Dr. Veena Anand Shrivastava is the Campus Head of Gopi Birla Memorial School & Birla Open Minds International School, Walkeshwar, Mumbai. With over 36 years in academics, she brings extensive experience in administration, leadership, planning, and staff welfare. This includes 20 years as a Principal in reputed schools and 16 years of teaching from Pre-Nursery to XII across IGCSE, ICSE, CBSE, and HSC syllabi.
Dr. Shrivastava has led institutions like Billabong High International School, Panbai International School, and Army Public School, Mumbai. Her foundational work includes securing ICSE and IGCSE affiliations and establishing new schools and junior colleges. She has also served as a visiting faculty for communication skills and was an ex-member of the Academic Council of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University.
A creative writer, poetess, and honorary member of the 'All India Poetess Association', she has published her own poetry collection, 'Kshanbhangur'. She is also the composer of school anthems and a translator of best-selling books, including Robin Sharma's 'Who Will Cry When You Die' into Hindi.
A strong education system is the backbone of any nation. As literacy brings awareness, which leads towards objectivity and turns into setting targets and finally achieving goals which are not only related to personal achievements but which are also for the benefit of society. All schools should strive hard to provide the kind of education which will prepare the students to create a world of positivity, peace, prosperity and progress. The present generation has to be prepared to be well equipped to be a part of this competitive world by learning and excelling in their fields. They have to be competent to take care of the crises of poverty, corruption, terrorism and also the exploitation of the weaker and underprivileged section of society and learn to be above the discrimination of religion, caste, creed and gender. I believe that no syllabus can prepare a child as perfect human being but only by creating the right awareness such aims can be achieved which is a herculine task. The future of any country depends upon the right kind of education provided to them so that finally they emerge as winners!!