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It was at the Young Innovators Summit, 2020 held in New Delhi that Namya got a chance to speak about her journey of using technology to make learning and teaching interesting.

This is the story of thousands of kids studying in government schools in Bengaluru. The first-generation school-goers. The children of migrant and daily wage labourers who were empowered with wings to soar to their dreams, by city-based NGO, Dream School Foundation.

From just 197 students, today this primary school has almost 700 students and a farm of their own and there's no turning back for this primary school in Alappuzha.

"There comes a time when you need to do something for yourself. It came to me after a few years of marriage, when I decided to start giving cooking classes. And, that was just the beginning!", says the inspiring woman who is today a celebrity chef, a respected author, and a highly successful entrepreneur! #WomenEntrepreneurs

The enrollment of children in the age group 6 to 14 years has been above 95%. However, for the first time ever, the number of children not enrolled in schools has gone below 3%.

The students were sent the question paper via e-mail at 9 a.m. They were given 15 minutes of reading time, after which, they were to start writing until 11.45 a.m.

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.

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.

Setting an amazing example of dedication to duty, Jodh Singh used a 30 metre zip-line to reach his waiting students! Watch the viral video here.