THE STORY OF DHANESH RAM SINHA

In the remote and dense forest area of Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh, Mr. Dhanesh Ram Sinha, who is constantly awakening the spirit of education amid scarcity and adverse circumstances, has become a source of inspiration for students and teachers in the present time. At present Shri Dhanesh Ram Sinha is posted as the Principal of SWAMI ATMANAND GOVT. ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE Block-Chhuria, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.

Shri Sinha ji realized that there is no dearth of talent among the students of rural and remote areas of Chhattisgarh but, due to the lack of sufficient knowledge of the English language and other subjects and relatively weak educational background, students are not able to do better in competitive examinations in comparison to the students of other states and lagging in the competitive examinations. He wants the students here to be a part of the mainstream of the nation. They should bring laurels to the state and the nation by creating new dimensions of success in the national competitive examinations. Keeping these facts in mind, he organized around 500 workshops, seminars, conferences, personality development classes, and get-togethers related to English Language Teaching, skill development programs, and motivational classes in various educational institutions at the district and state level in the last 24 years. In these programs, discussions take place on grammar, vocabulary, patterns, structures, principles and methods, techniques, approaches, phonetics, handwriting, pebble works, problems related to teaching innovation, motivational classes, skills development classes, vocational classes, etc. With these issues and problems, the remedies to the problems are also discussed in these events. Along with the students of his school, students from other schools are also given a chance in active participation. Keeping in view the needs of the students, he has also added areas like Career Guidance, Examination Tips, Personality Development, Motivational Speech, Time Management, Anger Management, Natural Disaster Management, etc. to his programs. For this, he invites subject experts at his own expense. He has changed his home to a workshop hall. He has also developed a free library at his residence to help his students and teachers.

He has also decided and determined himself to work in the dense forest area of Chhattisgarh. He has been working in this wide area for the last seven years for the educational upliftment of tribal students. Many workshops, guest lectures, seminars, get-togethers, educational tours, developing online classes, and teacher training programs are taking place here regularly. He has been working here chasing a high goal in the field of education. Till now he has worked in Antagarh, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Bastar, Balod, Manpur, and A. Chowky to go ahead in his campaign. He aims to motivate the students of tribal belts towards the mainstream of the nation.

However, due to his ceaseless efforts, more than 5,000 teachers and more than 50,000 students in the state have benefitted and the efforts are still going on. In due course of time, the masses have started working for themselves, for the state, and for the country in a spontaneous, self-motivated manner. The efforts and work started by Shri Sinha ji have now taken the form of a campaign in which thousands of teachers and students are getting benefitted from joining. His students have been presenting research papers, projects, posters, and skits on different educational issues in national and international seminars and conferences. At present, providing quality in the field of education is a nationwide challenge. Accepting all these challenges, he has been presenting his views on ELT and other burning issues in different states of the country to provide a direction to these problems. So far, he has attended and presented his research papers in more than 250 state-level, national, and international workshops, seminars, and conferences. His thought-provoking ideas have been published in many newspapers, magazines, and journals across the country and abroad so far. Including his efforts so far, he has spent more than 10 lakh rupees on this challenging task. For the betterment of the students and to encourage them for research work he has donated his body to the medical college after his death.

In brief, Shri Sinha ji has done innovation work in the following areas of education…

