Mr Ajay Singh, Headmaster, The Punjab Public School was honoured with the 1st CV Raman Award for Principal on September 5, 2021 on the occasion of Teacher’s Day. The award ceremony was organised by ThinkNiti, a not-for-profit research organisation and sponsored by CuriousMinds Institute, an EdTech Company focussed on innovative learning.
The event began with a keynote address by Mr Manish Kumar, Founder, CuriousMinds Institute. He stressed upon making education so engaging that it can compete against social media and video games in getting children’s attention.
The award duly recognises the unprecedented leadership skills shown by school principals during the times of pandemic. The event applauded the principals as ‘CEOs of Schools’. The event was virtually organised and was attended by more than 150 principals of various schools across the country. A record-breaking number of 300+ nominations were received from 20,000 schools across India. All the winners were felicitated with a certificate and a trophy.
The event concluded with the hosts thanking the attendees and reiterating the contribution of school principals in building a strong foundation of education in the country.