{"id":6738,"date":"2025-12-29T11:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/?p=6738"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:16:22","slug":"maya-alfred-fernandes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/maya-alfred-fernandes\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya Alfred Fernandes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6591 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Maya-Fernandes.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Maya-Fernandes.webp 240w, https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Maya-Fernandes-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ardorcomm-media.com\/aelsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Maya-Fernandes-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>Maya Alfred Fernandes is a visionary education leader and the Founding Principal of The Down Town School, Guwahati. 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