Mrs. Jyoti Rathore is founder chairperson of Akshara International School, Pune. She is an educationist and has been a member of NCERT Education Council, New Delhi. She is also member of Management Council of Vidya Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Amravati and on Governing Body, College of Engineering and Technology, Jalgaon. Her exposure to education systems outside India, especially in UK, inspired her to set up an institution which takes the best of the western and Indian education system. She is an engineering graduate with management diploma who gave up her professional IT career to set up Akshara.nternational Vision: Our goal is to create future global citizens with broad-based knowledge of the world we live in and capabilities for success in an international environment.Indian Heritage: The rich Indian tradition and cultural values are instilled in the students through the school environment, activities and moral teaching.Individual Development: The focus is on holistic development of each child through a variety of co-curricular and extra curricular activities in addition to the academic program; and for recognition of individual differences.