teachers day

These teachers in India have made every effort to ensure their student's well-being.

"Once a week, we go to a neighbourhood in the village with the school students and hold an assembly there. The assembly is an open event and the residents of the locality, as well as parents of children, can come and witness."

“Having a baby changed things for me. I was certain that looking after my baby and flying would not have been possible and that was when I decided to take a break.”

When Sathy joined the school, there were only 140 students, within two years, by 2015, the number of students in the school increased to 270. And that's not all; the school building now has working toilets, an RO water purifier and even a vegetable garden.

Gopakumar VK from Ennakkad in Alappuzha district of Kerala is a remarkable individual, who besides being a high-school Physics teacher, dons many other roles.

"At that time, the hostel fee was only Rs 10 for a month—this included everything from stay, food to toothpaste, soap and hair oil! But even that meagre amount proved to be too expensive for us, and I almost came close to quitting my studies."

Over the last four years, Jitendra Mane, a 32 year old teacher from a village called Tilwani in Kolhapur, has been inspiring kids despite suffering from a severe form of arthritis.

Scholar, teacher, philosopher and statesman, Sarvepalli Radhakrishanan was one of 20th century's greatest thinkers. On Teacher's Day, here are some little-known facts from his inspiring life.

Mumbai is now home to India’s first Signal School – a colourful classroom created out of a shipping container under a traffic signal flyover in Thane. This is how it operates.

Growing up on the edge of Lucknow city in the 1970s, I was fortunate to be mentored by an extraordinary teacher who taught me to how to value learning everything.