Wednesday 31 January 2018

[www.keralites.net] Sandhya Sharma and Sharat Gupta after 20 Years in the US, This Couple Now Makes Learning Fun in a Remote Village

 

Sandhya Sharma and Sharat Gupta After 20 Years in the US, This Couple Now Makes Learning Fun in a Remote Village 

Both Sandhya and Sharat hold PhD's and have worked in the US for about 20 years. When they returned to India, they chose to settle in Kandbari.

Bharat, a teacher at Aavishkaar, patiently waits in the classroom with books featuring bright pictures and bold letters. An alumnus of IIT Chennai, he chose to work with Aavishkaar over a 9-5 job and finds happiness in teaching mathematics to children.

However, Aavishkaar, a brainchild of Sandhya Sharma and Sharat Gupta, is a ray of hope for children to drive away the twin monsters of maths and science.



Subsequently, Sandhya and Sharat established Aavishkaar in 2012. Through the NGO, they reach out to students and teachers with their innovative methods of understanding mathematics, physics and chemistry.




They are assisted by a vibrant team which includes graduates from reputed institutions. "We do not advertise. They find us. Many foreigners want to volunteer during our workshops, but we teach in Hindi," says Sandhya.


Aavishkar has had quite a few success stories, and one of them is Rajeshwar, a 15-year-old boy. He is the son of a carpenter, and although he developed an affinity for woodwork at an early age, he did not know what the future held. Now a Class 10 student at a school for low-income families near his house, he is confident of realising his dream of becoming an engineer and credits Aavishkaar with giving him the necessary understanding of maths and science—the two subjects which are crucial for him to realise his dream.


Aavishkaar has also trained teachers of Teach for India, Youthreach and other organisations working with government schools across the country, and has also conducted teacher training workshops for Himachal Pradesh and Delhi governments. The centre has also been invited to work with private schools..


https://www.thebetterindia.com/129495/aavishkaar-sandhya-sharma-sharat-gupta-education-kandbari-palampur/



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