Achievements

Padmaja Gupta receiving an award

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Excellence in Teaching Award

Recognized for outstanding dedication and contribution to Sanskrit education with a prestigious award and trophy — a testament to 35+ years of passionate teaching.

2025

Award for Excellence in Teaching

Recognized with a prestigious award and trophy for outstanding contribution to Sanskrit education.

2022

YouTube Channel Launch

Launched "Sanskrit with Padmaja" on YouTube, creating educational videos for NCERT, UGC-NET, and Sanskrit competitive exam preparation.

2022

Professional Development

Attended webinars on Bridging Teaching-Learning Gaps (FDRC), NEP 2020 Panel Discussion (AIE Greater Noida), and Gifted & Talented Education Programme (AWES with NIAS Bangalore).

2010

Joined Army Public School, Gwalior

Began teaching Sanskrit at Army Public School, Gwalior — a role she continues to hold with distinction.

2000

Rani Laxmibai Public School, Jhansi

Served as Sanskrit teacher at Rani Laxmibai Public School, Jhansi for over 7 years.

1992

Teaching Career Begins

Started her teaching career at St. Mary's Senior Secondary School, Banda, U.P. — beginning a journey of over three decades.

Workshops & Certifications

A lifelong learner herself — certificates earned through workshops, webinars, and professional development programs over the years.

Adobe Creative Educator — Chapter 5 certificate from Adobe Express for Education

Adobe Creative Educator — Chapter 5

2026

Adobe Express for Education

Innovative Pedagogies for Subject-Level Excellence — integrating digital creativity and AI into subject-specific teaching.

Foundation of Citizenship Program certificate from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Institute of Values, Gurugram

Foundation of Citizenship Program

2025

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Institute of Values, Gurugram

Facilitators' Development Workshop for the value education program for middle school students.

Capacity Building Workshop for Sanskrit certificate from Army Welfare Education Society, FDRC

Capacity Building Workshop for Sanskrit

2025

Army Welfare Education Society, FDRC

Two-day capacity building workshop for Sanskrit PGT & TGT teachers conducted by the Faculty Development & Research Centre.

Adobe Creative Educator — Chapter 1 certificate from Adobe Express for Education

Adobe Creative Educator — Chapter 1

2025

Adobe Express for Education

Digital creativity and classroom integration using Adobe Express, aligned with NEP 2020 and the UN SDGs.

PASSIM Device Training Program certificate from Tech Avant-Garde with Microsoft

PASSIM Device Training Program

2024

Tech Avant-Garde with Microsoft

Gen Emissary certificate for completing a 6-hour device training program supporting NEP 2020 and hybrid learning.

Digital Productivity certificate from NIIT Foundation & UNICEF

Digital Productivity

2023

NIIT Foundation & UNICEF

Completed the Digital Productivity course under the Passport to Earning (P2E) India initiative.

Gifted Education Programme with NIAS certificate from Army Welfare Education Society, FDRC

Gifted Education Programme with NIAS

2023

Army Welfare Education Society, FDRC

Three-day workshop on gifted education held at FDRC, Shankar Vihar, Delhi Cantt.

NIAS Education for the Gifted and Talented certificate from National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore

NIAS Education for the Gifted and Talented

2022

National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore

Training program for Facilitators of NIAS Advanced Learning Centres, conducted October–December 2022 at the Indian Institute of Science campus.

Gifted & Talented Education Programme certificate from Army Welfare Education Society, FDRC

Gifted & Talented Education Programme

2022

Army Welfare Education Society, FDRC

Week-long webinar on the need, scope, and provisions of gifted and talented education.

Bridging Teaching-Learning Gaps certificate from Army Welfare Education Society, FDRC

Bridging Teaching-Learning Gaps

2022

Army Welfare Education Society, FDRC

Webinar on bridging the learning gaps that arose from the pandemic situation.

Arts Integrated Learning certificate from Gurushala (Vodafone India Foundation & Pratham)

Arts Integrated Learning

2021

Gurushala (Vodafone India Foundation & Pratham)

Two-day online workshop — Understanding the "A" in Arts Integrated Learning.

ऑनलाइन शिक्षण में रोचक प्रयोग certificate from Sanskrit Shikshak Sangh, Delhi

ऑनलाइन शिक्षण में रोचक प्रयोग

2020

Sanskrit Shikshak Sangh, Delhi

All-India e-seminar on engaging methods in online teaching, held on the occasion of Teachers' Day.

Google Basics for Teaching certificate from Google for Education

Google Basics for Teaching

Google for Education

Completed Google's foundational course on using technology effectively in the classroom.