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 Vineet Kumar Mishra
A teacher in Anta village of Kanpur Dehat, UP, rallies around support from the entire community of village administration, students and their parents into making the school a space where his students will feel uplifted.
A teacher in Anta village of Kanpur Dehat, UP, rallies around support from the entire community of village administration, students and their parents into making the school a space where his students will feel uplifted.
By Kuldeep Chhangani
School teacher Hardev Paliwal is committed towards girls’ education and safeguarding the environment. His bond with the school in Mandala Khurd village in Phalodi district goes deeper than just that of a teacher as this government school is where he too studied.
School teacher Hardev Paliwal is committed towards girls’ education and safeguarding the environment. His bond with the school in Mandala Khurd village in Phalodi district goes deeper than just that of a teacher as this government school is where he too studied.
By Manoj Choudhary
Over 1,300 rural girls from the tribal communities of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand have got a second shot at education thanks to the initiative of the Camp School which offers a nine-month course and helps enrol girls in government schools.
Over 1,300 rural girls from the tribal communities of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand have got a second shot at education thanks to the initiative of the Camp School which offers a nine-month course and helps enrol girls in government schools.
By Aishwarya Tripathi
Shringika Rao, a teacher in Brahmpur Upper Primary School in Gorakhpur district, takes a special effort to educate her girl students about periods and the importance of menstrual hygiene, which are a taboo topic in rural areas. The teacher has taken the menstrual health awareness campaign to include the mothers of the girls too.
Shringika Rao, a teacher in Brahmpur Upper Primary School in Gorakhpur district, takes a special effort to educate her girl students about periods and the importance of menstrual hygiene, which are a taboo topic in rural areas. The teacher has taken the menstrual health awareness campaign to include the mothers of the girls too.
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 Ambika Tripathi
Inability of a student to take notes from the blackboard urged a teacher to look deeper into the issue. The teacher realised that her student was struggling with the her vision and timely medical measures ensured that at present she is not merely able to see clearly but also envisage her bright future.
Inability of a student to take notes from the blackboard urged a teacher to look deeper into the issue. The teacher realised that her student was struggling with the her vision and timely medical measures ensured that at present she is not merely able to see clearly but also envisage her bright future.
By Sayantani Deb
National award winning teacher Meenakshi Goswami is the principal of a village school in Sonitpur district of Assam. Its 850 students are well-versed in Bihu and Bagurumba folk dances, and can play the traditional musical instruments of dhol, pepa and gogona.
National award winning teacher Meenakshi Goswami is the principal of a village school in Sonitpur district of Assam. Its 850 students are well-versed in Bihu and Bagurumba folk dances, and can play the traditional musical instruments of dhol, pepa and gogona.
By Sayantani Deb
National Teacher Awardee Santosh Nath, a science teacher in South Tripura, has left no stone unturned to spark scientific curiosity in his students, many of them girls, who are on the way to becoming researchers, doctors, and engineers.
National Teacher Awardee Santosh Nath, a science teacher in South Tripura, has left no stone unturned to spark scientific curiosity in his students, many of them girls, who are on the way to becoming researchers, doctors, and engineers.
By Rakhi Agarwal
A primary school teacher from Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district recalls the times when her crusade against a highly chaotic social environment helped her reform a school. Not only did she succeed in making the school functional but also helped the students in excelling at academics. The school also witnessed a sharp spike in the attendance of the students.
A primary school teacher from Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district recalls the times when her crusade against a highly chaotic social environment helped her reform a school. Not only did she succeed in making the school functional but also helped the students in excelling at academics. The school also witnessed a sharp spike in the attendance of the students.