Trustees

Chairman, Meadows Foundation Trust

Mr. S.A.S. Kirmani is the Founder and Chairman of Meadows Foundation Trust and a distinguished educationist and social activist with decades of experience in education and community development. Beginning his social journey through organisations such as Belaag and Ghoonda Mukhalif Committee, he worked towards promoting social awareness and communal harmony. He later served as Vice President of the Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana Society, where he brought together eminent personalities including Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Dr. Karan Singh, and leading scholars to promote dialogue and national integration. He also edited the children’s magazine Beyond Horizon and served as Secretary of the Staff Association at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram. Mr. Kirmani was a Member of the Draft Formulation Committee for the Computer Literacy Education Programme jointly sponsored by NCERT and the Ministry of Education. Through Meadows Foundation Trust, he continues to lead initiatives in education, scholarships, digital learning, and social development.

General Secretary, Meadows Foundation Trust

Ms. Fatma Kirmani is the General Secretary of Meadows Foundation Trust and an accomplished educator, author, theatre practitioner, and cultural leader. She began her teaching career at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, where she later became Head of the Hindi Department, inspiring generations of students through literature, theatre, and value-based education. Under her leadership, Sahaj Rang Theatre Group was established in 1999, producing acclaimed plays such as Guru Shishya Ke Rang Nirale, Haqiqat, Daur, Sham-e-Avadh, Sankalp, Rajniti Ke Rang, Idgah, Aas, and Mother Teresa. Her productions have been telecast on Doordarshan, and she has also lent her voice to the late Sushma Swaraj for NDTV’s Gustakhi Maaf. A postgraduate in Hindi Literature with qualifications in Script Writing and Music, she is also the author of Bachon Ke Rang Munchiye Natak and a recipient of the Best Teacher Award from Ms. Smriti Zubin Irani and the DPS Society.

Treasurer, Meadows Foundation Trust

Dr. VINITA is the treasurer of the trust. She holds a Doctorate in Toxicology from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and MBA (HR) from Newport University, California. She is heading the operation at Meadows and to her credit she has organized several workshops, seminars and counselling sessions for the children. She has been instrumental in putting ideas to execution which is the common driving force at Meadows. She has focused on developing exceptional capabilities in the global mapping arena. She strongly believes that education must be socially oriented and in the direction of meeting social needs. She is on advisory board of 25+ schools as an advisor to academic planning & curriculum implementation.

PROF. V.K Tripathi plasma physicist Ex. professor of physics at IIT Delhi works for communal harmony. He is one of the Founders of Forum for Secular India (active in USA) and Sadbhav Mission (active in India). He organised protest marches, signatures, campaigns and poster campaigns against communal offensives and violence in India and abroad. He mobilized university students in Delhi and other parts of the country for voluntary teaching in schools and localities. He organised many workshops on technical education. He is the editor of bimonthly magazine, Sadbhav Mission Patrika published in Hindi and English from Delhi. He has been visiting US universities every summer for the last 36 years, prior to which he worked at the university of Maryland for seven years.