My journey started when I saw the plight of my own children and went to visit some of the most philosophically sound schools in the country – Dakshinamurti (Bhavnagar), Rishi Valley (Andhra  Pradesh), Shanti Niketan(Kolkata) and, Ashram school (Pondicherry). Learning from these schools helped me develop a child-centric and happiness filled philosophy for schooling. This was how the name Anand Niketan which means a “Home for Happiness” was derived.

First and foremost, our aim was that students coming to this school were happy in every part of their lives. This happiness did not come from doing easy and simple tasks but from engaging with challenging problems even as the support they received from the teachers made it a joyful and interesting journey. Increasing amounts of research and data today show that environments that are psychologically safe and joyful lead to the most amount of learning and improvement.

Shri Kamal Mangal ji believes, we are always guided by our foundational philosophy of providing children happy and rewarding learning experiences, while continuously incorporating the distinct features of a school of the future, so we foster in them the 21st century skills: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. His constant endeavor is to identify children’s interests early on and support them to build on their talents.