Jagdish Gandhi

Dr. Jagdish Gandhi (born as Jagdish Agrawal[5] on 10 November 1936) is a former Indian politician and Educationist[6] who founded the City Montessori School[7][8] with his wife Bharti Gandhi.[9][10][11][12] He had served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Sikandra Rao constituency from 1969 to 1974 independently.[13][6][14][15]

Not to be confused with Mahatma Gandhi.

Dr.

Jagdish Gandhi
Born
Jagdish Agrawal

(1936-11-10) November 10, 1936
Barsauli, Sikandra Rao, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
EducationBachelor of Commerce
Alma materLucknow University
Known forFounder of City Montessori School and Convener of International Conference of Chief Justices of the World
Title
SpouseDr. Bharti Gandhi
ChildrenSunita Gandhi
Nita Gandhi Forouhi
Geeta Gandhi Kingdon
Vinay Gandhi
Awards
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1969–1974
Preceded byNek Ram Sharma
Succeeded byFarzand Ali
ConstituencySikandra Rao
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Websitejagdishgandhi.org

Early life and education

Gandhi was born to Phool Chand Agarwal and Bansmati Devi on November 10, 1936, in Barsauli Village, Sikandra Rao, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He did Matriculation from G. S. College, Aligarh and Intermediate from Champa Agarwal College, Mathura. He did Bachelor of Commerce from Lucknow University.[15][3][6]

References
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  2. "जगदीश गांधी को मिला ग्लोबल पायनियर अवार्ड". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. "From 5 to 55,000 students: Educationist Dr. Jagdish Gandhi awarded his 6th honorary doctorate by Queen's University, UK". India Today. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. "UNESCO Prize for Peace Education, 2002". UNESCO. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. "52,000 students and 1,050 classrooms: inside the world's largest school". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. "His dream: world peace through education". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. "Founders of City Montessori School, Lucknow". City Montessori School [CMS]. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  8. "मानद उपाधि मिलने पर डॉ. जगदीश गांधी सम्मानित". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  9. "Swadeshi स्कूल | School as a Lighthouse of Society | Dr Jagdish Gandhi, Founder Manager- City Montessori School (CMS) by Masterclass With Fearless Educator". Anchor. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  10. "CMS founder Dr. Jagdish Gandhi and Dr. Bharti Gandhi declared their personal wealth | NEET Bulletin". 1 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  11. EducationWorld (30 June 2012). "50 Leaders Changing Indian Education". EducationWorld. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  12. Sil, Debarghya (2 November 2019). "Lucknow: "World's Largest School" Has Only 15 Students Under Right To Education". The Logical Indian. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  13. "🗳️ Jagdish Gandhi, Sikandra Rao Assembly Elections 1969 LIVE Results | Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News, Articles & Statistics | LatestLY.com". LatestLY. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  14. "शिक्षा के 'गांधी' बन गए जगदीश". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  15. TV, Barcroft. "With 55,000 students and 18 campuses, this school in Lucknow is one of the world's biggest". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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