She firmly believes that a strong community raises confident, well adjusted, and well grounded children. With that in mind, she volunteers to teach Marathi, Marathi culture, science, math, and engineering. Good teachers make a strong impact on children’s lives. Manda came from Maharashtra. She comes from a family who started a school in rural India which operates on the principle of “Parishrama” or self-reliance. Manda engineer by profession, teacher and grandmother by heart, enjoys being part of Shiksha Marathi school.