The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme in association with nine IIMs.
“I wanted to make a connection with them, and it wasn’t just about being able to greet them,” dimples the IAS officer who learned Gondi in three months.
There is no denying that teachers play an incredibly significant role in shaping the minds of their students. In fact, given the amount of time a child spends in school, it would not be wrong to say that they become the first port of call for students, in times of distress.
The story of Dr Preeti, the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Arambagh (District Hooghly, West Bengal) and Anita, will leave you feeling hopeful about the world.
While flight would be the natural reaction of most people, one 7-year-old boy became a local hero after rescuing his friend from a vicious leopard attack in the village of Arathiya in the Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat.
As part of a campaign to make 621 Maharashtra villages open-defecation free by October 2, 10,000 toilet pits were dug in a single day in preparation for 10,000 toilets to be built.