An Indian teacher Robin Chaurasiya, co-founder of Kranti, which means revolution in Hindi, has been nominated for the Global Teacher Prize given annually by the Varkey Foundation. The shortlist of 10 includes teachers from the United States, Britain, Finland, Australia, Kenya, Japan, the Palestinian Territories and Pakistan. The winner will be announced in March. The Global Teacher Prize amount is $1-million.
Chaurasiya, 30, was born in Los Angeles and served with the U.S. Air Force for several years. She has a master’s degree in gender studies and volunteered with an anti-trafficking NGO in Uganda before coming to Mumbai. She set up Kranti in 2011.
The Kranti School is for daughters of sex workers from Mumbai’s red-light district of Kamathipura and for victims of human trafficking, between the ages of 12 and 20. Its curriculum includes lessons in English, computers, dance therapy, meditation, photography, theatre and travel.
