400 colleges, 31 districts: PE teacher’s mission to take Gandhiji to Karnataka’s youth
Physical education teacher Abida Begum has spent over a decade conducting workshops on Mahatma Gandhi's life and principles across 400 colleges in Karnataka. She aims to inspire students to adopt values like honesty and discipline in the modern era.
Why it matters
It highlights grassroots efforts to integrate ethical education and historical values into the modern academic curriculum.
Meet Abida Begum, a senior physical education teacher at Government First Grade College in T. Dasarahalli, Bengaluru, who has been visiting government and private colleges across Karnataka to conduct workshops exclusively on the life of Mahatma Gandhi without charging students a single penny.
Ms. Abida has been working for more than 10 years to spread the message of Gandhiji’s life and principles.
She said, “If not a major change, students can get inspired by Gandhiji’s life and may have brought small changes in their lives. From simple aspects such as being disciplined, valuing time and punctuality, and being honest in what they do at college and beyond the classroom, the lessons are endless.”
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