Recently I interacted with our first-ever graduating class students.

I asked, “What are your dreams for the future?” Some students instantly raised their hands and said they wanted to become doctors. A few wanted to become engineers, pilots, and more. They wanted to pursue professions which are lucrative. What a change! Some of these children would have become sweepers or maidservants in elite Indian homes if they had not been given the opportunity to study in our English medium schools. To me this is the true yardstick of the transformational work we are involved in. These children, equipped with the power of knowledge and character, will bring about formidable change in their families and communities. The 13,500 students in our schools and those who will join us in the years to come will dream big -- and their parents and communities will see a brighter flame of hope.