Education

From the CBSE Class 10 topper who was abandoned by her father to the NEET topper who started working as an agricultural labourer from the age of 13, here are 10 incredible stories of inspiring Indians.

Inspired by his wife’s social work, former IAS officer Arun Kumar gives free UPSC coaching to aspirants on the ghats of the Ganga in Patna.

Shilpa and Amit Singhal quit their US jobs to start Sitare Foundation, which helps children from low-income households access quality education in private schools, and find opportunities to study abroad.

Mamoon Akhtar set up Samaritan Mission School in West Bengal. Today, they provide affordable education to over 6,500 students regardless of religion or creed.

IIT-Delhi alumna Surabhi Yadav built Sanjhe Sapne, an NGO that works to educate and integrate rural women into the modern workforce by providing them stable jobs.

Shila Rani Das and her two daughters cleared their class 10 and class 12 board exams together in Tripura. This is how her kids inspired Shila to achieve her dreams.

Puducherry art teacher V Umapathy turns waste like leaves, roots, husk, vegetables, etc into intricate pieces of art, and has inspired several students to not only follow suit, but also pursue a career in art.

Winner of the Global Teacher Prize, Ranjitsinh Disale is using his innovations to revolutionise education in Maharashtra.

In a government school in Karnataka, a student-run bank is teaching children the value of saving, investing, depositing, and withdrawing money. Here’s a look at the School Bank of Mullur, started by teacher C S Sathish.

Allaka Kedareswara Rao from Andhra Pradesh cleared his District Selection Committee exam in 1998 to become a government teacher, but had to wait for decades to achieve his dream. Here’s the story of how he finally achieved his victory.