3rd June 2021, Lucknow: Indian Literacy Board announced that its Board of Directors appointed its new Vice Chairman – Dr Sunita Gandhi, who also holds the prestigious position of the President of the Executive Committee, Purchase Committee and the Staff Selection Committee.
Commenting on her appointment, Dr Gandhi stated, “I take this opportunity to thank the board for unanimously electing me as Vice Chairman. It is indeed a great honour for me, as this appointment is a testimony to my peers’ confidence in me. Being Vice Chairman is a vital responsibility in leading and strengthening the ILB for the next three years. Under the leadership of our chairman, it would be our collective endeavour to lift the reputation of our organisation to even greater heights. I would like to take up this challenging responsibility wholeheartedly and will assure to give it my best efforts.”
The eminent personality has managed to carve a niche for her in the history of revolutionizing the academic system. She is also an educational philanthropist and has been teaching several children in the state for free of cost. She holds a doctorate in Physics, Trinity College, Cambridge University, UK. Her passion for education propelled her career to become President and Co-Founder of the Council for Global Education, USA. A notable visionary herself, she has traveled to 49 countries to study the education system in these countries. She is also the author of Literacy Now, Bloomsbury India, which is tentative to release later this year.
About 500 schools in India use training, curriculum, and assessments directed by this renowned educationist. She has given her franchise to more than 20 schools across India and is incubating an education based on the principle of ‘Compete with Yourself!’
The members of the ILB are delighted to welcome Mrs. Sunita Gandhi in her new position and wish her all success in her continuing tenure.
