Rajani Paranjpe
Founder & President – The Society for Door Step Schools
Masters in Social Work (MSW) – Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work
Mrs. Paranjpe (or Rajani Tai as she is fondly called) founded Door Step School along with her ex-student Bina Lashkari, out of her passion for children and education. As a professional Social Worker she realized that Education was the single most important factor that could bring about a change in the lower strata of society. With this goal in mind she founded the Door Step School which today has become a 750+ member strong organization.
Rajani Tai has a Masters in Social Work and is a retired professor, having taught subjects like Indian Social Problems and International Social Welfare. She has held posts at both the College of Social Work, Mumbai and the Shikoku Christian University, Japan and has a teaching experience of more than 20 years. In addition to teaching she has also headed the Research Department and Anganwadi Training Center at the College of Social Work.