Antaryami Tarai's journey from a village classroom in Sambalpur to a future in teaching — and what it tells us about why education work matters.
When we receive the Argus Emerging Institution of the Year award, we receive it on behalf of every student who stayed back to solve one more problem, every teacher who tried a new tool, every facilitator who opened a center on time, every parent who trusted digital learning, and every partner who believed rural education can be transformed with the right model.
Aveti Learning orchestrated a vibrant confluence in Bhubaneswar, hosting some brilliant minds
The 5th of December was a joyous day for Aveti Learning. At eleven o’clock in the morning, YouTube’s Silver Play Button arrived at Aveti’s head office. Two years of hard work and months of research went into this Silver Play Button by Aveti Learning. This jaw-dropping proof badge is a well-publicized reward for reaching the one-hundred-thousand-subscriber milestone on YouTube. On March 20, 2019, Aveti Learning kicked off its campaign on YouTube. On this particular occasion, the channel’s debut video was the ‘Tuna Tuni
“ଇଚ୍ଛା ଥିଲେ ସୁଯୋଗ ଆପେ ଆପେ ଆସେ” — ଏଇ ଧାଡ଼ିଟି ଶୋଭାପାଏ ଚିନ୍ମୟଙ୍କ ଉପରେ । ଚିନ୍ମୟ ମାଝୀ । ସୁଦୂର ବରଗଡ଼ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ହାଲୁପାଲି ଗାଁରେ ଚିନ୍ମୟଙ୍କ ଜନ୍ମ, ଯୋଉଠି ବଡ଼ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ଓ ପାଠ ପଢ଼ା ଜାରି ରଖନ୍ତି ଚିନ୍ମୟ । ବାପା କିଶୋର ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଚାଷବାଷ କଥା ବୁଝୁଥିଲା ବେଳେ ମା’ ପୁଷ୍ପାଞ୍ଜଳୀ ସମ୍ଭାଳନ୍ତି ରୋଷେଇ ଘର । ଗାଁରୁ ୪୦ କିଲୋମିଟର୍ ଦୂରରେ ଥିବା ବାଞ୍ଜିପାଲି ଉଚ୍ଚ ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ଛାତ୍ରାବାସରେ ରହି ଷଷ୍ଠ ଶ୍ରେଣୀରୁ ପାଠ ପଢ଼ିଆସୁଛନ୍ତି ଚିନ୍ମୟ । ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଲକ୍ଷାଧିକ ନିମ୍ନ ମଧ୍ୟବିତ୍ତ ପରିବାର ପାଇଁ ଅଭାବ ଅସୁବିଧା ଏକ ସବୁଦିନିଆ ଗହଣା । ଚିନ୍ମୟଙ୍କ ପରିବାର ଏଥିରୁ କେମିତି ବାଦ ପଡ଼ନ୍ତେ ଭଲା !
ଏମିତି କିଛି କାମ ନାହିଁ ଯାହା ମୁଁ କରିପାରିବି ନାହିଁ । ଏମିତି କିଛି ଶିଖର ନାହିଁ ଯାହା ମୁଁ ଆରୋହଣ କରିପାରିବି ନାହିଁ ।” — ସେଦିନ ଏମିତି ଭାସିଆସିଲା ଦୀପଶିଖାଙ୍କର କୋମଳ ଅଥଚ ବେଶ ଦୃଢ଼ ସ୍ୱର । ତେବେ କିଏ ଏ କୋମଳମତି ଦୀପଶିଖା ? କାହିଁକି ଏ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଲେଖକଟିର ଏହି ଦୃଢୋକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତି ଏତେ ସମ୍ମାନ ଓ ଆଦର ?
India is a developing country and there is a high aspiration among the emerging middle class to settle with high-collard jobs in engineering, business management or medical fields. A few also are aspiring teachers but seeking positions in high credible universities or global schools. But there are only a few bright greenhorns who dare to be transformers at their grassroots as teachers.
Tapan was elated when he checked his score on the website for his Std X Board Exam. After long wait the results were published on 26th June 2021. He had scored a commendable 97%, as a top scorer he is really happy with the results and aims to pursue his dream of becoming a Scientist. Tapan who hails from Keonjhar studies in Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir at Cuttack. Listen to what Tapan has to say here.
Ratan Tata, Sundar Pichai and Bill Gates — all these inspirational souls share one message for younger people — ideas, not money that will transform the lives of people and the world for a better future. Yes, today’s most successful and impactful ventures of the Silicon Valley had their origin in humble garages, not in fancy corporate parks.