Deep Narayan Nayak, a primary school teacher from West Bengal, and Hari Krishna Patacharu, an English teacher from Andhra Pradesh, have been shortlisted for the 2023 Global Teacher Prize. The prize, worth USD 1 million, recognizes exceptional teachers who have made a significant impact on education.
In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to close the gap in learning brought on by prolonged school shutdowns in the country.