Education

Suseela Santhosh, director of Vishwa Vidyapeeth school in Bengaluru, is the brains behind the school's organic farm that feeds its 1,400 students and staff for free.

Stanzin Saldon is actively working for gender equality in Kargil, while also improving public school education in this neglected corner of Ladakh, ,through her NGO rZamba.

Amazon India in partnership with over 150 non-profit organisations, will contribute 20,000 digital devices, impacting as many as 1,00,000 students from across the country.

From conducting classes at home to going door-to-door to help with lessons, each of these teachers went out of their way to ensure none of their students missed out on an education.

Jayanti and Aruna have spent 15 years of their retirement working tirelessly to educate child beggars to help them come out of the cycle of poverty, and given them nutrition, a home, and a hopeful future.

HP India has devised a programme named 'Print Learn Cenre' for parents that introduces guided video tutorials by education experts to help them teach their 3 to 12-year-olds fundamental concepts and 21st-century skills.

Ed-tech entrepreneur Bhunesh Sharma from Jaipur runs the Smile For All Society (SFA) NGO, which aims to help slum children access free education through a unique subscription model, much like platforms like Netflix and Hotstar

Sayambharataa Rural Skill Development Foundation (SRSDF), started by seven friends, tutors children from West Bengal’s Tantipara village and provides financial aid. But their ‘pay back’ clause ensures no kid is left behind.

Sabiha Hashmi is a retired teacher from Gurugram who has been teaching underprivileged girls in the Jyothipalaya village of Karnataka for free.

IPE Global’s project Udaan has been working in Rajasthan to tackle the problem of teenage pregnancies and child marriage for the past four years.