Rajni Kumar (born Nancie Joyce Margaret Jones; 5 March 1923 – 11 November 2022) was a British-born Indian educationist and the founder of Springdales Group of Schools.

Kumar was born Nancie Joyce Margaret Jones on 5 March 1923 in London, United Kingdom.

[1] She graduated from the London School of Economics in 1941,[2] married a fellow student, Yudhishter Kumar, at the age of 23, moved to India and took up the Indian name Rajni.

[2] Kumar was the chairperson of the Lady Irwin College[2] and vice president of National Bal Bhavan.

[1] She took part in the Global Peace Conferences in Geneva and the World Congress for the Rights of Children in Moscow.