New heels of education.

- Nowadays-Preeti Shah

- He started teaching children in the evening at Kamleshwar Ghat on the banks of Ganga. In 2012, he renamed it 'Ghatwala School'. People were impressed by Nitin Kumar's effort

Nitin Kumar's parents in Ka Napur struggled hard to educate their children. Nitin Kumar's father worked in plumbing, but he did not have a regular income as he did not have a fixed job, so his mother used to go to other houses to do housework and do the dishes.

This situation made the mother firm and strong. The mother decided that whatever happens, the children have to be sent to school. Nitin started going to school with his older siblings. All three siblings were smart in their studies, but due to lack of resources they could not participate in any project or school program. As he studied more and more in school, his difficulties increased, so his elder brother left school after eighth standard and got a job in a shop. This always bothered Nitin Kumar, but there was no other way.

Nitin Kumar, who is studying in 6th standard, started having difficulty in mathematics, but to whom? Mathematics tuition was not in a position to be maintained. I could understand other subjects by doing self-study, but how can I come to mathematics until I understand? Instead of trying to recover, they wallow in their sadness and thus, experience more failure. Nitin, who has always been ahead in studies till the fifth standard, got a little frustrated in the sixth to eighth standard. This confusion and sadness of the mother and her son did not go away. She took Nitin to her familiar math teacher one day and she was allowed to sit in the math teacher's tuition. Gradually the understanding in mathematics began to decline. He thought that if I had received proper guidance from an early age, I would have had no problem. With this in mind, he passed the 10th standard examination and immediately started giving free education to the children going through financial difficulties like his own in 2006. He did not charge any fees, but made it a condition of the students that the child who studied here for free would have to teach the children in the lower class without any charge.

The family was a little upset with Nitin Kumar's decision. He said that he should complete his studies first, get some success in life and get a job, then he should do such work, but Nitin did not approve of that long cult, because by then how many children would be deprived of his studies? Amidst family resentment, Nitin Kumar started teaching children. Students from nursery to 12th standard started coming. He needed a large space, so from 2008 he started teaching children in the evenings at Kamleshwar Ghat on the banks of the Ganges. In 2012, he renamed it 'Ghatwala School'. People flocking to the banks of the Ganges and visiting the temple were impressed by Nitin Kumar's efforts. Many people contributed in this selfless Gyan Yajna. Giving some children notebooks, pencils or necessities. So some young people come to teach children. Some science graduates or engineers started coming to teach mathematics and other subjects. So today someone teaches yoga, someone teaches Sanskrit and French.

Helps to choose a career by counseling some gifted students. In seven years the buses received guidance from students. Since financial help is needed for further studies after 12th standard, he set up 'Ek Nai Raah Foundation' in 2012, through which the help of able people of the country and society can be obtained. Nitin Kumar is studying law at Dayanand Law College. His mentor Nandini Upadhyay has helped him a lot. He is the chairman of this foundation. It was difficult to conduct studies on the banks of the Ganges during the Koro epidemic. So Nandini Upadhyay also pays the rent and electric bill for continuing education in one room. He takes the children on his motorcycle to dance and participate in sports. He wants to continue teaching children, because education gives a person a life of self-respect and pride.

The relentless pursuit of originality

- Established Sylvin Studio in 2013 with thirteen thousand rupees. Sylvain is the name of a Roman god who protects forests so the name seemed appropriate for eco-friendly furniture

Bandana Jain was born in a joint family living in Thakurganj, a small village in Bihar. Bandana, who has a special interest in art, earned a bachelor's degree in commerce. He says only men in his family go to study in the city. The women stayed at home until they got married and were married off at an early age.

Bandana, who had a great love and interest in art, used to go to the pandals of Durga Puja when she was young and was amazed to see her art. Constantly curious to know how such a beautiful sculpture is made, but she is not allowed to talk to the artists. He is from Mumbai. J. Heard about the School of Art, so after graduating Commerce she wanted to go to Mumbai, but did not get approval from the family and there was talk of her marriage. She went to Delhi with her elder sister, but Sahu discouraged her by saying that entrance exams in art colleges are very difficult. Meanwhile, she got married in 2006 and settled in Mumbai.

Bandana Jain was very happy. Just a few days after the wedding. J. Went to check in at the School of Art. The entrance exam was held in June 2009, the form was filled in the month of April. He only had a month and a half to prepare. Someone informed her that Javed Mula, a former student of the college, was tutoring her to prepare for the entrance exam and Bandana worked hard for twelve to fourteen hours a day. He was good at drawing, coloring and sketching, but with Javed Mulani's training he learned to think differently. Learned different designs like Today, 3D, Memory. J. J. The School of Art had only eight seats for outside students, but Bandana's hard work and dedication led her to college. Talented students in college helped a lot in teaching Bandana. Bandana's course was over, but the question was what to do now? He bought a house around the same time, so he designed a chair for the house, but it turned out that it was better if it was something different. So he decided to make a chair out of corrugated cardboard.

Bandana started looking for good quality recycled cardboard. Checked every janitor there from Dharavi to Crawford Market, but was unsuccessful. Finally found a cardboard from somewhere, but how to cut it? He made a blade by watching online tutorials. The chair was finally ready after three months of hard work and four thousand rupees, but she was adamant about her creation. He sought the help of a colleague Rahul Dongre and he liked the idea very much. So in 2013 he set up Sylvin Studio with thirteen thousand rupees. Sylvain is the name of the Roman god, who protects the forests.

Bandana says he then made a sofa that could seat five people. Made lamps that showed to family and friends. Everyone liked it a lot, but Bandana's confidence grew by participating in a packed demonstration in Goregaon. Its products were praised in the exhibition. Today Sylvain has a factory in Vasai.

In which ten local women work. The specialty of Vandana's work is recycled cardboard. Ever since she was working on a project in college, she loved its texture and color. Today he plans to use cardboard with materials like metal, raw silk, wood, brass, concrete. Bandana Jain has been honored in 2012 with the 'Wade Asia Award' given to women for design, architecture and art.

Bandana, who has been making sofas, benches, murals, sculptures out of cardboard for seven years, thinks he can make swings, chandeliers, footwear and anything. His murals and sculptures can be found in airports, art galleries, Taj Group hotels, Aditya Birla, Jindal Steel, Goenka Group in India. Its only cardboard studio in India is located in South Mumbai. Bandana Jain wants to take his company to the international level. Its goal is to protect the environment and empower women.