A leadership journey shaped by empathy, equity, and the evolving needs of young learners.
Maharashtra, India – 11 August 2025 — Tomorrow’s learners need more than marks; they need schools that feel like safe places to grow, stumble, question, and belong. Dr. Trupti Agarwal’s leadership reflects this very shift: one that blends values-driven education with progressive, human-centred learning. Her work champions an environment where students are not just educated but truly cared for.
At the heart of meaningful education lies the ability to build learning spaces that foster resilience, nurture curiosity, and support emotional well-being. Dr. Trupti Agarwal believes that mental health is not a supplement to learning, but a core foundation of it. Her leadership builds spaces where children are seen, heard, and valued not just for their marks, but for their minds and moods.
As Vice President of Vishwakarma University and Chairperson of the Vishwakarma Group of Schools, Dr. Trupti Agarwal is shaping institutions that feel like extensions of the home – safe, inclusive, and encouraging of every child’s unique path. Her belief is simple yet profound: schools must become spaces of care if they are to prepare students for the complexity of modern life.
Dr. Trupti Agarwal’s leadership spans four institutions, including the academically renowned Wisdom World Schools, Universal Wisdom School, and the value-rooted Vishwakarma Vidyalaya, which supports children from underserved communities. Her vision places emotional literacy, student well-being, and inclusive schooling at the centre of everything she does.
“We have to stop reducing childhood to test scores. Children are not report cards, they’re stories in progress,” says Dr. Trupti Agarwal.
Her academic foundation in psychology and counselling allows her to embed mental health into the strategic and operational DNA of the schools she leads. She has championed initiatives that promote emotional safety in classrooms, foster strong parent-student-teacher alignment, and reframe academic success through a more empathetic, whole-child lens.
Dr. Trupti Agarwal advocates for more open conversations about student mental health, normalising it as an everyday subject rather than treating it as a hidden issue. She’s also invested in developing teachers as emotional anchors who can nurture rather than just instruct.
Her model of human-centred leadership is grounded in kindness, patience, and the belief that education is as much about understanding people as it is about imparting knowledge.
Her leadership philosophy is guided by the Panchmahabhuta: the five core values of the Group:
• Respect & Trust
• Live with Integrity & Abide by the Law
• Continuous Pursuit of Knowledge
• Individual Attention to Every Student/Customer
• Humility, Empathy, Perseverance
These values form the lens through which every institutional initiative is evaluated.
She has been recognised by The Economic Times for her work in mental health and education innovation, with multiple accolades for her institutions. As she steps into broader conversations across India’s education landscape, her intent remains clear: bring humanity back into the heart of education.
“The intention is to open up space for meaningful conversations in education about empathy, emotional literacy, and building schools that care,” she shares.
By Trivium Public Relations
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