When Indira Bodani’s older son was born with special needs, she couldn’t find a suitable school in Mumbai to help him flourish. So she founded The Gateway School of Mumbai and set up a world-class institution for differently-abled children. Through #LexusLeadingLadies—a platform for the RX450h, which celebrates women in power—she reveals her riveting story and how she aims to change India’s educational system
At first glance, Indira Bodani—wife, mother and the founder The Gateway School of Mumbai, an arm of the renowned New York institution—bedazzles you with her impeccable style and inexplicable strength. Her vision: To the landscape of India’s educational system, by holistically developing differently-abled children …show more content…
Being health-conscious, she then heads out for a run by the seaside, where she clears her mind and plans out her day. She confesses, “I had put on a lot of weight. But was determined to shed it and keep it off.” It is her perseverance and never-settle attitude that strikes a chord with Lexus who also constantly preservers to break their own records. In the RX450h, unlike any other car, you can open and close the hatch by holding your hand near the logo. The car also features a Heads-Up Display that projects critical information onto your windshield, something that you’ve seen in super-hero …show more content…
And like the warm cosy cabin of the Lexus RX450h, it cocoons her and the ones she loves the most.
(In a box)
10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT INDIRA BODANI
1. Leading lady you admire: My mother
2. Signature style: Constantly changing, every day is a new day.
3. Go-to cuisine: Healthy balanced meals
4. Cheat Meal: Anything sweet
5. Favourite music genre: Anything calming. Love jazz and classical music
6. Support system: My family, the team at the school and my gang of girls
7. Best way to unwind: Love reading. I’m also a part of a book club
8. Book that changed your life: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
9. Novel on your bedside table: Give and Take by Adam Grant
10. Travel destination on your bucket list: Bhutan
(Pull Quotes)
“It is her perseverance and never-settle attitude that strikes a chord with Lexus who also constantly preservers to break their own records.”
“A common philosophy between Lexus and Indira is the belief that customisation is the only way to make something a part of one’s DNA.”
“Her endeavour to integrate excellence into every level of The Gateway School of Mumbai is reminiscent of the highly skilled Japanese Takumi craftsmen at the front of the assembly line in the Lexus