ORDINARY PEOPLE EXTRAORDINARY TEACHERS
Across India's sprawling expanse, government schools remain the lifeline for millions of children yearning to learn. S. Giridhar has spent nearly twenty years witnessing this reality firsthand, journeying to isolated villages and forgotten towns through his work with the Azim Premji Foundation. What he's discovered is remarkable: classrooms that transform into dormitories at dusk, protecting students whose families chase seasonal work across state lines. More profoundly, he's encountered educators whose conviction burns so fiercely that poverty, crumbling infrastructure, and mounting obstacles simply cannot extinguish it. This portrait celebrates those remarkable individuals who refuse to accept that circumstance determines destiny. Resourceful and imaginative, they adapt constantly. Resolute yet compassionate, they push boundaries. Giridhar's research reveals an often-overlooked truth: the public school teacher operates as mentor, innovator, and sometimes guardian rolled into one. They navigate impossibly complex terrain because they harbour an unshakeable belief in their pupils' potential. A powerful acknowledgement of resilience in action, this book doesn't just tell their stories. It insists we recognise the quiet revolution happening in classrooms across the nation, where ordinary individuals accomplish the extraordinary.
- Author: S. GIRIDHAR
- Publisher: WESTLAND BOOKS
- Genre: Social Sciences
- ISBN: 978-9395073240
- Pages: 296 pages