Ranjit Singh Desale is an Indian teacher at a government school in Maharashtra. In 2020, he became the first Indian to win the Global Teacher Prize for his efforts to promote girls’ education.
Wiki/Biography
Ranjitsinh was born on Friday, August 5, 1988 (32 years old in 2020) in Paritewadi, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Leo.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 6″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Parents and siblings
His father Mahadev Disale is a trainer at Zilla Parishad Academy. His brother’s name is Amit Disale.
Ranjitsinh Disale’s father
Ranjitsinh Disale and his parents
Ranjitsinh Disale’s brother has a child
Profession
At his first school as a teacher, he noticed that the school infrastructure was in poor condition and most of the girls in the village were from tribal communities. At that time, in such communities, girls’ education was not valued and teenage marriages were common. Another problem that Disale noticed was that the school curriculum was not in the local language (Kannada) of the students, so he started learning Kannada and redesigned all textbooks from first to fourth grade in Kannada. He also embedded audio poems, stories and video lectures in Kannada with unique QR codes, with the help of which students could also learn at home, especially girls who were not allowed to go to school.
Ranjitsinh Disale and his students
In 2009, he joined Zilla Parishad Primary School in Paritewadi, Maharashtra as an assistant teacher. He initiated various projects like “Chup baith Bapu datenge” and “Hour of life” to promote education among children. His project “QR Coded Textbook” was so successful that the Maharashtra government implemented it in all classes in Maharashtra. He also applied for copyright for his idea “QR Coded Textbook”. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) decided to implement his QR Textbook idea in 2019.
Awards and Honors
- Its “QR Code Text Book” project won the “Best Project in India” award from Microsoft (2015)
- Its Virtual Field Trip project won the Microsoft Best Project in India award in 2016
- “Innovation Fellow of the Year” by the Central Government of India (2016)
- National Innovation Foundation 2018 “Innovator of the Year” Award
- Global Teacher Prize (2020)
Note: He has won many more honors.
Ranjitsinh Disale’s awards
address
Ranjitsinh Disale’s address
Facts/Trivia
- His full name is Ranjit Singh Mahadev Disarai.
Ranjisinh Disale’s certificate
- Initially, Ranjit Singh wanted to be an engineer, but his dream did not come true, so his father suggested that he start as a teacher.
- On December 3, 2020, he won the Global Teacher Prize for Rs 7 crore. The announcement was made by Hollywood actor and writer Stephen Fry at a virtual awards ceremony held at the Natural History Museum in London. After winning the award, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Kosiri wrote a congratulatory letter to him,
My warmest regards and congratulations to Shri Ranjitsinh Disale, a teacher at Paritewadi ZP School in Solapur District, for being awarded the 2020 Global Teacher Prize of US$ 1 million by the Varkey Foundation, London. Shri Disale’s work in inspiring rural children to take an interest in education through innovative ideas and technology is commendable and worthy of emulation by others.”
Ranjitsinh Disale – Global Teacher Prize Winner
Upon receiving the award, DiSalle said:
Teachers are true change makers who use chalk and challenges to make a difference in the lives of their students. They believe in giving and sharing. So I am delighted to announce that I will be splitting 50% of the prize money with the top 10 finalists to support their amazing work. I believe that together we can change the world because sharing is growing.”
- He has also been awarded the titles of “MIE Expert”, “MIE Researcher” and “Skype Special Teacher” by Microsoft.
- DiSalle also represented India at the Microsoft Education Exchange (E2) in Toranto, Canada in 2017.
- In his book Hit Refresh, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella describes his work as one of three stories from India.
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