Homemaker Pompi Sarkar travels with her nine-year-old son Prantik from Budge Budge for two hours to reach a nondescript house in a bylane in Jadavpur, where the two attend classes for the next five ho...

A pool car driver by day and a good Samaritan who feeds hungry mouths by night — Partha Kar Chowdhury juggles the two roles with ease. Kar Chowdhury, 50, who was honoured at The Telegraph School Awa...

A Class X student reminded an audience of adults on Saturday that they should not ignore the warning signs when a child seems lonely or is not eating properly.The theme for this year’s The Telegraph...

The audience at Nazrul Mancha gave a standing ovation to birthday girl Olive Lennon who turned 94 on Saturday. The nonagenarian Lennon still teaches English to her nephew and a small group of children...

 It’s time again to celebrate children who have triumphed over odds and teachers who have been guiding lights.The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2019, presented by IIHM and powered by S...

Md. Samir’s heart said “study”, but the mind spoke of shouldering family responsibility. To strike a balance between his desire and reality, Samir decided to work as well as study.A Class X stud...

A cruel twist of fate, leading to the death of both his parents, has not bogged down Jubaraj Das Upadhyaya. It has, instead, spurred him on to achieve more.Jubaraj’s parents died in a road accident ...

Amit Saikia’s body may be wasting away but his indomitable spirit refuses to be conquered. He aspires to become an IAS officer.Amit won the award for courage at the first edition of the IIHM Present...

Back in the nineties, paediatrician Narayan Sarma had seen a Frankenstein’s monster in the heavy schools bags that children in private schools lugged to class every day —and the heavy ‘homework�...

A teacher who prepared himself for class till the last day of his 30-year career and never hesitated to admit to students if he did not know the answer to a question has been flooded with messages fro...