Meet Radha Rajesh, teacher using Messi and real-life stories to explain biology
Radha Rajesh, a biology teacher in Bengaluru, has been selected for the National Teachers' Award 2026 for her innovative use of real-life examples to teach complex scientific concepts. She integrates stories about public figures like Lionel Messi and Michael Schumacher to help students understand biological systems.
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What if a Biology lesson on the nervous system began with Parkinson’s disease, a discussion on growth hormones turned to Lionel Messi’s childhood, and a chapter on traumatic brain injuries explored the skiing accident involving Michael Schumacher? For Radha Rajesh, these real-life connections are not distractions from the syllabus. They are a way of making Biology easier to understand, remember and relate to.The Biology teacher and Head of Department at New Horizon Public School, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, has now been selected for the National Teachers’ Award 2026, representing CISCE.
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