Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in South Africa in 1914, is now used throughout the world.
The Montessori method of education is a type of educational method that involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing real-world skills. It emphasizes independence and it views children as naturally eager for knowledge and capable of initiating learning in a sufficiently supportive and well-prepared learning environment. It discourages some conventional measures of achievement, such as grades and tests.
Lucknow is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Having a population of 2.8 million as per 2011 census, it is the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. Lucknow has always been a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, information technology, design, culture, tourism, music, and poetry..Lucknow, along with Agra and Varanasi, is in the Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc, a chain of survey triangulations created by the Government of Uttar Pradesh to boost tourism in the state.
Kasturba Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian political activist who was involved in the Indian independence movement during British India. She was married to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi. National Safe Motherhood Day is observed in India annually on April 11, coinciding with Kasturba's birthday.
Modern School is a selective co-educational, private school in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh, a prominent Delhi-based businessman and philanthropist, who desired an institution that combined the "best of ancient Indian tradition with the needs of the times." It was the first private and coeducational school established in Delhi after the capital of the British Raj shifted to the city.
Mastermind School is a British-curriculum private school in Bangladesh established in 1997 for middle class students. It offers English-medium education to students from Play Group age to grade 12, leading to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education or GCE Ordinary Level and General Certificate of Education A-Level examinations, held under the Edexcel and Cambridge examination board.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banner Vinod Chopra Films. A sequel to Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), the film is the second installment of the Munna Bhai series. Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi reprised their roles as Munna Bhai and Circuit, respectively. New additions to the cast include Vidya Balan, Dilip Prabhavalkar and Dia Mirza, while several actors from the original, notably Jimmy Sheirgill and Boman Irani, appear in new roles.
Gandhigiri is a neologism in India which is used to express the tenets of Gandhism in contemporary terms. The term became popular due to its usage in the 2006 Hindi film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai.
Beni Prasad Verma was an Indian politician and a founding member of the Samajwadi Party. A prominent member of the Samajwadi Party, he later joined Indian National Congress and was elected on its ticket to Lok Sabha in 2009. In 2016 he rejoined the Samajwadi Party.
Jagdish Gandhi was an Indian politician and educationist who founded the City Montessori School with his wife Bharti Gandhi. He served as an independent member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Sikandra Rao constituency from 1969 to 1974.
City Montessori Schools (CMS) are co-educational English medium private schools that offers education from Pre-school up to 12 level in Lucknow, India.
City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Branch, Lucknow is a private school that offers education up to the level of under-graduation, in Lucknow, India. CMS GN is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to ICSE Board, New Delhi. The streams offered are Science and Commerce. The school has been ranked 6th in the "most respected secondary schools" in India list compiled by IMRB in 2007.
City Montessori School, RDSO Branch is a private school in Lucknow, India. It offers education up to the level of Class XII. It is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Board, New Delhi. The school has been ranked 6th in the "most respected secondary schools" in India list compiled by IMRB in 2007
The state of Uttar Pradesh had a small tradition of learning, although it had remained mostly confined to the elite class and the religious establishment.
The legality of homeschooling in India and a plethora of alternative education schools spread over different states has been debated by educators, lawmakers, and parents since the passing of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) which makes formal education a fundamental right of every child between the ages of 6 and 14 and specifies minimum norms for schools. While the legality of homeschooling still remains a grey area, there have been petitions by parents and alternate schools in the past for granting relief. As per the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to which India is a signatory, quote: "Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children."
Gopaldas Ambaidas Desai (1887–1951) also called Darbar Gopaldas Desai was a prince who ascended the throne of the State of Dhasa in Saurashtra and a noted Gandhian political and social activist. He is remembered as the first prince in India who gave up his principality to become a freedom fighter against the British Raj.
City Montessori School, Station Road Branch is a private school in Lucknow, India that offers education up to the intermediate level. It is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to ICSE Board, New Delhi. It was established in 1959. The streams offered are Science, Commerce and Arts.
City Montessori School, Chowk Branch is a private school in Lucknow, India that offers education up to the intermediate level. It is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to ICSE Board, New Delhi. The streams offered are Science and Commerce.
City Montessori School, Indira Nagar Branch is a private school in Lucknow, India that offers education up to high school level. It is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to ICSE Board, New Delhi.
City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Branch, Lucknow is a private school that offers education up to the level of under-graduation, in Lucknow, India. CMS Rajajipuram Campus 1 is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to ICSE Board, New Delhi. The chain of schools was established by Dr. Jagdish Gandhi and his wife Mrs. Bharti Gandhi. The school houses many contemporary facilities, including a fully functional physics, chemistry, biology, computer and biotechnology laboratory. For extra-curricular activities, City Montessori School provides facilities like swimming pool, basketball court, auditorium and tennis court for students.