1. Formation of Language Lab in the classroom at his own expense.
2. Development of Digital Classroom.
3. Use of different energizers in the classroom according to time, size and situation of the classroom.
4. Establishment of English Learning Club (a concept of British Council).
5. Establishment of Costless Teaching Aids and Learning Classes.
6. Teaching using tit-bits in the classroom.
7. Development of Janm-Vatika (birth-garden) in the school.
8. To give training and encouragement to the students for stage performance.
9. Development of library in the school.
10. To arrange guest lectures for difficult topics, current events and motivational classes.
11. To motivate the students for small research and project work outside the classroom.
12. To give opportunity to the students to become teachers for one day on the day of 05 September Teacher’s Day.
13. Providing motivational books to the successful students for their motivation.
14. Taking the students to historical and religious places for visits.
15. Going to other states and studying the positive aspects of their education system and implementing them in the classroom.
16. Trying to know the secrets and techniques of teaching by meeting foreign teachers.
17. To do research in the field of different types of clapping.
18. Organizing free summer classes every year during summer vacations.
19. To save the students from stress during the examination by giving examination tips at the beginning of the session itself.
20. Encouraging students to speak on stage every day.
21. Organizing various programs for the overall development of students, women, and girls by establishing Akash Women and Students Welfare Institute Lal Bahadur Nagar (R.No. 30342) at his own expense.
22. Joining forums of national and international organizations like ELTAI (English Language Teachers Association of India), AINET (All India Network of English Teachers), IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) etc. to understand the changing scenario in the field of English teaching and engaging students.
23. Establishment of ETC (English Teachers Club) for the collective development of students and teachers in the field of English studies and teaching.
24. To make arrangements for English helpline by taking the help of other teachers to save students from stress and to provide support in English, 05 months before Board Examinations.
25. To give motivational and learning tips to the students by visiting various schools of the state on request, invitation, and need.
26. To organize various workshops according to the need of the time.
27. To encourage students to participate in regional and national seminars and workshops.
28. To motivate the students to know English subject and other things of national importance by forming Whatsap group.
29. To motivate the students for public awareness through street plays by coming out of the school boundary.
30. To prepare the students for the service of the country accordingly by considering the Prime Minister’s address.
31. To run Anti-Drug campaign to save the students from the trap of drugs and alcoholic drinks.
32. To work for taking students on educational trips for updates.
33. To encourage and guide students to make plays and write articles on national problems and disasters.
34. To organize quiz contexts and other competitions for the students at the District and State level and to reward them.
35. To train and encourage students for Peer Teaching, Peer Correction, and Peer Evaluation.
36. Teaching through sound system in large classrooms.
37. Organizing extra classes before 05 months of board examinations. To organize classes on Sundays and holidays also.
38. To provide new and reliable information to the students through authentic materials.
39. Every year, felicitating the successful students of the school by inviting them to the school and sharing their experiences.
40. To motivate the students to find their solution by connecting them with various social and geographical problems.
41. Providing training to the teachers from time to time, motivating them to teach the students in innovative ways.
42. To provide employment-oriented training for sewing and embroidery and bag-making to students, girls, and women under the banner of Akash Women and Students Welfare Institute, Lal Bahadur Nagar.
43. Presenting the problems of students and teachers in front of everyone through various types of action research on the problems of teaching in the classroom and finding solutions to those problems accordingly.
44. To understand and implement the nuances of teaching and subjects by attending various national and international seminars, workshops, and conferences.
45. Trying to connect the tribal students with the mainstream of the nation and education by going deep into the remote forest and Naxal-affected areas.
46. To work in the fields of education by forming an organization of teachers at the district, state, and National levels.
47. To work in the field of national integration by anchoring in Ramcharit Manas programs and other cultural forums.
48. To motivate the students to conserve the vanishing flora.
49. To prepare students for their bright future by training them about the online dangers, terrorist attacks, human-organs trafficking, etc.
50. To make arrangements for special teaching by adopting any class of different schools from time to time.
51. On the ground of Hindi movie Super-30, during the Corona Emergency, he started and implemented the Super-20 Group with the help of students.
52. To motivate the students to participate in various international events.
53. To provide employment-oriented training to the students in making Pickle, Papad, Badi, Ayurvedic Masala, etc. so that they can become self-reliant.
54. To provide information to the students about different types of natural and national emergencies and to find ways to overcome and avoid them.
55. To encourage teachers, students, and social workers by honoring them for their positive work out of the box.
56. To motivate small talented children to move forward by providing a platform for the future of the country.
57. Promoting the teachers for more and more creativity.
58. Promoting students to work in the field of Pebble Art.
59. To teach the students in the lap of nature without books and notebook.
60. Encouraging the students for skill development.
61. Promoting the students for natural visits and learning there.
62. To motivate the students to work in groups and pairs.
63. To motivate the students to take language risk in the morning prayer.

In view of the relentless dedication and selfless spirit of Shri Sinhaji, various organizations have been felicitating him from time to time, which are as follows-

1. Governor's Award (Government of Chhattisgarh 2016)
2. Achievement Award (Higher Education Commission, Raigarh Chhattisgarh 2017)
3. Bharat Jyoti Award (India International Friendship Society, New Delhi 2017)
4. Chhattisgarh Gaurav Award (Well Wisher Foundation, Akaltara, Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh 2019)
5. Dr. S.P. Radhakrishnan National Award (Scheduled Castes Development Council, Raipur Chhattisgarh 2019)
6. Global Award (Auropath, Puducherry, India 2019)
7. Rashtra Gaurav Samman (Balod, Chhattisgarh 2019)
8. Akshaya Shiksha Alankaran (Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 2020)
9. WLCC (World’s Largest Coding Classroom by Code Bharat, London) Award 2021
10. Teaching Excellence Award (by Fourth Screen Education Trust Rajsthan) 2021.
11. Hamara Gaurav Samman (by Manch Sanchalak Samiti Chhattisgarh) 2022.