Two decades of leadership. Nine institutions. Four books. One enduring conviction — that education anchored in values is the truest form of nation building.
“Degrees help a student get a job. Values help them build a life.”— Dr. Naval Singh Jain
Every institution Dr. Naval Singh Jain has built began in a village called Sarwania Maharaj, in Madhya Pradesh. His father — a headmaster honoured by the President of India — passed away when Naval was seven. He was too young to inherit his father's knowledge, but he inherited something greater: the certainty that a teacher's life is the most consequential life a person can lead.
Education became his ladder. An MBA in Human Resources — the machinery of modern institutions. And a Ph.D. devoted to the Shilank Teeka of the Sutrakritang Sutra, one of Jain philosophy's most demanding canonical commentaries.
His path to leadership was built from the ground up — hostel superintendent, classroom teacher, TGT at Jain Vishva Bharati, Ladnun — before he became Principal of the very school he would go on to transform. When Dr. Jain took charge of the Pragya Group of Institutions in 2006, it comprised a single school of 180 students, struggling and slowly losing enrollment year after year, alongside one pre-existing college — Shri Pragya Mahavidyalaya (Est. 1972) and Shri Pragya Public School, Bijainagar (Est. 1976), both serving the Bijainagar community under the legacy of the Shri Pragya Jain Smarak Samiti, founded in 1969. Over the two decades since, under his leadership, the group has grown into a nine-institution ecosystem spanning play group to postgraduation — seven schools, the original college, and a dedicated JEE–NEET, CA and CMA coaching foundation — now serving more than 5,500 students and 400 educators and staff.
That trajectory shaped what has become one of the group's defining institutional principles: leadership is grown from within, never brought in from outside. Every Principal, Vice Principal, and Headmistress across the Pragya Group of Institutions today began as a classroom teacher within the group. Its transport head began as a driver. Its housekeeping and security heads began as peons. Its construction head began as a labourer. Its HR head began as a clerk.
That same conviction now reaches beyond Bijainagar. Dr. Jain has authored four books — a memoir on life's unmapped turns, a study of digital distraction through the lens of Jain philosophy, an edited volume on Indian knowledge traditions, and a practitioner's system for school transformation drawn directly from two decades of running nine institutions. Where his career began with a single classroom, his writing now speaks to school leaders, parents, and students far beyond Rajasthan — carrying the same argument in every form: that wisdom, not just information, is what actually transforms a life, a classroom, or an institution.
From play group to postgraduation — every campus built on the same foundation of academic rigour, modern method, and enduring values.
NAAC 'A' Grade, UGC-recognized PG college — Commerce, Science, Humanities, Technology & Management.
English-medium senior secondary — Science, Commerce, Humanities & Agriculture streams.
A nurturing hub for comprehensive student development.
Inclusive, impactful learning for the region.
CBSE-affiliated, global-standard schooling for 21st-century competencies.
Tech-integrated virtual learning — flexible, high-quality, human-led.
The newest campus in the growing Pragya network.
Purpose-built for academic distinction in Ajmer district.
JEE–NEET, CA & CMA preparation inside school — success without leaving home.
The biggest myth in Indian education is that success requires leaving home. Students perform better in disciplined, family-supported environments — and the results prove it.
Read on Medium →Ahimsa, satya, aparigraha — ancient principles that teach self-discipline, empathy and integrity: the qualities that define future-ready leaders.
Read on Medium →Education is not the transmission of information. It is the shaping of character, the awakening of intellect, and the preparation of responsible citizens.
Read on LinkedIn →Data-driven commentary on Indian education policy — examining official statistics against stated national targets.
Research articles in Hindi periodicals including Jinvani (Jaipur, ISSN-registered) and Shramanopasak (Bikaner) — bridging Jain canonical scholarship with contemporary questions of psychology, consumption and conduct. View full profile on Google Scholar →
Some turns in life don’t appear on any map. This book is about those turns — ten true stories that don’t preach, but walk beside you. After every story: a question that turns your gaze inward, and small steps you can begin tomorrow.
“Google can lead you astray. A guru never will.”
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A narrative nonfiction work in twenty-three chapters, addressing digital distraction, comparison, and the crisis of self-identity through the lens of Jain philosophy — asrava, samvara, anekantavada, aparigraha, samayik and pratyakhyan — drawn from three decades of educational experience and direct dialogue with thousands of students.
An edited volume bringing together Indian knowledge traditions for contemporary readers. Dr. Jain served as Chief Editor, published by Shri Pragya Mahavidyalaya, Bijainagar, and contributed the chapter “The Merchant–Muni Compact: Jain Ethics, Trust and the Making of Responsible Commerce.”
A working system across the five areas every institution must hold together at once: parent trust, student development, staff culture, academic quality, and the operations beneath them all. Includes The School Leader’s Toolkit — fifteen audits, templates and review frameworks — and a complete 100-Day Transformation Plan.
कुछ पंक्तियाँ, जो गूगल भटका सकता है से — जहाँ हर नक़्शा हार जाता है, वहीं से एक नई राह शुरू होती है।
गूगल भटका सकता है, गुरु नहीं।
— डॉ. नवल सिंह जैन
Google can lead you astray. A guru never will.
— Dr. Naval Singh Jain
सादगी दरिद्रता नहीं, स्वतंत्रता है।
— डॉ. नवल सिंह जैन
What we take for an obstacle in the road is, more often than not, the road itself.
— Dr. Naval Singh Jain
जिस दिन लाभ की परिभाषा बदल जाती है, उस दिन पूरा जीवन बदल जाता है।
— डॉ. नवल सिंह जैन
The world listens to a voice for a while — but it remembers a character for a lifetime.
— Dr. Naval Singh Jain
For schools, institutions, and communities — each session built directly from Dr. Jain's published work, not generic slides.
A working session for school owners, directors and principals, built from the book of the same name. Covers the five areas every institution must hold together at once — parent trust, student development, staff culture, academic quality, and operations — with practical audits and a 100-day action framework participants leave with.
Drawing on Jain concepts of asrava, samvara and aparigraha, this session addresses digital distraction and self-identity for a modern audience — practical, not preachy. Adaptable for student assemblies, parent communities, and corporate wellness audiences.
Grounded in Dr. Jain's doctoral research and published scholarship — including his chapter on Jain business ethics in Roots to Rise — this session brings centuries-old Jain principles to bear on contemporary questions of ethics, conduct, and mental wellbeing.
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At a ceremony held in Jaipur, the Pragya Group of Institutions signed memoranda of understanding with representatives of around 30 foreign universities, opening pathways to international admissions, career counselling, application guidance and scholarships. Director Dr. Naval Singh Jain said the initiative is designed especially to help students from rural and semi-urban backgrounds compete at the global level, describing it as a step towards preparing quality-conscious, internationally competitive graduates.
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