Shri G S Rawat was a karmayogi with a deep passion for education. Coming from a small Garhwal village in Uttrakhand, Shri Rawat won an Intermediate scholarship after becoming the High School district topper. With a Bachelor of Science degree from Lucknow University, he joined the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, from where he took voluntary retirement as Deputy Director after a diligent career.

Shri Rawat started his mission way back in 1945 with a Nursery School. His commitment saw him take on a twin-fold task: night classes for High School students along with intermediate for private students. With the passage of time, he formed the South Delhi Education Society (Regd.) and successfully opened a chain of public schools South Delhi Public School; Central Public School; Modern Public School; South Delhi Tiny Tots and Delhi Nursery Teachers' Training Institute.