Nirmala Misra will live on…
Nirmala Misra will live on…

By Nidhi Jamwal

...in the hearts and minds of thousands of rural children she has taught for 51 years at the Bharatiya Gramin Vidyalaya, and the countless lives she touched.

...in the hearts and minds of thousands of rural children she has taught for 51 years at the Bharatiya Gramin Vidyalaya, and the countless lives she touched.

A geologist turned his back on fame and returned home to set up a village school
A geologist turned his back on fame and returned home to set up a village school

By गाँव कनेक्शन

His is a story of dream, hope, grit, sacrifice and triumph. The hardships that he faced in accessing education in his childhood were so deeply etched in his psyche that Dr Shiv Balak Misra, a noted geologist, gave up his comfortable job in Canada and returned to his village in Uttar Pradesh to set up a school that has been providing education to rural children for the past 50 years.

His is a story of dream, hope, grit, sacrifice and triumph. The hardships that he faced in accessing education in his childhood were so deeply etched in his psyche that Dr Shiv Balak Misra, a noted geologist, gave up his comfortable job in Canada and returned to his village in Uttar Pradesh to set up a school that has been providing education to rural children for the past 50 years.

Teacher's Day Special: A school that changed thousands of lives
Teacher's Day Special: A school that changed thousands of lives

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Teacher's Day Special: Dr SB Misra, a geologist, quit his well-paying job in Canada and came back to Kunaura, his village near Lucknow, to set up a school for children who had been deprived of basic education for decades. Thanks to his efforts, young boys and girls, can now afford to dream big

Teacher's Day Special: Dr SB Misra, a geologist, quit his well-paying job in Canada and came back to Kunaura, his village near Lucknow, to set up a school for children who had been deprived of basic education for decades. Thanks to his efforts, young boys and girls, can now afford to dream big

और निर्मला मिसरा हमेशा यादों में ज़िंदा रहेंगी...
और निर्मला मिसरा हमेशा यादों में ज़िंदा रहेंगी...

By Nidhi Jamwal

एक मार्गदर्शक, एक टीचर के तौर पर वह सैकड़ों हज़ारों ग्रामीण बच्चों के दिलों और यादों में हमेशा बनी रहेंगी। वह पिछले 51 सालों से ‘भारतीय ग्रामीण विद्यालय’ में बिना किसी स्वार्थ के शिक्षा देने का काम करती रहीं। उन्होंने अनगिनत ज़िंदगियों को छुआ और बदल दिया।

एक मार्गदर्शक, एक टीचर के तौर पर वह सैकड़ों हज़ारों ग्रामीण बच्चों के दिलों और यादों में हमेशा बनी रहेंगी। वह पिछले 51 सालों से ‘भारतीय ग्रामीण विद्यालय’ में बिना किसी स्वार्थ के शिक्षा देने का काम करती रहीं। उन्होंने अनगिनत ज़िंदगियों को छुआ और बदल दिया।

Farmers' daughters from rural Uttar Pradesh embark on their dream of becoming chefs
Farmers' daughters from rural Uttar Pradesh embark on their dream of becoming chefs

By Pankaja Srinivasan

Stepping out for the first time from their homes in rural Uttar Pradesh, three girls travel more than 1,000 kilometres to study hotel management at the renowned International Institute of Hotel Management Kolkata. It is a journey of hope, ambition and making their dreams come true.

Stepping out for the first time from their homes in rural Uttar Pradesh, three girls travel more than 1,000 kilometres to study hotel management at the renowned International Institute of Hotel Management Kolkata. It is a journey of hope, ambition and making their dreams come true.

Meet the real Ganesh Gaitonde of Sacred Games!
Meet the real Ganesh Gaitonde of Sacred Games!

By Neelesh Misra

Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been impressing us with his acting abilities ever since he made his debut, but these days netizens can't stop raving about Ganesh Gaitonde – the character he plays in Netflix series Sacred Games. Gaitonde is brutal, brash, abusive and cocky, but the real Nawaz is quite the opposite -- he is simple, adorable and a complete laugh riot

Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been impressing us with his acting abilities ever since he made his debut, but these days netizens can't stop raving about Ganesh Gaitonde – the character he plays in Netflix series Sacred Games. Gaitonde is brutal, brash, abusive and cocky, but the real Nawaz is quite the opposite -- he is simple, adorable and a complete laugh riot

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