Ranjitsinh Disale, who was a recipient of the Global Teacher Award in 2020, has been selected for the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Pride of India Award 2022. Mr. Disale took to his official Twitter handle and tweeted the information. As per the letter that he received, he will be given the prestigious award on July 27, 2022, at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.
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Disale tweeted that it is a great pleasure to accept the award from the family of respected Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who has taught our generation to dream big.
खरं तर ज्यांनी आमच्या पिढीला मोठी स्वप्न पहायला शिकवलं असे आदरणीय डॉ ए पी जे अब्दुल कलाम यांच्या परिवाराकडून दिला जाणारा पुरस्कार स्वीकारताना अतिशय आनंद होतोय.
या पुरस्काराने माझ्यावरील जबाबदारी वाढवली हे मात्र निश्चित . pic.twitter.com/Z0MSIYFvKY— Dr.Ranjitsinh (@ranjitdisale) July 25, 2022
Mr Disale recently resigned as a Zilla Parishad teacher from the Solapur district to pursue higher studies in the USA. He won the USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize 2020 for his efforts to promote education among girls as well as triggering a quick-response (QR) coded textbook revolution in India.
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