An unusual yatra from March 2017 to November 2018 gave S. Giridhar the material for this heartwarming book. In his search to understand the human aspect of schooling, its daily rhythm, the teachers, children and parents, he went to 110 government schools deep in the villages of Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.
In nondescript schools, he came across teachers passionate about their work, seriously striving to provide schooling of high quality. Their work went way beyond the call of duty. This isn’t a sarkari job, they told him.
In rural outposts, teachers are on their. . .
