Bengaluru, 6th Sept 2024: To commemorate Teachers Day, Teach For India, an organisation working towards educational equity for children organized its Leaders Week. The event brought together over 200 influential figures from diverse fields to inspire and empower students in low-income communities across India.
Renowned leaders including Narayan Murthy, Dr. Ritesh Malik- Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum, Aditya Ghosh-Co-Founder & Board Member, Akasa Air, Deep Kalra- Founder & CEO, MakemyTrip, Aakash Chaudhry -Co- Founder, Aakash Educational Services Limited, Narendra Babu- CTO, PayU, Sonia Singh – Former Editor at NDTV, Susan Thomas – IRS, Krish Ashok – Global Head, Advisory Consulting AI. Cloud TCS & culinary influencer, and celebrities like Sanjana Saghi, Lakshmi Manchu, Varun Grover and Ketaki Mategaonkar visited Teach For India classrooms in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, and Kolkata. They shared their personal journeys, offered valuable insights, and conducted engaging workshops on leadership, problem-solving, skill-building, gender equality, journalism, and personal finance.
Leaders Week is also a special event to celebrate Teach For India’s 15-year anniversary by recognizing the movement in which 5000 Fellows and Alumni have transformed the lives of ~50 million children across the country.
On this special occasion, Shaheen Mistri, Founder and CEO of Teach For India expressed her joy for the overwhelming response, “It has been exciting to witness so many leaders, experts in their field, stepping back into our classrooms and being a huge source of motivation for our students. Our classrooms hold the future of India and it has been a privilege to see the shared inspiration between our students and leaders. This Teachers Day is truly special for us and we want to thank every person who chose to join the movement towards educational equity.”
Mr. Narayan Murthy, adds on his visit to a classroom in Bengaluru, “It was special to go back to school. I loved interacting with the students and seeing their immense potential and curiosity. I truly believe that I owe whatever little I have achieved to my parents and teachers. With Teach For India’s Fellows incharge I am excited for the future.”