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Shweta Shangari & Moglys Gurukul

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                                        Shweta Shangari is a co-founder of the wonderful learning platform called Moglys Gurukul. The other founders are Gayatri Luthra, Praketa Luthra, Mridu Sood and Ruchi Mitroo. It was Gayatri Luthra and her sister who were the real brains behind Moglys. Being moms of toddlers, they discovered a void of value-based learning for children. Both were well versed with the scriptures from Hindu mythology as well as with the  Gita, Bhagwatam, Quran , Bible and  Granth Sahib . They wanted to create a place where children could learn about these important stories while attempting to understand their own self and becoming more independent in thought and action. Moglys Gurukul is based on the premise that children need to learn the art of going within rather than seeking solutions externally. The teachers at Moglys believe that as human beings, each of us has the power to heal ourselves from within. In today’s world of gadget dependence and instant gratifi

Neha Pranay Nath & The After School Klub (T.A.S.K)

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                        Children enjoying various activities like art & craft, flameless cooking and Rubik's cube The lockdown in 2020 brought about the need to engage children at home productively. When Neha started researching online activity classes, she found that she had to visit multiple websites for each activity. Each sport/activity/interest had several different centres or  institutions, making it tough to get the requisite information in a concise manner. It was here that Neha got the idea to create a platform which would serve as a one stop shop for parents looking at activity and learning classes for their children. And thus, TASK was born. Since Neha’s focus was on FUN and not academic curriculum, she thought the name TASK was appropriate. The platform provides a means to let children unleash their energy and discover their potential through a variety of “tasks” in the form of activity classes. It also implies activities which are after school and therefore away