Dr. Dipak Tatpuje, Founder and Leader of GEG Satara, was awarded the Google for Education Champion Gold Medal at the Google for Education Champions Symposium held in Singapore.

This recognition also included the prestigious Google Certified Innovator and Google Certified Trainer badges, along with advanced reskilling and upskilling on Google tools — with a special focus on AI in education.

A proud moment was being featured as “Post of the Day” for my LinkedIn post (7th Aug 2025), receiving Google goodies directly from Suan Yeo, Google Edu Impact International Lead.

Out of the nine Indian Google Champions honored this year, three hailed from Western Maharashtra — Pune, Satara, and Baramati — each receiving the Champion Gold Medal. Together, our India team, joined by Googlers Sonia Mehra Agarwal and Isha Porwal from Google India, took the stage during the Concluding Ceremony to the backdrop of “जय हो ” and proudly held the Tiranga.

Heartfelt thanks to our incredible hosts and mentors Suan Yeo, Azrina Azmi, Sanjay Jain, Sonia Mehra Agarwal, Isha Porwal, the Googlers from 12 Asia-Pacific countries, and Jim Sill for making this experience truly unforgettable.

Here’s to continuing our mission of empowering educators with technology and AI to shape the future of learning.