By Brijendra Dubey
A teacher’s brainwave to have a weekly quiz session on general science is earning a lot of traction in this village school in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
A teacher’s brainwave to have a weekly quiz session on general science is earning a lot of traction in this village school in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
By Virendra Singh
A school principal is doing all he can to encourage students to ask questions, get curious about science and speak out against social ills in a fortnightly newspaper they bring out. Ninety per cent of the students at the government Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya in Sitapur are girls.
A school principal is doing all he can to encourage students to ask questions, get curious about science and speak out against social ills in a fortnightly newspaper they bring out. Ninety per cent of the students at the government Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya in Sitapur are girls.
By Manoj Choudhary
Girls of Bijauli village in Dholpur, Rajasthan had to drop out of school after class 8 as there was no high school nearby. Upgrading of the local school has brought girls back to school, with more than half the school students now girls.
Girls of Bijauli village in Dholpur, Rajasthan had to drop out of school after class 8 as there was no high school nearby. Upgrading of the local school has brought girls back to school, with more than half the school students now girls.
By Pavan Kumar Maurya
A teacher of a government primary school in Varanasi district, doesn’t think twice before visiting the houses of students who are frequently absent. His strategy has paid off as absenteeism has dropped, enrollments have gone up and with that the infrastructure of the school has improved.
A teacher of a government primary school in Varanasi district, doesn’t think twice before visiting the houses of students who are frequently absent. His strategy has paid off as absenteeism has dropped, enrollments have gone up and with that the infrastructure of the school has improved.
By Arun Singh
Good news from the adivasi-dominated Panna district where Aramganj gram panchayat has elected a woman sarpanch and 17 women panchs as representatives for the rural administration. In order to felicitate the panchayat for its achievement, the state government will reward it with Rs 1,500,000 which will be utilised for the welfare of the rural residents. Details here.
Good news from the adivasi-dominated Panna district where Aramganj gram panchayat has elected a woman sarpanch and 17 women panchs as representatives for the rural administration. In order to felicitate the panchayat for its achievement, the state government will reward it with Rs 1,500,000 which will be utilised for the welfare of the rural residents. Details here.
By Arun Singh
Runj medium irrigation project in Panna district is in the eye of the storm as project affected villages, majority of them adivasis, complain that they have not been compensated even though 60% of the dam construction work is over.
Runj medium irrigation project in Panna district is in the eye of the storm as project affected villages, majority of them adivasis, complain that they have not been compensated even though 60% of the dam construction work is over.
By Brijendra Dubey
In his teenage years, Ram Baboo used to run 26 kms daily while he also did odd jobs to support his landless family in a village in Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.
In his teenage years, Ram Baboo used to run 26 kms daily while he also did odd jobs to support his landless family in a village in Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.
By Virendra Singh
On chilly winter nights when most people huddle under their quilts, a teacher in Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh heads out to tend to his farm and protect his crop from the stray cattle. He spends the night in a makeshift machan with his blanket and a torch to keep away stray cattle. Gaon Connection spent a cold January night with Jaykaran Verma on his one acre field.
On chilly winter nights when most people huddle under their quilts, a teacher in Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh heads out to tend to his farm and protect his crop from the stray cattle. He spends the night in a makeshift machan with his blanket and a torch to keep away stray cattle. Gaon Connection spent a cold January night with Jaykaran Verma on his one acre field.
By Virendra Singh
The headmaster of a primary school at Mangalpurva village in Sitapur, UP, has found a novel way to increase enrolment and attendance at his school. And it is a screening success.
The headmaster of a primary school at Mangalpurva village in Sitapur, UP, has found a novel way to increase enrolment and attendance at his school. And it is a screening success.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
A primary school teacher in Jaunpur believes movie-making can bring teachers, students and their parents closer. Along with primary teachers from other schools, and some students and parents, he made a film called Sir Ji that already has 100k views.
A primary school teacher in Jaunpur believes movie-making can bring teachers, students and their parents closer. Along with primary teachers from other schools, and some students and parents, he made a film called Sir Ji that already has 100k views.