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.