Jagdish Gandhi

Jagdish Gandhi (born Jagdish Agrawal;^[5] 10 November 1936 – 22 January 2024) was an Indian politician and educationist^[6] who founded the City Montessori School^[7][8] with his wife Bharti Gandhi.^{[9][10][11][12]} He served as an independent member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Sikandra Rao constituency from 1969 to 1974.^{[13][6][14][15]}

Jagdish Gandhi
Born	Jagdish Agrawal (1936-11-10)10 November 1936 Barsauli, Sikandra Rao, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died	22 January 2024(2024-01-22) (aged 87)
Nationality	Indian
Education	Bachelor of Commerce
Alma mater	Lucknow University
Known for	Founder of City Montessori School and Convener of International Conference of Chief Justices of the World
Title	Founder of City Montessori School Convener of International Conference of Chief Justices of the World Vice President of World Constitution and Parliament Association, USA Vice President of World Union, Pondicherry
Spouse	bharti gandi
Awards	Yash Bharti Award[1] UP Ratna Award Global Pioneer Award[2] Honorary doctorate Award[3] Gusi Peace Prize UNESCO Peace Education Award[4]
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1969–1974
Preceded by	Nek Ram Sharma
Succeeded by	Farzand Ali
Constituency	Sikandra Rao
Personal details
Political party	Independent

Early life and education

Gandhi was born to Phool Chand Agarwal and Bansmati Devi on 10 November 1936, in Barsauli Village, Sikandra Rao, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He matriculated from G. S. College in Aligarh and passed his intermediate exam from Champa Agarwal College in Mathura. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Lucknow University.^[15][3][6]

Death

Dr. Gandhi died from complications of a heart attack on 22 January 2024 in Medanta Hospital, Lucknow at the age of 87.^[16][17]

References

1. "Luminaries to receive Yash Bharti today | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
2. "जगदीश गांधी को मिला ग्लोबल पायनियर अवार्ड". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
3. "From 5 to 55,000 students: Educationist Dr. Jagdish Gandhi awarded his 6th honorary doctorate by Queen's University, UK". India Today. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
4. "UNESCO Prize for Peace Education, 2002". UNESCO. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
5. Overdorf, Jason (16 December 2015). "52,000 students and 1,050 classrooms: inside the world's largest school". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
6. "His dream: world peace through education". Hindustan Times. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
7. "Founders of City Montessori School, Lucknow". City Montessori School [CMS]. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
8. "मानद उपाधि मिलने पर डॉ. जगदीश गांधी सम्मानित". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
9. "Swadeshi स्कूल | School as a Lighthouse of Society | Dr Jagdish Gandhi, Founder Manager- City Montessori School (CMS) by Masterclass With Fearless Educator". Anchor. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
10. "CMS founder Dr. Jagdish Gandhi and Dr. Bharti Gandhi declared their personal wealth | NEET Bulletin". 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
11. EducationWorld (30 June 2012). "50 Leaders Changing Indian Education". EducationWorld. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
12. Sil, Debarghya (2 November 2019). "Lucknow: "World's Largest School" Has Only 15 Students Under Right To Education". The Logical Indian. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
13. "🗳️ Jagdish Gandhi, Sikandra Rao Assembly Elections 1969 LIVE Results | Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News, Articles & Statistics | LatestLY.com". LatestLY. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
14. "शिक्षा के 'गांधी' बन गए जगदीश". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
15. TV, Barcroft (24 October 2017). "With 55,000 students and 18 campuses, this school in Lucknow is one of the world's biggest". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
16. "लखनऊ : CMS स्कूल के संस्थापक जगदीश गांधी का निधन, लंबे समय से मेदांता में चल रहा था इलाज". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
17. "Jagdish Gandhi: सीएमएस के संस्थापक डॉ जगदीश गांधी का निधन, लंबे समय से थे बीमार; बनाया था ये रिकॉर्ड - CMS founder Dr Jagdish Gandhi passes away was ill for a long time". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 January 2024.