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- Kunda Bachhav, a teacher at a Nashik Municipal Corporation school in Maharashtra, has been chosen for this year's National Teachers Award.
- Bachhav used games, experiments, stories and a self-paced 'Nipun Corner' to improve learning for students in a municipal school.
- Her initiatives also include an 'Adopt a Friend' scheme where students teach each other subjects, and a Constitution-themed snakes-and-ladders game on rights and duties.
- During the Covid-19 pandemic, door-to-door surveys led her to start an 'Educational Guardianship' initiative in 2021 that began with five girls who had dropped out or married early.
- Around 150 girls are now pursuing higher education under the initiative, showing that municipal school teaching can earn national recognition.
What to watch next
- How the Educational Guardianship initiative expands beyond the current 150 girls in higher education.
- Whether other municipal schools in Maharashtra adopt similar innovations like the Nipun Corner or Adopt a Friend scheme.
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