Bharti Kalra, Vice-Principal at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Rohini Sector-8, managed 321 smartphones through her family members and friends for the students who could not afford them for online classes
Indian teacher, who gave more than 300 smartphones to the poor students so that they don’t miss the online classes, honoured with Delhi State Teachers’ Award this year.
Bharti Kalra, Vice-Principal at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Rohini Sector-8, managed this donation through her family members and friends.
Kalra admitted that she did not apply for the award, and getting nominated was a pleasant surprise to her, ANI reported.
There were instances in which many students lost their parents due to Covid. They were helpless and their studies might have been stopped, but for madam Kalra’s positive intervention the students could continue classes
Kalra felt the apathy of the poor students who could not afford smartphones and their studies were suffering at a time when all other students were attending online classes.
There were instances in which many students lost their parents due to Covid. They were helpless and their studies might have been stopped, but for madam Kalra’s positive intervention the students could continue classes.
“Not easy to ask for donations from people. But by the grace of God, some people agreed and many others joined. I am thankful those people who trusted me and helped the students come out of the trauma of not having resources to continue studies,” she said.
Kalra is one of the 122 schoolteachers who received the Delhi Government’s State Teachers’ Awards on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.
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