Honouring a visionary Principal

An inspiring educator and visionary leader, Ananya Pandya has dedicated over 23 years to shaping young minds and transforming Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri. A passionate lifelong learner and prospective Ph.D. scholar in social-emotional-ethical learning, she blends innovation, holistic development, and strong values in education.

Her leadership has earned the school multiple state and district awards, modern infrastructure, and pioneering student well-being programmes. Honoured with the State Level 'Best Teacher Award' by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, she continues to champion character building and quality education for all.

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On her retirement, Abhyudaya Sitaras from Shree Ram Welfare felicitated her. In this interview, Mrs. Pandya shared her collaboration with Abhyudaya and her vision for schools.

SPJIMR's 'own' joins the Sitara family

Gauri Vijay Sawant, daughter of SPJIMR security guard Vijay Sawant, became a Sitara this year. Gauri is in class 7 at Gyan Sikshan Bhavan, Shri I.J. Patel High School, a Marathi-medium and semi-English school. As a pre-Sitara, Gauri was among the top performers in her class and achieved 100% attendance for the year. At Hastantaran 2025, she received her first mentor, Harsh Karandikar, and both look forward to beginning this journey together.

Gauri's father recently joined École Mondiale Group World School as a security guard,

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while her mother works as a domestic worker. Abhyudaya looks forward to growing together with Gauri and her family.

Why mentorship holds the key to India's future leaders

Arati Nagaraj, Director of Abhyudaya at SPJIMR, shares her perspective on why mentorship is vital for shaping India’s future leaders. She notes that mentorship goes beyond offering advice — it builds resilience, nurtures confidence, and instils values that prepare individuals to lead with empathy and purpose.

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Reflections by PGDM ADMAP Committee

The Assessment and Development of Managerial and Administrative Potential (ADMAP) is a unique immersive experience pioneered by SPJIMR. It enables participants to develop their administrative capabilities and management skills experientially. This two-credit course instils in the participant the core principles of self-learning and self-management through the prism of doing, observing, reflecting, and recording. Abhyudaya has 16 students dedicated to this each year. We will be highlighting their reflections each month.

Aligned with the UN SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals), SPJIMR's Abhyudaya is a community-based organisation that provides mentoring and holistic after-school education to bright, underprivileged children (Sitaras = Stars), from low-income neighbourhoods in Mumbai's K-West ward so that they become independent and the schools and community around them improve.

To donate to Abhyudaya, write to abhyudaya@spjimr.org or visit our website www.spjimr.org