Madhya Pradesh
Shakti Patel Receives National Teachers’ Award
- 06 Sep 2021
- 2 min read
Why in News
- On the occasion of Teacher's Day (September 5), President Ram Nath Kovind honored teacher Shakti Patel of Mandla district with the National Teachers’ Award, 2021.
Key Points
- It is noteworthy that 44 teachers of the country were honored with the National Teachers’ Award in the virtual program organized on the occasion of Teachers' Day.
- 32-year-old Shakti Patel is a secondary teacher of Hindi subject at Government High School of Mand village in Mandla district.
- He incorporated technology in the field of education and distributed free notes to children by QR code. Thousands of students across the country are benefiting from the entertaining learning material available on their website and YouTube channel. At the same time, he gave importance to teaching the events of Hindi subject lessons by connecting them with real life events.
- It may be mentioned that the National Teachers’ Awards were instituted in the year 1958 to recognize the excellence and commitment of talented teachers working in primary and secondary schools.
- Teacher's Day was celebrated for the first time in India on September 5, 1962, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the first Vice President of India- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
- Similarly, 27 teachers from different districts of the state were honored for their outstanding contribution in the field of education in the online program of State Level Teacher Award Ceremony, 2021 held in Madhya Pradesh on September 5, 2021.
