village school

Dwijendra Nath Ghosh, a retired 76-year-old teacher from West Bengal's Purba Bardhman district, has dedicated his retirement to teaching the underprivileged children in his village, Basantpur.

Thanks to headmaster Veeranna Madiwalar, the Nidagundi Ambedkar School in Karnataka has transformed from barren and dilapidated to an institution replete with facilities, increasing school enrollment and brightening the village’s future in the process.

The Aided Higher Primary School was the first school in Savanalu, a village in Karnataka, and has transformed generations through quality education. Here’s how you can help them to continue their endeavour.

Watch this video to see how a Maharashtra couple started Syamantak, or the university of life, which tries to teach children how to deal with real-world challenges through a unique model.

Geologist Dr S B Misra discovered a type of fossil in Canada that could have easily been his ticket to fame. He left it all, however, to return to his village in Uttar Pradesh and set up the Bharatiya Gramin Vidyala to offereducation to all.

Besides depositing the plastic in garbage bins kept at the school gate everyday, the students also water the over two thousand saplings they have planted along the road. True education indeed! #LiveGreen

In Karnataka's Shishila, the rains had washed away the bridge and damaged the roads.

“It’s my duty to ensure that citizens get administrative services. So, I decided to crosscheck ground realities by visiting offices in a private vehicle. To send a clear message to misbehaving employees, we started suspending them on the spot.”

Ambari's Prathamic Vidyalaya, once alma mater to political leaders, has fallen into disrepair. A crowdsourcing campaign aims to equip the school with basic amenities.

Disturbed by the conditions in her ancestral village, this accomplished woman gave up on a corporate career to start a school for children.