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Teacher’s Mini Lessons Earn National Teachers’ Award 2026
Kouluri Rajesh is a teacher in Andhra Pradesh who makes lessons smaller and more enjoyable.
He divided school subjects into 80 mini lessons.
This helps children, including slower learners, understand their work more easily.
His learning system uses games, technology and artificial intelligence.
It has helped 15,600 students so far.
The related Hello Dhriti app has reached 250 schools in Andhra Pradesh.
Rajesh also created tools to help older primary students prepare for entrance tests.
He has been chosen for the National Teachers’ Award 2026.
He will receive the award from President Droupadi Murmu on Teachers’ Day.
Kouluri Rajesh, an SGT at Chinnamallupeta MPPS, has been selected for the National Teachers’ Award 2026.
He divided the Classes I to III curriculum into 80 fun-based mini units for Telugu, English and Mathematics.
His AI-enabled learning system has benefited 15,600 students and reached 250 Andhra Pradesh schools through the Hello Dhriti app.
Rajesh also developed an AI auto-responder to help Classes IV and V students prepare for model-school entrance examinations.
He will receive the award from President Droupadi Murmu on September 5, Teachers’ Day, alongside 47 other selected teachers.
- Who
- Kouluri Rajesh, a Secondary Grade Teacher at Chinnamallupeta Mandal Parishad Primary School.
- What
- He developed mini lessons and AI-supported learning tools and was selected for the National Teachers’ Award 2026.
- Where
- His school is in Nellimarla, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India; his learning platform has reached schools across Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- The award will be presented on September 5, Teachers’ Day; Rajesh has worked at the school for the past two years.
- Why
- His teaching innovations improved learning outcomes and made lessons easier for students, including slow learners.
Key facts
- Award
- National Teachers’ Award 2026
- Award ceremony
- September 5, Teachers’ Day
- Award recipients
- 48 school teachers representing 27 states, seven Union Territories and six Central government organisations
- Mini lessons
- 80 units for Classes I, II and III
- Student reach
- 15,600 students in Andhra Pradesh
- School reach
- 250 Andhra Pradesh schools in three months
- Learning subjects
- Telugu, English and Mathematics
Quotes
Kouluri Rajesh
Secondary Grade Teacher at Chinnamallupeta Mandal Parishad Primary School
“It serves as an after-school learning companion, transforming passive screen time into a fun-based, textbook-oriented learning experience. In just three months, the app reached 250 schools across Andhra Pradesh.”
thehansindia.com
“When the lessons are split into smaller versions, they become much easier for students, especially slow learners, to absorb. I am glad that the app helps bring them into the mainstream.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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