DPS Kota
Rajasthan

Management Committee

Management Committee


Mr V.K Shunglu, Chairman

A postgraduate in History from University of Delhi, Mr V.K Shunglu joined the Indian Administration Service in 1962. He is currently a member of the UN Panel of External Auditors. He has served in various Government positions and has held senior portfolios in Finance, Planning & Taxation, Industry, Energy, Health and Family Welfare. Mr Shunglu is the Chairman and Trustee of DPS Society.

Ms Meenakshi Singh Pathania, Pro Vice Chairperson

Pro Vice Chairman of DPS Kota, DPS Kangra & DPS Sushant Lok. She is an educationist with the spirit of a pioneer and far reaching vision. In her early 20s she established DPS Sushant Lok that went on set landmarks in the field of education. Ms Singh embarked upon the vision to create a chain of beautiful school for the tiny tots called Apple Blossom. Encouraged by the success of these two ventures she set up The Tribhuvan School at Patna that provides quality education and is a leading School in eastern part of India. DPS kota is her dream venture wherein she wants to bring in the true meaning of experiential learning to the town of Kota , where learning will not be merely rote but students will construct their own learning to pave a path of success.

Ms Namita Pradhan, Vice Chairperson

An Ex. IAS Officer and Ex. Asst. Director General Of World Health Organisation (WHO), Ms Pradhan is Pro Trustee of DPS Society.

Mr N.K Singh, Member

Former bureaucrat, Mr N.K Singh is a renowned politician and economist. He was the Member of the Upper House of Indian Parliament and served on several Parliamentary Standing Committees. Formerly, lecturer at the prestigious St. Stephen’s College. Mr Singh continues to lecture at eminent International universities.

Maharaja Gaj Singh, Member

Maharaja of Jodhpur, former member of Indian Parliament and former High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago. He is also a Board Member of Mayo College, Ajmer.

Dr Kiran Datar, Member

Former Vice Chancellor University of Delhi and former Advisor, National Knowledge Commission, Dr Datar has to her credit many awards and distinctions. Some of them being the Fulbright Fellowship, Dorothy Lee Grant, Mahila Shiromani Award, Himotkarsh National Integration Award. Dr Datar has been a member of DPS society.

Ms Savitri Kunadi, Member

Hailing from the Royal family of Kota, Rajasthan, Ms Kunadi is a former Indian Ambassador to Paris

Mr. Abhimanyu Singh, Member

Mr. Abhimanyu Singh an international consultant for UNESCO international is a product of mayo College Ajmer. He was a first ranker Postgraduate in history from Delhi University and joined the Indian Administrative Services in 1974. He is also a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow under the Fulbright Program at Pittsburgh University, USA for mid-career professional development (1986-87).

Mr. Singh has represented India on the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Vancouver, for three years. After returning to India he became the Education Secretary for Rajasthan when he lead and coordinated mass literacy campaigns and community based rural education projects ( Shiksha Karmi & Lok Jumbish). He also chaired the Global Drafting Committee at the World Education Forum at Dakar in 2000. He has been the Director of UNESCO in Nigeria and Beijing in 2006and 2008 respectively where he was the first Indian to have held the position of a Head.

He has also lead the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-day Meals in school mission. Mr. Singh has been a recipient of research Fellowship from University of Tokyo Japan to study Education for all.

Mr. Sanjib Misra , Member