Sethuraman changes
grim realities with AI

In 2017, Sethuraman founded Jungroo Learning with a vision to leverage technology to cater to the unique learning needs of each and every child. Getting immersed in the school system gave him micro-level insights into the problems faced not only by the community but also the education system at large. Armed with AI, Jungroo finds the shortest path to mastery for students while creating a personalised learning path for them.

Shalini’s transformative journey

Shalini’s experience as a teacher made her realise that since mothers are often the primary caregiver, a child’s well-being, therefore, is directly related to their well-being. Through conversations with her Students’ mothers, she learnt that while they were brave and hopeful, they felt unequipped to bring about any change. She began her organisation- ‘Aftertaste’ with two such women. Through her love for the arts and creativity- she empowers these women to create niche paper products, adorned with hand-drawn art.

Srini, one of our #BharatKeMahaveer

Srini Swaminathan, a 2010 Alumnus realized the power of education quite early on in his life. He came from humble beginnings, followed the traditional path to the Indian dream, and managed to get into BITS Pilani. He worked across the globe with an international brand for over 8 years before he returned to India and joined the second cohort of Teach For India. Our former Chennai City Director couldn’t stay idle when migrant workers started going back to their hometowns on foot. He started distributing food packets and was able to serve 135,000 labourers. His efforts were recently recognized globally when the United Nations in India and NITI Aayog launched #BharatKeMahaveer, which celebrated Indians who have shown extraordinary kindness in the wake of COVID-19.

Anurag and the Child Rights Charter

Years ago, a group of 22 class 5 Students at the Bab Ul-Uloom School in Seelampur – one of Delhi’s lowest-income localities – were assigned a unique project. To devise their own child rights charter. “Children should be taught to stand up for what they believe in,” says Anurag Kundu, the 2013-2015 Teach For India Fellow who was responsible for the class. He had named them, aspirationally, the ‘college scholars’. He noticed one thing featured prominently in every Student’s charter – that every child should be entitled to a good education. Today, he leads the Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights.