“I learnt to read and write at the age of fifteen. And I am a teacher today.”
“I learnt to read and write at the age of fifteen. And I am a teacher today.”

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Ayodhya Kumari Gaur is 80 years old and a teacher who wants to ensure every child has access to education, unlike herself who learnt to read and write only when she was 15 years old. Despite long gaps, several unsuccessful attempts at passing exams and the duties of a mother and wife, she completed her B.Ed when she was 47 years old. Since 2001, she is running her own school in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Ayodhya Kumari Gaur is 80 years old and a teacher who wants to ensure every child has access to education, unlike herself who learnt to read and write only when she was 15 years old. Despite long gaps, several unsuccessful attempts at passing exams and the duties of a mother and wife, she completed her B.Ed when she was 47 years old. Since 2001, she is running her own school in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Teacher's Diary: 'Assigning chemical names to students so that they don't forget chemistry lessons'
Teacher's Diary: 'Assigning chemical names to students so that they don't forget chemistry lessons'

By Shalini Pandey

Shalini Pandey is a teacher at Upper Primary School, Majhigawan, Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. She constantly uses new techniques to teach and educate children. In this Teacher's Diary, she is sharing her experience of teaching chemistry to her students.

Shalini Pandey is a teacher at Upper Primary School, Majhigawan, Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. She constantly uses new techniques to teach and educate children. In this Teacher's Diary, she is sharing her experience of teaching chemistry to her students.

A book bank that enriches students
A book bank that enriches students

By Ambika Tripathi

Sarabjeet Singh helps students from lower income families by lending them text books to enable them to appear for competitive exams

Sarabjeet Singh helps students from lower income families by lending them text books to enable them to appear for competitive exams

इस अनूठे बाल मेले में बच्चे लगाते है स्टॉल और सीखते हैं खरीद बिक्री का गणित
इस अनूठे बाल मेले में बच्चे लगाते है स्टॉल और सीखते हैं खरीद बिक्री का गणित

By Ambika Tripathi

उत्तर प्रदेश के बस्ती जिले का ये सरकारी प्राथमिक विद्यालय देखने में दूसरे विद्यालयों की तरह ही है, लेकिन यहाँ पर लगने वाला बाल मेला इसे दूसरे स्कूलों से अलग बनाता है ।

उत्तर प्रदेश के बस्ती जिले का ये सरकारी प्राथमिक विद्यालय देखने में दूसरे विद्यालयों की तरह ही है, लेकिन यहाँ पर लगने वाला बाल मेला इसे दूसरे स्कूलों से अलग बनाता है ।

Lessons from Nature in a village school in Uttar Pradesh
Lessons from Nature in a village school in Uttar Pradesh

By Virendra Singh

Teachers of the Composite Vidyalaya in Karpiya Vidyalaya in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, have created gardens in their schools with rare plants and herbs that are usually found in the pages of the textbooks. They say this has made learning so much more exciting.

Teachers of the Composite Vidyalaya in Karpiya Vidyalaya in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, have created gardens in their schools with rare plants and herbs that are usually found in the pages of the textbooks. They say this has made learning so much more exciting.

Teacher’s Diary: ‘The school where villagers tied their cattle is now imparting education to their children’
Teacher’s Diary: ‘The school where villagers tied their cattle is now imparting education to their children’

By Vivek Kushwaha

Vivek Kushwaha, an assistant teacher at the Upper Primary School in Dahena, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh tells the story of how he brought back a school from a cattle shelter it had become.

Vivek Kushwaha, an assistant teacher at the Upper Primary School in Dahena, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh tells the story of how he brought back a school from a cattle shelter it had become.

Teacher's Diary: 'Reaching out to the mothers helped increase attendance in this school'
Teacher's Diary: 'Reaching out to the mothers helped increase attendance in this school'

By Chhavi Agrawal

Chhavi Agarwal is a teacher in Banpurwa Primary School, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh went beyond the classrooms to educate the parents of her students, which led to an enhanced enrolment.

Chhavi Agarwal is a teacher in Banpurwa Primary School, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh went beyond the classrooms to educate the parents of her students, which led to an enhanced enrolment.

Teacher's Diary: 'I pay the fees for my students so that they can continue studying'
Teacher's Diary: 'I pay the fees for my students so that they can continue studying'

By Mahanand Bajpai

The painful memory of the struggle to study in his own childhood has motivated a teacher to ensure his students don't face the same problem.

The painful memory of the struggle to study in his own childhood has motivated a teacher to ensure his students don't face the same problem.

Teacher's Diary: 'Using fashion shows and patriotic programmes to boost students' confidence'
Teacher's Diary: 'Using fashion shows and patriotic programmes to boost students' confidence'

By Akanksha Agnihotri

A teacher from Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district shares that cocurricular activities are helping students in the village develop self-confidence.

A teacher from Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district shares that cocurricular activities are helping students in the village develop self-confidence.

Teacher's Diary: 'The punishment to leave his class was the harshest punishment for the students'
Teacher's Diary: 'The punishment to leave his class was the harshest punishment for the students'

By Ramji Mishra

A rural reporter recalls his experiences of being a student in a teacher's tuition class. He recalls that the harshest punishment or reprimand for him and his fellow classmates was the expulsion from the teacher's class. Such was the affection between the teacher and his students.

A rural reporter recalls his experiences of being a student in a teacher's tuition class. He recalls that the harshest punishment or reprimand for him and his fellow classmates was the expulsion from the teacher's class. Such was the affection between the teacher and his students.

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