Rajasthan: A government teacher in a village school teaches child traffickers a lesson

February 23, 2023

A teacher in the government primary school, in Pargiyapada village, Rajasthan has found himself in the role of a saviour...

Teacher’s Diary: A teacher-student bond is like a mobile phone-network tower

February 20, 2023

Some months ago, the visuals of students profusely crying and embracing their teacher went viral on social media. The teacher...

Aavishkaar is helping teachers and educators fall in love with maths and science

February 14, 2023

Aavishkaar, a non-profit organisation in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, reimagines teaching and learning and trains rural women to become innovative teachers...

When the teacher comes calling in a village in Varanasi

February 9, 2023

A teacher of a government primary school in Varanasi district, doesn’t think twice before visiting the houses of students who...

A wheelchair bound ‘teacher’ is changing lives of children with special needs in Kashmir

February 6, 2023

Javeed Ahmad Tak was 23 when his spine was damaged and he became wheelchair bound. He founded the Zaiba Aapa...

Teacher’s Diary: When prompt action saved a student from drowning in a pond

January 31, 2023

Prompt action upon overhearing two students gossiping about their classmate who slipped into a pond saved an innocent life in...

The ‘Seasonal Teachers’ of Kashmir brave snow, dense forests and an inhospitable terrain

January 30, 2023

Even though they are paid by the government for only six months in a year to teach the children of...

Teacher’s Diary: ‘She used to cry at school gate due to fear but today she tops her class’

January 23, 2023

As part of the recently launched ‘Teacher Connection’ which is Gaon Connection’s long term project, we invite teachers to share...

Teacher’s Diary: ‘I was preparing myself to see my student falter… but there was thunderous applause’

January 21, 2023

As part of its recently launched longterm project Teacher Connection, Gaon Connection invites teachers to share their fond memories and...

In the forests of Panna, a govt school teacher’s day begins with taking a dip in spring water, with his students

January 19, 2023

For the past twenty years, Lakshman Singh Rajgond has made the under-resourced village of Bilhata, located deep in the forests...