Avnita Bir | |
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 Bir at LearnShift India, 2012 | |
| Born | 31 October 1957 |
| Alma mater | LSR, Delhi Uni. DSE, Delhi Uni. |
| Occupation | Principal of R. N. Podar School |
| Board member of | Governing Board, CBSE |
| Awards | National Award for Teachers (India) (2009) Koh Boon Hwee Scholars Award (Inspirational Mentorship)(2013) |
Avnita Bir is an Indian educator and economist. She is the principal of the R. N. Podar School[1] in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She has worked in the Indian education system for more than 15 years, and she was a curator for Learn Shift India 2012,[2] a conference held in Delhi that was aimed at exchanging ideas on transforming Indian education. In the early years of her career, she was appointed to give special lessons in Economics to the children (Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra) of the late Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.[3]
- ^ "Avnita Bir: Visionary Principal". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "LSI". learnshiftindia.com. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "DNA: Two months with Gandhi siblings". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2013.