Teach India: Spreading education beyond the rose colored walls

Leg wrestling with my brother at a swanky shop, I was trying to avoid the angry gaze of my mother. She couldn’t have made it more obvious that she did not like this immature behaviour. Silk curtains and bed-sheets – we couldn’t care less about them! The wrath of the rain god outside had made our feet mucky as well. Needless to say, the sparkling white marble floor was in a mess due to the leg wrestling of the likes of hulk Hogan and Rock!

Finally, my mother’s two strong hands grabbing our little ear lobes pushed us outside the shop, to avoid further embarrassment. It was then, that I noticed a group of 5-6 kids trying to memorise alphabets; they even scribbled on the misted window pane with their small fingers.

Instantaneously, I realized how we, the ones who can afford to study in the best of schools, take education for granted. On the other hand, the ones who are deprived of it treat learning as a source of entertainment; a new book, a piece of paper, a pen or something as innate an object as a misted window pane and their learning starts.

Teach India, a Times Group project, started after a truly successful stint with the ‘Lead India’ project. For those who are unaware, the man who lend his face to the Lead India show was the Big B aka Amitabh Bacchan. ‘Teach India’ is led by the Aamit Khan, the man who showed on big screen the rendezvous of the dyslexic children with the challenges of the world.

The Times Group initiated the Teach India project with the aim to educate those who are the future torch holders of our nation. Their modest estimate of 10,000 volunteers saw a whooping raise to over 88,710 in just a few months.

The need and importance of education does not require any discussion, whatsoever. However, despite this being an obvious fact, those who do not afford a brick wall house have more to mull over than send their young ones to schools. As a result, the growing disparity between the educated and the uneducated is still eye boggling.

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