.
Interviews, features and reports on R.J. Bhuvanesh and the KRM Group of Schools, from a full page in EducationWorld to a special report on the leaders reinventing school education.
EducationWorld, August 2020
Featured in and recognised by
- ForbesThe Great Indian Schools, 2018
- EducationWorldJune 2014 and August 2020
- The Times of IndiaNIE Vista Ideathon, 2023 to 2025
- DT NextFirst TED-Ed Club in Tamil Nadu, 2016
- British CouncilInternational School Award, 2013 to 2026
- Tamil pressOn the new curriculum
EducationWorld, June 2014
Nine questions, answered in print.
A full page Eduleader Bytes feature in EducationWorld, India's leading education magazine. His answers are reproduced as they were printed.
Are you satisfied with the importance given to education on the national development agenda?
No. Education should be given top priority. It's the best prescription for vaulting India into its next golden age.
How best to upgrade government schools?
Equal emphasis on infrastructure and resources development, teacher training and curriculum reform. All three must happen simultaneously.
Thinker or philosopher you admire most?
Napoleon Hill, who said: "Going the extra mile turns the spotlight on you and keeps it there."
Your favourite Nobel laureate?
Sir C.V. Raman.
Your leadership style?
Facilitative and participative. To empower people to prepare for a prosperous future.
Your favourite book on education?
The Third Teacher, by the Italian teacher and psychologist Loris Malaguzzi.
Should the education outlay be doubled by cutting defence expenditure?
No. Education and defence are the two eyes of the nation.
How satisfied are you with the progress of the Kaligi Ranganathan Montford (KRM) Group of Schools?
Quite satisfied. KRM school students are moving forward to carpe diem ("seize the future").
Pessimistic or optimistic about Indian education?
Optimistic. I believe we are moving towards an innovative and illustrious age of education for all sections of society.
More coverage
What the papers reported.
Features, reports and listings on the group and its schools, newest first.
4 reports, 2016 to 2020
- EducationWorld, August 2020
25 leaders reinventing K-12 education
A special report on the school leaders shaping Indian education after NEP 2020. He wrote on the new policy, the move to online learning during Covid-19, and the continuous online training KRM ran for its teachers and counselling for its families.
We need to use our own VUCA (vision, understanding, courage and adaptability) 2.0 strategy to train teachers to develop into tech-savvy, kind, thoughtful and caring professionals.
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