Name: Beena Rao

Vote Count: 121

Source of Information: I am from Surat and I heard many people in our locality talking about her. Later I saw her interviewed on television channels and also read about her in the newspapers.

Category: Education

Reason(s) for Nomination: Beena Rao has dedicated her life to giving slum children in Surat, Gujarat, a better future through education. She started out by personally teaching children in small groups; as the number of students grew, she set up a team of volunteers under an initiative named Prayas. Beena Rao and her team have educated over 10,000 slum children. She has developed a holistic curriculum encompassing not just education but also life skills, behavioural skills, yoga and health