About Us

Arpita Rawal

Kindergarten Teacher

Arpita has done her Bachelor`s in English from Delhi University. Presently she is pursuing Masters in English along with a diploma program in Early Childhood Education from IGNOU. She is also pursuing B. Ed. From MDU. She was a national-level roller skater, a state-level gymnast and swimmer. She has also got her training in classical music from Prayag sangeet samiti with experience in theatre as well. She believes in helping young children to unlock their potential and strives to create a space for children to discover their own learning styles.

Anuradha Chakraborty

Kindergarten Teacher

Anuradha has a master`s degree in Modern History from Jamia Millia Islamia university. A graduate from Lady Sri Ram college for women, University of Delhi. She has completed her B.Ed. and cleared CTET. She has experience of working with institutions like Army Public School, teaching NGO Shanti Sahyog. She has also worked as a spoken English facilitator with Delhi Government Coed school. Additionally, she has worked with Byjus, as a content developer. She is currently working with Pragyanam as Mother teacher Kindergarten.

Rakhee Singh

Science Teacher

Rakhee brings with herself a teaching experience of 8 years panning across India and Nepal. Prior to Pragyanam, she has worked in reputed schools like Utpal Shanghvi global school (IGCSE , Mumbai) and St. Xavier’s ( Kathmandu ,Nepal). She is passionate about working in the field of education where she can help develop scientific temper among learners and make them think analytically, critically, and creatively to solve problems. She believes that her role is of a facilitator to provide a holistic environment for the learner to grow. She holds a Master of Science degree in Botany and a B. Ed from Mumbai University. She is CTET qualified and holds a Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers.

Nusrat Makroo

Kindergarten Teacher

Nusrat is a Trained Montessori Teacher with rich background of teaching native as well as overseas students. Before teaching she has worked as a process trainer in different MNCs. She believes that creativity is the engine of innovation. She uses the student`s own curiosity and innate, boundless creativity as the fuel to propel the student well past the milestones. Hailing from Kashmir and bought up in Delhi, Nusrat brings a touch of rich culture, modesty and sharp perspective.

Suvarna

Dance Teacher (Indian)

Suvarna is a trained professional Kathak artist, having a vast experience of stage performance since the past sixteen years. She holds a Senior Diploma and Masters degree in Kathak. Apart from her professional qualifications , she holds a Bachelors degree in English Literature from Delhi University and a Masters degree in Communication and Journalism from University of Mumbai. One of her notable achievements include her performance as a kathak artiste in the famous musical play, Mughal-E-Azam. Besides this, she has featured in dance numbers in two Bollywood movies namely Super 30 and Milan Talkies. Additionally, she has also assisted award winning choreographer Vijay Ganguly, in several projects of Bollywood. Her passion towards dancing lead her to pursue the noble profession of teaching.

Priyanka Govil

Art Techer

Priyanka is a contemporary artist with graduate and postgraduate degree in painting from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Gujarat. She has received Inlaks India Award, Pollock Krasner Grant and Gästeatelier Gasmesserhaus residency in Switzerland for her artistic practice to name a few. She has experience teaching in Ansal University for a year and Kunskapsskolan Gurgaon for 3 years where she focused on skill enhancement of students. She, being a traveller, brings lots of experiences and stories to her lessons.

DIVISHA PANCHAL

Social Science Teacher and SEN Co-ordinator

Divisha is an RCI registered special educator with demonstrated history of dealing with parents of neurodiverse children of age 0-6years, counselling them to deal with the new infant and structures to be followed at home for their early intervention program. She has a diverse 7 years of experience in all educational field as an assistant to an early interventionist, Montessori directress In THE ARDEE WORLD SCHOOL and now serving in Pragyanam as Social Studies facilitator and Instructional Lead. She explores all areas of education to deal with all various learners and mentoring them in an effective manner to achieve at utmost level by using distinct pedagogical approaches based on kind of learner. She is equipped to deal with an inclusive classroom set ups. She has done PG diploma in special education, bachelor`s degree in education, Montessori trained from MMI UK, diploma in Spl. Edu (MR and learning disabilities).

