Values-Driven Education Inspires AVM Students in Ahmedabad
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Break barriers with hard work and integrity: Governor Devvrat Inspires AVM-Ahmedabad Students Editor’s Synopsis Gujarat Governor, Hon’ble Shri Acharya Devvrat, urges Adani Vidya Mandir – Ahmedabad students to embrace hard work, discipline and freedom from vices as the true path to success. He highlights the life journeys of great leaders – icons who overcame adversity through determination and character. The Governor encourages students to live responsibly: eat healthy, remain honest and avoid choices that bring doubt, shame or fear.
The campus of Adani Vidya Mandir (AVM), Ahmedabad, came alive today as Hon’ble Governor of Gujarat Shri Acharya Devvrat addressed its students with a message of grit, values and hope. Welcomed by Dr Priti Adani, Chairperson of the Adani Foundation, and Mrs Shilin Adani, Trustee, the Governor was greeted with a Guard of Honour and traditional ceremony by the students.
In a stirring address, the Governor told the young learners, “When children who work hard from an early age, remain free of vices, and decide to move forward, no power in the world can stop them. For such children, new doors always open.”
He reminded students that coming from a challenging background is never an obstacle for those who choose effort and integrity, citing the life journeys of great leaders like former U.S. president Abraham Lincoln and former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as powerful examples of individuals who rose above hardship to leave their mark on the world.
The Governor urged the children to live with simplicity and responsibility. He encouraged them to eat healthy, remain honest, and avoid choices that bring doubt, shame or fear. Commending AVM’s unique model of free, values-driven education, Shri Acharya Devvrat praised the Adani Foundation for empowering underprivileged children to reach India’s top institutions, from IITs and IIMs to AIIMS.
His visit was part of AVM’s Changemaker Series, which regularly brings eminent personalities to inspire students with their life journeys. In recent years, the school has hosted Nischal Narayana (Mathematics Genius, India’s Youngest C.A., June 2024), John Abraham (Actor, Producer & Social Worker, April 2024), Shri Nilesh Desai (Director – SAC/ISRO, July 2023), Cynthia McCaffrey (Country Head, UNICEF, July 2023), and Safin Hasan (India’s Youngest IPS Officer, December 2022).
Founded in 2008, AVM provides free, holistic education — including tuition, books, uniforms, meals, extracurricular opportunities, and transportation facilities — to first-generation learners. It stands as a beacon of hope, blending academic excellence with ethics, values, discipline, and social responsibility. The Adani Foundation runs 4 such Adani Vidya Mandir schools – in Ahmedabad and Bhadreshwar in Gujarat, Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and Surguja in Chhattisgarh.
The Governor’s inspiring words left the AVM community deeply motivated, reinforcing the belief that education rooted in values creates leaders who can shape the nation’s future. Gujarat Governor, Hon’ble Shri Acharya Devvrat, urges Adani Vidya Mandir – Ahmedabad students to embrace hard work, discipline and freedom from vices as the true path to success. Acharya Devvrat has served as Governor of Gujarat since July 2019, and recently, he also took additional charge as Governor of Maharashtra. His profile includes work in education and his background as an educator. 
He is Chancellor of Gujarat University and Gujarat Vidyapith, giving him a formal connection to educational institutions in the state. His public life emphasises simple living, yoga, natural farming, and ethical conduct. He highlights the life journeys of great leaders – icons who overcame adversity through determination and character.
Abraham Lincoln rose from humble beginnings, losing elections, and facing failures, but he persisted in honesty and vision. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam grew up in a modest family in Rameswaram and became a scientist, teacher, and President; he often spoke of integrity, service, and learning. The use of these role models is common in speeches to impress on youth that character matters even more than status.
The Governor encourages students to live responsibly: eat healthy, remain honest and avoid choices that bring doubt, shame or fear. Many public leaders in India today urge youth to avoid addictions (tobacco, alcohol), maintain clean habits, and choose moral conduct. The suggestion to “eat healthy” ties into physical wellness as part of character building; some governors and leaders have led cleanliness or health drives in campus settings.
For example, Governor Devvrat himself led a cleanliness drive at Gujarat Vidyapith, joining sanitation workers with broom and shovel.
Commending AVM’s unique model of free, values-driven education, Shri Acharya Devvrat praised the Adani Foundation for empowering underprivileged children to reach India’s top institutions, from IITs and IIMs to AIIMS.
Adani Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad (AVM) runs on a free education model: no tuition, no cost for books, uniforms, meals, etc. AVM has been accredited by NABET and scored 232/250 in 2025, which is among the highest numbers for underprivileged schools.
The school has achieved a 100% pass rate in CBSE exams, showing that free education there is delivering results.
The Adani Foundation has similar schools (AVMs) in other states (Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh). Changemaker Series, which regularly brings eminent personalities to inspire students …
Hosting personalities—scientists, actors, thinkers—helps connect students to broader role models.
These earlier guests (e.g. John Abraham, Cynthia McCaffrey, Nilesh Desai) reflect diverse fields: arts, space, and social work.
Such engagement improves student aspiration, giving local students a sense that big dreams are possible. Founded in 2008, AVM provides free, holistic education … to first-generation learners. It stands as a beacon of hope. AVM Ahmedabad’s website states its vision: to empower underprivileged children through free and quality education, focusing on holistic growth, values and character. The school is CBSE-affiliated, English medium, co-educational, serving students from underserved backgrounds. Its foundation model is promoted by CSR and philanthropic arms of the Adani Group.
The Governor’s inspiring words left the AVM community deeply motivated … education rooted in values creates leaders. Many educational theorists argue that character education (honesty, service, integrity) is as important as academic learning. In India, value-based education is often promoted by institutions and government schemes.
Speeches like this reinforce not just curriculum, but mindset: that students from humble homes can lead if they stand firm in values.
