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Vidya Bharti USA Launches its Boston Chapter to Create
Awareness of its Unique Educational Contributions in
India, Expand its Outreach to Indian Diaspora
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Boston, MA
idya Bharati USA, a unit of
India-based Vidya Bharati,
Vwhich operates one of the
largest private networks of schools
in India, today launched its Boston
chapter to create awareness of its
unique educational contributions in
India and expand its outreach to In-
dian diaspora in Boston area.
“We want to tap into the power
of over five million Indian diaspo-
ra in the United States, make them
aware about our work and seek their
help to enhance our educational
services in India,” said Satish Jha,
advisor to the Board of Directors of
Vidya Bharti USA. “We have helped
our students in India achieve global
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learning benchmarks with the help of
contemporary technologies at a frac-
tion of the costs in the US.”
Originally started as Saraswa-
ti Shishu Mandir in India in 1952,
Vidya Bharti today runs more than
13,000 schools, has about 150,000
teachers and serves 3.5 million stu-
dents. Moreover, the organization
provides free education in tribal ar-
eas, covering 127 border districts with
Pakistan, China and Bangladesh.
“Whereas the average cost of
education in the United States is
$18,000 per student, the average cost
of similar education in India is only
about $1,000 per student,” said Mr.
Jha. “Vidya Bharti students have a
three-fold higher chance of gaining
Satish Jha admission to prestigious colleges
than the general school population.”