Neeraj, age eleven, lives with his parents and siblings in Badarpur, New Delhi. In the recent past, his father struggled to find a steady job and his family would often have to go without food.
This Teacher’s Day, let’s remember that every teacher was once a student, with a lunchbox to look forward to and lessons to learn. Some of the teachers shaping young minds today grew up as Akshaya Patra beneficiaries, their focus in class once depending on something as ordinary as a proper meal. Here are five stories
