Col Dinesh Chandra Yadav, 70 joined the Indian Army in 1978 and was part of the 35 Medium regiment which is the artillery regiment. He was also an instructor at the School of Artillery. He was also at the Defence Staff College, Wellington. He went on to serve in the United Nations Iraq and Kuwait Mission in 92-93 and in Kargil. After taking voluntary retirement, he joined The Heritage School which is now called the Heritage Experiential School in 2006 and worked for 16 years.
Col Dinesh said, “I am a firm believer that the Principal should immerse himself or herself 90 % in academic activities which is not the case in most schools. I ensured that he was rid of administrative work.” He goes on to add, “Teachers need resources and a comfortable stay inside the school. I took initiative in setting up a crèche so that teachers could bring their toddlers. Also, close to 60 teachers were travelling from Delhi to Gurgaon daily. We organized transport and when I left the school during the pandemic, there were 36 buses and more than 3,000 students used the transport.”
When asked what an Armed forces officer brings to the table, he says, “Discipline is ingrained in us. The value system of 27 years in the Army became my DNA.”
