Sonu Gupta

About Sonu Gupta

Mrs. Sonu Gupta the managing trustee of Goel Ganga Foundation and founder-director of GG International School is a name that is synonymous to leadership, innovation and ethical practices.

Ms Gupta started her journey as a diet counsellor for the Jr. National hockey team of India, but her passion for education and her belief that education is the strongest weapon for change, paved the path of a renowned educator and woman entrepreneur.

One of the most important skills of an entrepreneur is the effect he or she is able to create in the lives of people around him/her. Ms. Gupta has been able to pave the path of many women, men and aspiring academicians towards a financially secure and brighter future through her democratic leadership and transparent policymaking.

Well known amongst parents and students for her innovative educational practises, Ms Gupta started initiatives like Start Right- where she guides parents of pre-school children to choose the right institution and Eat Right – where she counsels parents towards inculcating good eating habits amongst themselves and their children and a club (the iParent Club) for the parents which connects them to experts of different fields free of cost in the form of interactive seminars and workshops.

She firmly believes that “Being literate is not enough, education along with a sound value system, healthy body and life-long learning is what can make the youth of our country globally competent and emotionally intelligent”.

With GG International School as her dream project that has now turned synonymous to trust and quality education for 5000+ students and parents, Ms Gupta uses the school as a medium to inculcate good values (Gurukul Traditions) and encourage inquiry based learning amongst students. Her passion for sports and nutrition bagged the International-Leadership-Excellence-Award organised by Meccademia, UAE in the year 2019 for her phenomenal guidance and leadership skills in the field of Sports Education. She has also spearheaded – Say No to Obesity scheme in GGIS to encourage healthy physical development of each child.

Ms Gupta’s passion for spreading quality education led her to begin a chain of pre-schools in Pune – GGIS Atha and a Teacher’s Training Institute – IGNITE which has revolutionised early childhood education in many ways. The Teachers Training Institute offers skills based programme that empowers women – mothers and educators with professional development and hands on learning.

Her inclination towards working for the benefit of the society can be seen in the number of community outreach programmes the school conducts each year. As a life member of FICCI’s FLO she takes keen interest in various philanthropic projects. Additionally as a managing trustee of Shrishti Farms, she makes effort to interweave nature with education.

Therefore, to sum it all it can be rightly stated for her that it is not every day that leaders are born, but there existence affects the future of many years at length.