About Speaker: Babar Ali started a school named Ananda Siksha Niketan (Home of Joyful Learning) in the backyard of his family’s home when he was nine years old, bringing affordable education to an impoverished area of West Bengal,India. At the age of 16, he was named as “Youngest Headmaster in the world” by the BBC. As a TED fellow and public speaker, Babar Ali inspired many individuals and organisations with his mission “Education for All”. From the last 18 years of inception more than 6000 students benefited with complete free education from this institution. His biography is a part of syllabus in different curriculum across the globe. Hon’ble President of India mentioned about him and his work in his speech towards the nation on 25 January 2020. #SchoolofThoughts #meetingofminds #educationphilosophy