Manjula Pooja Shroff is the CEO of Kalorex group, one of the most impactful education groups in the country. The road, however, was not easy as she rebelled against her family because they wanted to get her married at a very young age and she succeeded after battling the norm that a girl child should never be given higher education.
She realized the power that education can bring. The edupreneur in her was born out of her innate desire to make a difference in society. Her journey in the education field started in 1996 by establishing the first Delhi Public School in the western zone of India under the aegis of DPS Society – the Delhi Public School, Bopal, Ahmedabad.
Over the years, the Kalorex Group has expanded in all areas of education – living up to its commitment, ensuring that students in any economic sphere or having any specific needs get educational opportunities. Hence, apart from the various K-12 CBSE, IB, and State Board schools which operate under the Kalorex umbrella, there is Prerna, a school for students with Learning Difficulties, Visamo, a home for underprivileged children, from where students go to the best schools for their K-12 education and VEDIC, a vocational and skill building institute, where less privileged girls are taught skills to be able to sustain themselves and make a living.
Lately, looking at the impact that Covid had on education, Dr Shroff had the vision to offer extra classes and resources for students who needed help during the lockdown by launching a Digital Learning platform – eKal Academy. This platform is now successfully offering live and self-paced classes for academic subjects and skill-based courses for learners of various age groups. Yali Adventure Series is another offering to engage young learners through animation and fun. These ventures speak highly of her inherent nature to serve every section of society.
The sailing has not always been smooth. But over the past two decades, Kalorex Group has managed to stay a step ahead on every front in the education space. Be it academic excellence, use of technology in education, ensuring professional development programmes for teachers and always being connected to stakeholders.
Dr Shroff believes that the holistic approach will finally get the best results. She makes it a point to personally invest her time to create and launch relevant modules and programmes through her Shroffism website, where she aspires to bring all her staff and parents to higher levels of conscious living.
Over the years, the Kalorex Group has expanded in all areas of education – living up to its commitment, ensuring that students in any economic sphere or having any specific needs get educational opportunities.
