The Dr. Maheshwari
Natarajan Award
For Grace, Grit, and the Gift of Believing in Others
Dr. Maheshwari Natarajan
Dr. Maheshwari Natarajan
Dr. Maheshwari Natarajan was an educator who understood that the greatest thing one person can give another is belief. She spent her career believing in students when they could not yet believe in themselves - and in doing so, she changed the trajectory of countless lives.
Her approach was defined by a combination of warmth and rigour that is rare: she held her students to high standards because she believed they were capable of meeting them, and she supported them with a grace and commitment that left no one behind.
Her legacy is not an institution or a policy, but a generation of students and educators who carry her example forward - who know, because she showed them, that the most transformative act in education is the act of believing in someone.
Why This Award Exists
For Educators Who See the Potential Others Miss
Dr. Maheshwari Natarajan's gift was belief. She saw potential where others saw limitation, and she acted on what she saw - with the patience, the skill, and the generosity of spirit that genuine belief requires.
The Dr. Maheshwari Natarajan Award recognises educators who carry that same gift - those whose greatest contribution is not a curriculum or a building, but the confidence they have given to students who needed someone to believe in them first.
2026 Nominations Open
2026 Nominations Open
Nominations for the Dr. Maheshwari Natarajan Award 2026 are now open. Do you know an educator who embodies grace, grit, and the gift of believing in others? Nominate them today.
Words of Honour
"This is a new award being presented for the first time at ScooNews Global Ed-Fest 2026. The jury will review all nominations and announce the recipient at the ceremony in Jaipur."- ScooNews Memorial Awards Jury, 2025
Award Ceremony - 2025
Moments from the inaugural ScooNews Memorial Awards at Global Ed-Fest 2025, Jaipur.
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