Youngest Head Master
What a 16 year old kid would do, He might
almost completing his high school or aiming to study college or wandering
wayward or trying to make a mark for himself in a business or a sport. But, if
I say, at 16yr of age, a boy is head master of a school, would you believe.
Yes, It is true, Babar Ali from West Bengal
is credited to have this citation. He is called as the youngest Head Master by
BBC. He is also awarded as the one of the most influential person by NDTV for
the year 2009. By 2023 he completes 20 years of his school and thousands coming
out as students. His school presently, has 60% girls and 40% boys.
Born to a poor family, Babar parents in
their meagre income sent him to school, 10 km away from his village. Daily after
coming from his school, he would see few of his age going children used to work
on the fields or household chores. Babar felt it was quite injustice to them
for not getting educated. Slowly, he began to teach children at a tree in the evenings
after coming from school. It started with his own sister and many others. Many
parents were reluctant as they considered it unworthy to get educated and might
ruin their chances to earn a livelihood. But Babar convinced them to allow him
to teach at his school.
Slowly the numbers began to increase, and
Babar was happy with it. But one point always was bothering him, as the
children couldn’t get any new food or incentives. He later came to know, if the
school is recognized with the West Bengal board of Education, regular students
would get 4 kg of rice and other groceries. He tried hard and registered his
school with the board. He was happy so were the paretns and the students.
During his leisure time at school, he used to watch his teachers in the staff
room and how they manage their office work. He used to duplicate the same in
his school. This the story of the Youngest Head master in the Country. A man
who transformed the lives of many people in his village. His dream is to get
every child unprivileged educated. Ananda Siksha Niketan, the school by babar
is an inspiration to many people around the Country and the World.
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