Sangeeta Tiwari

Hindi Teacher

Sangeeta is an experienced Hindi teacher and teaching since 1999. Work with various leading Schools including the Kendriya Vidyalaya Kalaikunda (WB), Delhi Public School Jamnagar, Air Force School Manauri , Air Force School New Delhi. She holds master`s degree in Hindi, Bachelor of Education and NTT Diploma. She has done various Nishtha courses and British Council certificates courses in Professional development for teachers. With strong critical thinking skills, she is able to consider the best interests of her students while also working within the institution`s goals and standards.

Sushant Ummat

Dance Teacher (Western)

With 18 years of experience in choreography, Sushant has also got training in Funk Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary dance techniques. As an instructor, he specializes in Hip Hop, Urban, Funk Jazz, Ballroom, Bollywood and Latin dances with a certification as a ballroom dance instructor from Poland. Sushant has also worked as a dance instructor in some of the prestigious schools like Pathways School, Noida and The British School. He has also done school productions annually for about 20 schools. He has also taken workshops on teaching Bollywood, in Cairo, Egypt. Being a visionary choreographer and educator, he enjoys working with creative minds, sharing dance education with a community having respect for this form of art and thus creating a knowledgeable learning and working environment to be in. Being a dance fanatic, he is a true performer at heart with a fondness for the stage.

Parth Agarwal

French Teacher

Parth is an experienced French teacher. Not only he is enthusiastic about the subject from which he has graduated, he also got a crush on foreign languages. Over the months, he has acquired relevant interpersonal and communication skills to provide excellent results. Being a young language teacher, he is pretty much flexible and has an open mindset that enables him to deal effectively with students from all backgrounds. He strives to create a space for students to explore their own learning styles and enthusiastically helps them to develop their interests and love for the language.

Priyanka Puri Dhiman

Kindergarten Teacher

Holding Master`s degree in Psychology and Political Science, Priyanka has about a decade long experience of working in Nursing Colleges as a Teaching Faculty. She is UGC-NET qualified and also holds a B.Ed degree from GNDU, Amritsar. She has worked with the team for rehabilitating people with chronic psychiatric illnesses at GMCH-32, Chandigarh.

Heena Kakkar

Kindergarten Teacher

Heena holds a Master`s degree in finance from Amity School of Distance Learning and B.Ed from MDU, Rohtak. She has an experience of 9 years in the administrative field with reputed schools of Noida and Gurugram. She has worked with Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar for 2.5 years before joining Pragyanam. She believes that through fun learning activities, students will feel excited in learning according to their potential and talents.

Pooja Jhaamb

Kindergarten Teacher

Pooja believes that the art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. She encourages students to ask questions and investigate their own ideas to improve their problem-solving skills as well as gain a deeper understanding of academic concepts. Both of which are important life skills. She has done bachelor`s in education and NTT. She is pursuing an international story telling course to enhance her teaching skills.

Seema Sharma

Physical Education Teacher

Seema completed her bachelor`s degree in Physical Education Teaching & Coaching from M.D.U. Haryana followed by B.P. Ed. from C.C.S. University and M.PE from Institute of Studies in Education University Rajasthan. Her formal training in Sports Education has helped her build excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. She has participated in Basketball Nationals, NETBALL NATIONAL, and State Games and was also awarded ‘basketball player of the year` in 1997,1998, and 1999. Seema began her career as a PE teacher in 2008 and in a career spanning a decade so far, she has worked with schools such as Cambridge School Noida, Amity International School – Vasundhra, Teri Prakriti School Gurugram, and GEMS Modern Academy. Seema is also trained in Yoga and holds a 1-year Diploma from Patanjali Institute of Yoga, Haridwar.

Sonam Yadav

Primary Teacher

Sonam is an educationist and an extremely progressive personality. Sonam`s whole approach has been about turning students` perspectives from \"problems\" to "solutions" and seeing learners grow in knowledge, skills and confidence is her greatest joy in teaching. She earned an International Baccalaureate Educator Certificate in Teaching and Learning by IBO, Geneva, Switzerland, where she mastered concepts in subject-specific pedagogy. She is CTET qualified and holds a Master`s degree in Chemistry in addition to a Bachelor`s degree in Education. She recently completed her Postgraduate Diploma in International Education from Christ University, Bangalore.

