Sanskriti School India, is a recognized integrated co-educational school with affiliation to CBSE, which offers education from classes Nursery to XII. It is located in the diplomatic area of Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi. It has consistently been ranked in the top schools of Delhi and even India.
The principal is Ms. Abha Sahgal who is incumbent since the session 2007-2008. The former principal, Ms. Gowri Ishwaran was the head from the establishment of Sanksriti until Mrs.Sehgal took charge.
Sanskriti School was established on August 12, 1998. It has been established by the Civil Services Society, formed by the wives of the civil servants belonging to the various branches of Government of India. The aim of the Society is to fulfill a need in the city of Delhi for education for wards of officers of All India and Allied Services and Defence Personnel coming on transfer. Students whose parents are in other services or professions may also apply.
Sanskriti School is a public service oriented, non-profit organization, with the spouse of the serving Cabinet Secretary, Jaya Chandrasekhar as its chairperson. The school was founded by Mrs. Hemi Surinder Singh, wife of the former Cabinet Secretary, Mrs. Livleen Bhagat, wife of former Director of the Intelligence Bureau and Mrs. Ramachandran among others.
Sanskriti School also runs a parallel school called Umang, where underprivileged children are provided free education. Children living in Sanjay Basti,a slum behind the school, are the main students who attended Umang. According to the Hindustan Times, it has been ranked the best school in Central Delhi in 2009 and second best in 2010. Sanskriti boasts of a full fledged gym, soccer field,a massive swimming pool with diving facilities and a splash pool for the younger students, auditorium, amphitheater and airy, bright classrooms.Besides this in a span of few years it has come to the top of the school rankings in Delhi .[1]
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