Teacher

“I am a fighter. I do not give up, and am almost always ready to take on whatever comes my way.”

It’s been more than two decades and he continues to grow chemical-free paddy. But that’s not the only reason the retired teacher-turned-organic farmer is famous.

What is the secret of her success? She answers, “Main dil se kaam karti hoon. I work from the heart.”

The tragic death of his parents left Narayana Swamy with no option but to take up odd jobs.

Haimanti has been on a mission to equip them with necessary skills so she can enrol them in a regular school under the Right to Education act.

"The stumps of his legs were deep enough to affect his walking, and yet he used to travel 4 km to reach our village and knock on every single door, convincing people of the need for education."

“My parents were both primary school teachers and a large part of my fascination with books began because of them,” she begins.

Ever since he retired 24 years earlier, Shri Krishnan Sharma has never missed a single day of teaching. In fact, his conviction has inspired other retired teachers to return to their schools!

"I didn’t see the point of saving anything for the future, when I had the power to help him in the present...so why would I even think twice about that?" says the proud teacher in his viral post.

The lifeblood of a one-teacher school deep within the lushly forested Agasthyavanam biosphere, Usha Kumari has been literally going the extra mile for her students every single day for 16 years now! #RealLifeHeroine #Respect #Education