Teacher walks to remote school to support nine students
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Harshit Sanguri, a 27-year-old teacher in Uttarakhand, India, walks through a forested area to reach the government primary school where he teaches nine students.
After unsuccessfully pursuing competitive exams for government jobs, Sanguri trained as a teacher and found purpose in working with children in a remote Himalayan village. The school, located in the Ramgarh block of Nainital district, serves a small community where families have left due to a lack of infrastructure, reducing the student population.
Sanguri teaches all subjects. English, Hindi, mathematics, Environmental Studies, and Sanskrit, to students in grades one to five. He personally provides for students’ needs, finding shoes and clothes for those from impoverished families who may lack basic resources. He shares glimpses of school life on Instagram to connect the children with the wider world and garner support from others. Despite pressure from relatives to pursue more prestigious opportunities, Sanguri prioritizes his current role and the well-being of his students.
He draws on his own childhood experiences of feeling unheard by teachers to create a supportive learning environment. He intends to continue teaching, adapting to future changes in his location or the number of students he serves, but remaining focused on the children in front of him.
