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                                              Dr.  S.  Ayyappan Nair

The Beginning

'            Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe'

He started his career as a civilian school master teaching the Indian Jawans in the year 1963. During the Indo - China war in 1962 there was a massive recruitment of Jawans in Indian Army. There was requirement of teachers to teach these Jawans. He served the Army as a Teacher for 3 years. This first big opportunity was a great launch of his teaching career.

The Consolidation

                                    'Dreams and dedication are a powerful combination. William Longgood'

In the year 1966 when a new Kendriya Vidyalaya started at Malleswaram, Bangalore he joined as a founder teacher. He served Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for 40 years in different capacities such as Primary Teacher, Trained Graduate Teacher, Post Graduate Teacher and Principal. He  retired on 31st December 2005. KVS gave him an extension of two years for his meritorious services as recipient of The National Award. On his superannuation he knew the best had yet to come.

Spreading Wings

'  I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings. Gustave Flaubert'

Dr. Gopalakrishna Chairman of National Public Schools introduced him to Padmabhushan Dr Sri Sri Sri Balagangadhanatha Swamiji who wanted to start a school at Hulimavu,Bennerghaatta Road Bangalore. He accepted the offer of Pujya Swamiji  and  joined on 1st of Jan 2006. The school was under construction. He supervised the construction and started the admission process from Pre Primary to Class VII. The Management was fast enough to give shape to the building and had it inaugurated on 22nd June 2006 with hardly 150 students. Today they have a student’s strength of more than  4300 with 215 teachers on the rolls. Pujya Managing Director Sri Sri Prakashnatha Swamiji promoted him as Academic Director of BGS Group of Institutions.

                                    Awards and recognitions

Once you have experienced excellence you will never again be content with mediocrity.” Thomas S. Monson”
1)     Got  National Award from the then President of India Dr A P J Abdulkalamji in the year 2003.

2)      NCERT award for innovation in Education

3)      Lions Club award,

4)     Rotary Award

5)     “Chanakya Award” by Education World,

6)      Best Principal Award by SOF New Delhi,

7)      Best Principal in integrating Technology in the class Room by Intel

8)     Best International Principal Award 2016

9)     An  NGO of UK has awarded him the Best International Head Teacher in a function held at South Africa 2016 ( Education that pays for itself  conference at Durban).

10)  “Rex Karma Veera “award by iCONGO New Delhi.

11)  “Re:think india” has selected him as Progressive Principals of 2017

12)  PFIA Excellence Award ( People First Leadership Academy)

13)  SOF New Delhi has awarded him with “BEST INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPAL 3017 “

14)  University of South America awarded him with Honorary Doctorate for his services in the field of education