Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Assam Teacher Wins Award, Travels 150 KM Daily to Teach
Debajit Ghosh, a teacher in Assam, India, is receiving the National Teachers' Award.
Every day, he drives 150 km to school.
He goes through a forest with elephants and muddy roads.
He brings back kids to school.
He uses fun ways to teach, like games and computers.
He also helps students with their health.
He has shown how one teacher can change a community.
Debajit Ghosh commutes 150 km daily through a forest to teach.
He will receive the National Teachers' Award 2025.
Ghosh is the principal of Namsang Tea Garden Adarsha School.
The school provides secondary education for children in tea gardens.
Ghosh has helped bring back over 300 students to classrooms.
- Who
- Debajit Ghosh, a teacher
- What
- Will receive the National Teachers’ Award after commuting 150km daily
- When
- September 5, 2025
- Where
- Assam, India
- Why
- For dedication to education
- Teacher
- Debajit Ghosh
- Award
- National Teachers’ Award 2025
- School
- Namsang Tea Garden Adarsha School
- Location
- Assam, India
- Commute Distance
- 150 km daily
- Students Re-Enrolled
- Over 300
Sources
Assam State Award 2025: 15 Teachers recognised for excellence in education
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Assam teacher travels 150 km daily through forest to school, wins National Teachers Award