Leena Menon

English Teacher

Leena is an experienced English teacher with a demonstrated history of classroom management, lesson planning and curriculum development. Her teaching experience spans 10 years with leading schools including DPS Gurgaon, Pathways and Manav Rachna where she had a track record of going the extra mile to help students achieve their learning goals. She adopts distinctive teaching methodologies, organizing healthy group discussions and mentoring students. Strong education professional with a Bachelors degree in Education along with Masters Degree in Labour Management. She is also pursuing Masters in Psychology with specialization in Counselling.

Kasturi Sain Mondal

Kasturi Sain Mondal- Kindergarten Teacher

Kasturi is passionate about teaching and is a keen learner who believes that a teacher moulds herself according to the need of the child. She makes her educational content interesting for students by using different strategies such as the use of visuals and impressive facts along with hands on activities. She tries to develop a strong rapport with students to ensure the students are engaged in the class. She attained M.A in English Literature from Burdwan University, B.Ed. from MDU and also obtained certificate from. N.S.D.C. She utilizes her free time in reading novels.

Noopur Ojha Sharma

Kindergarten Teacher

Caring about the students is what inspires Noopur to reach out, do better, communicate more, ask, learn, refine, and improve. She has done her engineering from-RGPV University, Bhopal. After working as a software engineer in Infosys and RBS for 5 years, she took a break of 7 years to raise her daughter. While bringing her up, she discovered her passion for teaching young children. She did voluntary worked in Kuwait and London for leading primary schools.

Surekha Gupta

Hindi Teacher

Surekha has over a decade of experience in modern language teaching and worked with leading schools including DPS, Bangalore and Excel Public School, Mysore in different capacities and responsibilities, where she had contributed to teaching and developing linguistic skills. Profound educational professional with a bachelor`s degree in education from Allahabad University and B.A from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. She is a strong believer in the concept of learning with fun that brings meaning to life.

Jyotsna Aggarwal

Mathematics Teacher and Instructional Lead

Jyotsna Aggarwal has a rich and diverse experience in teaching. She has worked with both CBSE and IB schools in Gurugram. Before joining Pragyanam, she was working with Lancers in Gurgaon, where she worked as a PYP homeroom tutor. Prior to teaching, she worked as a Banker with one of the leading private sector banks. While raising her own children, she realised the impact of the quality education that schools provide, on students who grow up to be responsible adults. She knew her passion and love for learning will contribute to the lives of children and thus the journey in education sector began. She holds an Electrical Engineering degree and a PGDBA (HRM) degree from Symbiosis Pune. She also holds a B.Ed degree.

Rajni Sood

Science Teacher and Instructional Lead

Rajni is a science postgraduate from HP University and holds a teaching degree from Annamalai University. She has taught in various schools including, GD Goenka group of schools, DPS Bangalore, Army school, Pallavan school and Loreto House. She loves to be with children and teaching them how to observe and explore Science in their everyday life. She has also worked with special children. A willingness to share knowledge and experiences with others is one of the most important qualities of Rajni.

Rohini Sharma

Kindergarten Teacher

Rohini holds a Masters degree in English Literature, a bachelors degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University and bachelors degree in Education from M.D.U. She is also trained in Jolly phonics and has a diploma in teaching communication. It gives her immense self-satisfaction to see her students grow through her teaching efforts which encourages her to contribute more to the education field.

Nishant Singh

Theatre Teacher

Nishant has been working as a theatre director, actor and writer for more than 6 years. He has directed more than 100 plays for children and adults. He has conducted various children's theatre workshop for the National School of Drama, NTPC and various schools and Production houses in Mumbai. He has also taken various corporate workshops for RBI, NTPC, NSD, etc. He has been featured by renowned journalists and media outlets like Rolling Stone India, National Herald, Indian Express, etc. for his work.