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    Reliance Foundation                                     Over the last four editions, Reliance Foundation has           him not just as a teacher, but also as a person who     Reliance Foundation’s initiatives in the sphere of
    Teacher Awards                                          impacted over 38,000 teachers through its support of           can inspire others.                                     education aim to provide opportunities for India’s

    the CENTA TPO, and the top teachers have been                                                                          youth to become future-ready and positively contribute
    His message to students
    awarded cash awards worth over Rs. 90 lakhs.                                                                           to the society. The Foundation over the years has
    The Reliance Foundation Teacher Awards were
    “Grit, agility, and the desire to keep going are traits   entered into partnerships with several organisations to
    instituted in 2018 to recognise and honour              Awardee
    achievements of the top 1,000 teachers who excel                                                                       that sometimes are more important than your IQ.         improve enrolment rates, enhance the skill-sets of
    Arnab Choudhury, a graduate of the universities                Make the most of the opportunities you are given,       teachers, encourage youngsters to develop all round
    in the Teaching Professionals Olympiad (TPO).
    of Delhi, Jamia Millia, and Magadh (Bodh Gaya),                by seizing them. That’s all that matters.”              life skills and improve the educational infrastructure.
    The Awards are organised by the Centre for
    has almost ten years of experience teaching at Trinity
    Teacher Accreditation (CENTA) and supported
    Global School in Patna and St Francis de Sales School
    by Reliance Foundation.
    in Guwahati. Arnab enjoys interacting with people and

    In FY 2022-23, 5,300 teachers participated in           learning about new things, and the combination of
    the TPO, which conducted over two rounds. The top       these two passions drove him to choose this line of
    three national winners of TPO were awarded cash         work and to pursue it with all of his energy.

    prizes worth Rs. 1 lakh each by Reliance Foundation     For Arnab, this award gives motivation, validation, and
  along with awards for the top 1,000 teachers.           a lot of inspiration. His family members now look up to
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