February 2026
– Dr. Dawood Vaid, mentor to NIOS Academies and founder of Golden Sparrow and a mindset coach who stepped away from a lavish engineering and corporate career to join India’s schooling revolution shared how NIOS is shaping pathways for flexible meaningful education.
– Shakti – A word that quietly carries courage, resilience, and untapped strength. And if you really know, it lives most powerfully in young girls. Recently visited Shakti Learning Centre at Kharghar and let’s just say the name fits perfectly.
– Led by the inspiring Vimala Maam a math whiz, ex principal and author alongside Kalyani Basu ji who is now steering the NIOS Academy, this place is reimagining how girls learn think and grow. In a world still obsessed with rote learning, Shakti is choosing curiosity over conformity and confidence over compliance.
– It was a pleasure to introduce the power of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), a system that truly supports flexible meaningful education for young minds who deserve more than just textbooks. Walked in impressed walked out inspired.
– More power more purpose more Shakti.
