PASCHIM BARDHAMAN: In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of the country, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to close the gap in learning brought on by prolonged school shutdowns in the country.
Deep Narayan
Nayak, 34, a teacher in the tribal village of
Joba Attpara in Paschim Bardhaman district of
West Bengal, has painted blackboards on the walls of houses and taught children on the streets for the past year.
The local school shut down after strict Covid-19 restrictions were imposed across the country in March 2020.
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