Pavitradham Rotary School for the Deaf, managed by the Rotary Welfare Society for the Deaf, offers safe and comfortable hostel facilities tailored to the needs of boys and girls. Our separate accommodations ensure a secure, inclusive, and nurturing environment, promoting independence and holistic development. Equipped with essential amenities and round-the-clock care, the hostels foster a supportive community where students thrive both academically and socially.
CA A.D Gandhi, Chairman
CA A.D Gandhi is the senior most Chartered Accountant in Ambala. He is associated with a large number of social, and professional organizations. He is associated with our school since its inception and has been taking a special interest in grooming and mentoring young students to become successful chartered accountants.
Dr. Jai Dev
Dr. Jai Dev was born on April 1, 1926, and graduated in medicine from Gurukul Kangri, Haridwar. After a brief private practice, he founded Lakshmi Medical Hall (LMH), a retail outlet for medicines in Ambala. Over the years, LMH progressed from retail to distribution of medicines and became a well-known name in Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, and Himachal Pradesh. His pioneering efforts have resulted in Ambala becoming a center for pharmaceutical distribution.
He is an inspiration for all; starting from modest beginnings, he built a successful business and decided to give back to society. He always had a philanthropic bent and was a very compassionate human being. He has led various socially motivated organizations like Sangeetalok (an organization that promotes classical Indian music), the Gandhi Peace Foundation, the Rotary Club of Ambala, etc. For over 25 years, he had been on the executive board of various educational institutions in Ambala, including Arya Girls College, Janta Vidya Sabha, DAV Public School, and Rotary School for the Deaf (he had been the school’s secretary since its inception in 1985). He had also been on the Court (the highest governing body) of Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar. Dr. Jai Dev has been conferred with various district and state-level awards.
In 2002, he founded the Ambala College of Engineering and Applied Research. He was also the President of the Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1995–97). He was awarded the “Service Above Self Award” by Rotary International, a rare honor bestowed upon only 150 Rotarians worldwide. His support had been instrumental in setting up the Rotary Ambala Cancer and General Hospital.
Dr. Jai Dev dreamed of ensuring excellent education reaches the masses of rural Ambala, with which the journey of Samanvit Siksha Kendra (SSK) was initiated. At SSK, to make sure that high-quality education is reaching the masses, we follow level-based learning over grade-based promotion to verify the continuous holistic development of the child. With Dr. Jai Dev’s uninterrupted support and presence, we made the dream of quality education for the rural masses come true.
Dr. Jai Dev was the founder of the Shri Ram Swarup Memorial Trust. With profound grief, our beloved modest leader and chairman left for his onward journey on November 15, 2023, at 6.50 a.m. He leaves behind a legacy of service above self for all of us to follow.
Sh. Yas Pal Das
Sh. Yas Pal Das was born on Sepember 23, 1946 and studied in Lawrence School, Sanawar, before he joined and served in Merchant Navy as Executive Officer for 8 years. On return to his hometown Ambala, Mr. Das joined his family business and was managing the firm Metro Motors and was a Director in Associated Traders & Engineers Ltd, a premier Road and Air Transport Company. He was also a member of All India Road Transport Development Association, Federation of Automobiles Dealers Association, and various other commerce bodies.
Mr. Yash Pal Das was a member of Rotary Club of Ambala since 1971. In 1993-94 he served as District Governor of Rotary International District 3080 comprising of parts of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, part of UP and Chandigarh. He also served as an International Training Leader for two years and other International Committees of Rotary International culminated on his being Director of Rotary International. For 15 years he had been associated in management of educational institutions and was a member of GMN Collge Trust and Managing Society, Ambala Cantt, and Member of Executive of the Rotary School for Deaf, Ambala Cantt.
Sh. Das was also the founder member and Vice President of Rotary Ambala Cancer Detection and Welfare Society that is managing Rotary Ambala Cancer & General Hospital in Ambala Cantt. He has been instrumental in getting financial as well as material support from various national and international sources.
Sh Yash Pal Das was the founder member of Shri Ram Swarup Memorial Trust. He breathed his last on September 22, 2020 which caused great loss to Rotary Ambala, Rotary International, SRSMT and the family. We always pray for peace for his soul.
Dr. Ashawant Gupta, President
Dr. Gupta is the president of Rotary Welfare Society for Deaf. He has over 20 years of experience in Industry, Research, and Teaching. He received BE degree in Electrical Engineering from MSRIT, Bangalore in 1989 and MS and Ph.D. degree in 1991 and 1997, respectively, both in Microelectronics, from Santa Clara University, California, USA, and wrote an award winning Master’s Thesis (Ross Tucker Master’s Memorial Award in 1991) from the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.
Continue reading “Dr. Ashawant Gupta, President”Mrs. Shally Gupta, Director
Mrs. Shally Gupta was born into a reputed trading family in Ambala City. She received a bachelor’s degree from MDSD Girls’ College, Ambala City, and a master’s in English from Kurukshetra University. In 1995, she married Dr. Ashawant Gupta and they lived in California, USA, for a couple of years before returning to their hometown. They now live in an extended joint family with uncles, aunts, cousins, and their families.
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Dr. Vinay K. Malhotra, Gen. Secretary
Dr. Vinay Kumar Malhotra is currently the General Secretary of the Rotary Welfare Society for the Deaf and a former college principal. He has authored 25 books on international relations, politics, and poetry. Dr. Malhotra has also served as the past president of Rotary Club Ambala. In addition, he has been a governing body member at MN College, Shahabad, and Vivekanand Prathmik Pathshala, Ambala Cantt, and was the General Secretary of BD Senior Secondary School, Ambala Cantt.
Gaurav Gandhi, Finance Secretary
Mr. Nalini Kant Gupta, Chief Patron
Mr. Gupta is the founder and MD of Advanced Microdevices Pvt. Ltd. (mdi). He is An engineering graduate with a MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and has over 40 years of experience in business and technology development. Mr. Gupta developed the first commercially viable microporous membranes in India. He worked as a Design Engineer (MOS ICs) with American Microsystem Inc (AMI), Santa Clara, USA (one of the founding companies of the Silicon Valley) and did exceptional work in developing the first calculators. He also worked as a Scientist at Stanford University, California, USA.