Arun Prakash (educator)

Arun Prakash is an Indian educational facility planner. Widely-travelled and well read, he believes that children should love their school. His is also the recipient of the National Award for Best Principal from India’s President, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

Dr. Arun Prakash has been at the helm of affairs of various institutions for more than 25 years. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Allahabad University, known as the Oxford of the East. Dr. Arun started teaching Chemistry at his alma mater and later joined the Delhi Public School Society to lead five of the Delhi Public Schools in India and abroad. Dr. Arun is the founding principal of four Delhi Public Schools (DPS Bongaigaon; Guwahati; Bilaspur; and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), besides being the principal at DPS Korba.

Dr. Arun conceived the plan for Pathway International School in Dubai. He is the founding chairman of Laurels India, an associate of Laurels Global, based in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the National College for School Leadership in the UK, as well as many other international organisations. Presently he is the principal of SAI International School at Bhubaneswar.

References

• "National Awards to Teachers 2002" (pdf). http://www.cbse.nic.in/cbse_teachers_award.pdf. 
• "Dr. Arun Prakash". http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=-56194. 
• "SAI International School". http://www.saiinternationalschool.org. 
• "DPS Jeddah". http://dpsfamily.org//Society/httpdocs/EMC%20Writeups/DPS%20Jeddah.htm. 
• "Delhi Public School inaugurated". http://cache.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=910894929&page_url=%2f%2fwww.yahind.com%2fnews%2fyahindnews%2f42.shtml&page_last_updated=11%2f23%2f2004+4%3a26%3a08+AM&firstName=Arun&lastName=Prakash. 
• "Of Sir Mark in Assam, Delhi schools there". http://cache.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=277987727&page_url=%2f%2fwww.thestatesman.net%2fpage.editorial.php3%3fid%3d7050%26type%3dPerspectives%26theme%3da&page_last_updated=4%2f13%2f2002+9%3a11%3a30+AM&firstName=Arun&lastName=Prakash. 
• "Jeddah DPS Marks Formal Opening". http://www.arabnews.com/?page=10&section=0&article=53566&d=31&m=10&y=2004. 

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