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	'''Rajni Kumar''' (born 5 March 1923) is a British-born Indian educationist and the founder of [[Springdales School\|Springdales Group of Schools]].<ref name="Springdales">{{cite web \| url=http://springdales.com/history.asp \| title=Springdales \| publisher=Springdales \| date=2014 \| access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Boloji">{{cite web \| url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=1796 \| title=Rajni Kumar : A Class Apart \| publisher=Boloji \| date=25 December 2005 \| access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Gulf News">{{cite web \| url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/people/the-woman-behind-the-legendary-springdales-school-1.1171628 \| title=The woman behind the legendary Springdales School \| publisher=Gulf News \| date=17 April 2013 \| access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honored her in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Shri \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2014 \| access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>		'''Rajni Kumar''' (born 5 March 1923) is a British-born Indian educationist and the founder of [[Springdales School\|Springdales Group of Schools]].<ref name="Springdales">{{cite web \| url=http://springdales.com/history.asp \| title=Springdales \| publisher=Springdales \| date=2014 \| access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Boloji">{{cite web \| url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=1796 \| title=Rajni Kumar : A Class Apart \| publisher=Boloji \| date=25 December 2005 \| access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Gulf News">{{cite web \| url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/people/the-woman-behind-the-legendary-springdales-school-1.1171628 \| title=The woman behind the legendary Springdales School \| publisher=Gulf News \| date=17 April 2013 \| access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honored her in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Shri \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2014 \| access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>

			[[File:Rajni Kumar.jpg\|thumb\|Rajni Kumar as a guest of honor in Oct 2012]]
	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Rajni Kumar, née Nancie Joyce Margaret Jones,<ref name="Gulf News" /> was born on 5 March 1923 in England.<ref name="Boloji" /> She graduated from the [[London School of Economics]] in 1941,<ref name="Gulf News" /> married her co student, Yudhishter Kumar, at the age of 23, moved to India and took up the Indian name, Rajni.<ref name="Boloji" />		Rajni Kumar, née Nancie Joyce Margaret Jones,<ref name="Gulf News" /> was born on 5 March 1923 in England.<ref name="Boloji" /> She graduated from the [[London School of Economics]] in 1941,<ref name="Gulf News" /> married her co student, Yudhishter Kumar, at the age of 23, moved to India and took up the Indian name, Rajni.<ref name="Boloji" />
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	Kumar is a former chairperson of the [[Lady Irwin College]]<ref name="Gulf News" /> and vice president of National Bal Bhavan.<ref name="Boloji" /> She has taken part in the Global Peace Conferences in Geneva and the World Congress for the Rights of Children in Moscow. After her retirement in 1988,<ref name="Boloji" /> Kumar is involved with the Springdales Education Society as its chairperson. She is also associated with the Delhi Schools Literacy Project, an initiative under the [[National Literacy Mission]].<ref name="Boloji" /><ref name="Gulf News" />		Kumar is a former chairperson of the [[Lady Irwin College]]<ref name="Gulf News" /> and vice president of National Bal Bhavan.<ref name="Boloji" /> She has taken part in the Global Peace Conferences in Geneva and the World Congress for the Rights of Children in Moscow. After her retirement in 1988,<ref name="Boloji" /> Kumar is involved with the Springdales Education Society as its chairperson. She is also associated with the Delhi Schools Literacy Project, an initiative under the [[National Literacy Mission]].<ref name="Boloji" /><ref name="Gulf News" />

	Kumar was felicitated by the Government of South Africa on the [[International Women's Day]] in 2005.<ref name="Boloji" /> A recipient of the ''Gr8! Women Award'', Kumar was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2011 with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Gulf News" /> In 2012, she was awarded the [[Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo]] (Silver) by the Government of South Africa.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Rajni Kumar conferred with prestigious award in South Africa \|work=Hindustan Times\| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/rajni-kumar-conferred-with-prestigious-award-in-south-africa/article1-955352.aspx		Kumar was felicitated by the Government of South Africa on the [[International Women's Day]] in 2005.<ref name="Boloji" /> A recipient of the ''Gr8! Women Award'', Kumar was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2011 with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Gulf News" /> In 2012, she was awarded the [[Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo]] (Silver) by the Government of South Africa.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Rajni Kumar conferred with prestigious award in South Africa \|work=Hindustan Times\| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/rajni-kumar-conferred-with-prestigious-award-in-south-africa/article1-955352.aspx
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'''Rajni Kumar''' (born 5 March 1923) is a British-born Indian educationist and the founder of [[Springdales School|Springdales Group of Schools]].<ref name="Springdales">{{cite web | url=http://springdales.com/history.asp | title=Springdales | publisher=Springdales | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Boloji">{{cite web | url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=1796 | title=Rajni Kumar : A Class Apart | publisher=Boloji | date=25 December 2005 | access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Gulf News">{{cite web | url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/people/the-woman-behind-the-legendary-springdales-school-1.1171628 | title=The woman behind the legendary Springdales School | publisher=Gulf News | date=17 April 2013 | access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honored her in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Shri | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2014 | access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>

==Biography==
Rajni Kumar, née Nancie Joyce Margaret Jones,<ref name="Gulf News" /> was born on 5 March 1923 in England.<ref name="Boloji" /> She graduated from the [[London School of Economics]] in 1941,<ref name="Gulf News" /> married her co student, Yudhishter Kumar, at the age of 23, moved to India and took up the Indian name, Rajni.<ref name="Boloji" />

In 1950, she joined a local school, Salwan Girls School, as its Principal and worked there till 1955.<ref name="Gulf News" /> During this period, she joined the [[National Federation of Indian Women]], in 1953, as one of its founder members.<ref name="Boloji" /> In 1955, Kumar started her own school, Springdales School, as a kindergarten in the living room of her house.<ref name="Gulf News" /> The institution, has over the years, grown to four schools in India and one in Dubai and is reported to have over 6000 students in its rolls.<ref name="Gulf News" />

Kumar is a former chairperson of the [[Lady Irwin College]]<ref name="Gulf News" /> and vice president of National Bal Bhavan.<ref name="Boloji" /> She has taken part in the Global Peace Conferences in Geneva and the World Congress for the Rights of Children in Moscow. After her retirement in 1988,<ref name="Boloji" /> Kumar is involved with the Springdales Education Society as its chairperson. She is also associated with the Delhi Schools Literacy Project, an initiative under the [[National Literacy Mission]].<ref name="Boloji" /><ref name="Gulf News" />

Kumar was felicitated by the Government of South Africa on the [[International Women's Day]] in 2005.<ref name="Boloji" /> A recipient of the ''Gr8! Women Award'', Kumar was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2011 with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Gulf News" /> In 2012, she was awarded the [[Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo]] (Silver) by the Government of South Africa.<ref>{{cite web | title = Rajni Kumar conferred with prestigious award in South Africa |work=Hindustan Times| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/rajni-kumar-conferred-with-prestigious-award-in-south-africa/article1-955352.aspx
|date=5 November 2012| access-date = 2014-11-27}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Springdales School]]
* [[Lady Irwin College]]
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