By Ramanuj Pathak
A teacher recalls the times when he, as a student, contributed in the construction of his school building because there was unavailability of labour in his village.
A teacher recalls the times when he, as a student, contributed in the construction of his school building because there was unavailability of labour in his village.
By Kuldeep Chhangani
Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls High School in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan not only imparts free education and healthy meals to rural girls but is also an architectural marvel built with traditional wisdom.
Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls High School in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan not only imparts free education and healthy meals to rural girls but is also an architectural marvel built with traditional wisdom.
By Sachin Dhar Dubey
For the past 15 years, Dindauri's Ludwa village has its differently-abled teacher Ratanlal Nanda commutes upon a mule to the school. He takes over two hours to cover a distance of seven kms
For the past 15 years, Dindauri's Ludwa village has its differently-abled teacher Ratanlal Nanda commutes upon a mule to the school. He takes over two hours to cover a distance of seven kms
By Manoj Choudhary
Kadodiha, a forest village with 35 tribal families, neither has a proper approach road, nor any drinking water source except ‘chuas’, which are two to three feet deep dug out pits with stagnant water. The 21 students in the village school are also forced to drink water from ‘chuas’.
Kadodiha, a forest village with 35 tribal families, neither has a proper approach road, nor any drinking water source except ‘chuas’, which are two to three feet deep dug out pits with stagnant water. The 21 students in the village school are also forced to drink water from ‘chuas’.
By Abdul Wasim Ansari
A government school teacher, Gopal Bhalwala, spent his savings to give the drab walls of a middle school in Rajgarh district a new life with bright murals to encourage children to come to study.
A government school teacher, Gopal Bhalwala, spent his savings to give the drab walls of a middle school in Rajgarh district a new life with bright murals to encourage children to come to study.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
The Jeevan Shiksha Pahal School in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh provides a safe space for children belonging to the Gond and Pardhi tribal communities to study and make a life for themselves away from the casteist slurs and discrimination they face at conventional schools.
The Jeevan Shiksha Pahal School in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh provides a safe space for children belonging to the Gond and Pardhi tribal communities to study and make a life for themselves away from the casteist slurs and discrimination they face at conventional schools.
By Manoj Choudhary
On Jharkhand day today, the tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda is remembered with pride. But the school he went to in Chaibasa is struggling to stay afloat. The classrooms where he studied are gone, and along with that has disappeared a significant chunk of historical heritage. Local administration promises to look into the matter.
On Jharkhand day today, the tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda is remembered with pride. But the school he went to in Chaibasa is struggling to stay afloat. The classrooms where he studied are gone, and along with that has disappeared a significant chunk of historical heritage. Local administration promises to look into the matter.
By Himanshu Verma
A teacher from Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki shares his experiences of how marbles and spinning tops became vital tools in establishing a rapport between him and his students.
A teacher from Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki shares his experiences of how marbles and spinning tops became vital tools in establishing a rapport between him and his students.
By Rajesh Khandelwal
To make the learning environment attractive for the students in Rajasthan, a teacher mobilises public funding and gives schools an unusual makeover.
To make the learning environment attractive for the students in Rajasthan, a teacher mobilises public funding and gives schools an unusual makeover.
By Manish Dubey
The students from economically weaker families not only get free education but also learn to make products such as keychains out of discarded materials, and convert vegetable peels into compost, which fetches an additional income.
The students from economically weaker families not only get free education but also learn to make products such as keychains out of discarded materials, and convert vegetable peels into compost, which fetches an additional income.