Texas School To Be Named After Indian-American Woman

Sonal Bhuchar, a popular community activist and a leader, who always cared about the community, was elected to the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees for six years and served as the Board President for two years.

An elementary school in the US state of Texas will be named after an Indian-American trailblazer Sonal Bhuchar so that her legacy in education and philanthropy continues for generations to come, according to a statement. The Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD) Board of Trustees unanimously approved naming upcoming elementary school 53, after Ms Bhuchar, who died of cancer complications at the age of 58 in 2019. The school will open in January 2023 in the Riverstone community. Originally from Mumbai, she was a professional physiotherapist and had her bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Bombay University. She immigrated to Houston in 1984 with her husband, Subodh Bhuchar.