Maharana Arvind Singh
Mewar Award
For Outstanding Education Leadership
Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar
Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar
Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, the 76th Custodian of the House of Mewar, was a rare blend of statesman, cultural guardian, hotelier, and education advocate. As Chairman and Managing Trustee of the Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF), Shriji led a network of philanthropic efforts from the heart of The City Palace, Udaipur. Through the Vidyadan Trust and the Maharana Mewar Historical Publications Trust, he guided over 50 projects in education, heritage conservation, and cultural research.
Under his leadership, the HRH Group of Hotels grew into India's only privately-owned chain of heritage palace-hotels. Yet, for Shriji, education was the true heirloom of civilisation.
The Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar Award celebrates a legacy built on service - and a vision of education that uplifts society while preserving its soul.
Why This Award Exists
Honouring Visionary Educational Leadership
Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar understood something rare: that true leadership is not about power, but about what you build for those who come after you. He believed that India's school leaders carry a similar responsibility - to be custodians of knowledge, of values, and of possibility.
The Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar Award is given each year to a school leader who embodies this philosophy - someone who leads not merely for results, but for legacy.
2025 Awardee
Dr. Ameeta Mulla Wattal
Dr. Ameeta Mulla Wattal is one of India's most respected voices in education. As the founding Principal of Springdales Schools, New Delhi and Dubai, and a founding figure at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, she has spent her life at the forefront of India's educational movement.
A recipient of the National Teachers Award and Australia's Endeavour Award, Dr. Wattal continues to inspire educators across generations and geographies.
Words of Honour
"Dr. Ameeta Mulla Wattal has given Indian education something priceless - the proof that a school can be both excellent and kind, both rigorous and joyful, both purposeful and free. The Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar Award honours a visionary whose expansive vision for education finds its most fitting expression in the lives she has shaped with grace and conviction."- 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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