15/09/2026
From IIT Delhi to IIM Bangalore, a corporate career in London, and then the IAS, Divya Mittalβs journey is impressive. But perhaps the most powerful part of her story came when her work helped bring tap water to a Mirzapur village for the first time in 75 years.
Her journey makes us ask a bigger question: Is education only about building a successful career, or about learning how to create a meaningful life?
The Indian Knowledge Systems have long looked at life beyond achievement, through Dharma, Artha, K**a and Moksha.
Maybe that is what education needs to bring back: not just knowledge, but purpose.
(Divya Mittal, Indian Knowledge Systems, Holistic Education, Gurukul Approach, NEP 2020, Value Based Education, Purpose Driven Education, Apex Professional University)