Photos: Teachers team up in rural Pune to ensure no child is left behind

Education amid the Covid-19 pandemic has been a tough task for both students and teachers. The academic year begins around mid-June but due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic no schools could open this year and many resorted to taking classes online. However, armed with a strong will, Sanjeev Bagul, the principal of a Zila Parishad school in rural Pune’s Kalamshet village, and three colleagues have ensured their students aren’t deprived of an education for want of e-learning resources. ...read more

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Anil Rathod (L), an assistant teacher at the Zila Parishad school teaches Shlok Sangale (R), a Class 1 student at the latter’s residence as his mother and sister look on, at Kalamshet village, in Mulshi Taluka, Pune on September 4. Virtual classes are the new normal these days, but online classes are out of bounds for children in rural areas. This has not stopped the teachers of Zila Parishad from taking education to their children. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Sanjeev Bagul (C), principal of the Zila Parishad school along with students carrying books and floor mats while heading to their class at Kalamshet village on September 4. Bagul and his colleagues Anil Rathod, Shital Sonawane and Sachin Akare have undertaken the initiative to provide education to students. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Children lay floor mats in a veranda ahead of a class at Kalamshet village in Pune on September 4. “Students should not miss out on classes amid the pandemic and all students have the right to education, be it the city or rural areas,” Sanjeev Bagul told the photographer. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Sanjeev Bagul teaches his students during a class at Kalamshet village in Pune on September 4. Bagul, who came up with this idea of keeping his students connected with education amid the pandemic, has recently with the help of an NGO provided tablet phones to his students with educational apps installed in them. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Children sanitise their hands ahead of a class at Kalamshet village in Pune on September 4. Students are asked to wear masks and sanitize their hands before sitting down for a class. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Shital Sonawane (R), a volunteer associated with the Zila Parishad school teaches Sushmita Sontakke (L), a Class 1 student at a nursery as Sontakke’s parents Savita and Mahendra work in the background, at Kalamshet village on September 4. Sonawane teaches five students and she visits them individually at their homes on alternate days. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Sanjeev Bagul along with his students headed to a class at Kalamshet village on September 4. Bahul and his team of hard-working teachers have made arrangements to ensure the flow education remains unhindered even amid the pandemic for these students in rural Maharashtra. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)