48 teachers from across the country receive National Award: Maharashtra's Vaibhav makes mathematics simple by making videos, Rajasthan's Divyandu teaches by putting QR codes on trees

On the occasion of Teachers' Day, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers' Award 2026 on 48 school teachers from across the country at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Saturday. These include teachers from Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, Sainik Schools, Adarsh Tribal Schools and PM Shri Schools. These teachers adopted different methods to make learning easy and interesting. Vaibhav Vasantrao Kulkarni from Maharashtra made more than 700 videos to explain difficult mathematical subjects, while Divyendu Sen from Rajasthan informed children about trees by putting QR codes on 500 trees. Apart from this, Dinesh Kumar of Punjab created a virtual physics lab and more than 100 low-cost models. Ravi Jaiswal of Chandigarh made a 3D dome theatre and weather center, while Manjari Mahajan of Himachal worked on making the school plastic-free and waste management. Different initiatives of teachers earned honor Manjari Mahajan, Himachal Pradesh: Worked on saving the environment along with the study of children in school. Segregated garbage, collected plastic and made arrangements to keep the campus plastic-free. Dibyendu Sen, Rajasthan: Studied children related to space and discovered 12 new asteroids with them. Information about 500 trees of the school was given by putting QR codes on them. Dr. Vartika Gulati, Rajasthan: Used Google Meet and Google Form to teach children online. Continued the education of children by taking online classes during Covid. Dinesh Kumar, Punjab: Created a virtual physics lab and prepared models at a low cost of more than 100. This helped the children to understand physics easily and their fear was reduced. Ravi Jaiswal, Chandigarh: Created a 3D dome theatre and weather center in the school. Explained to the children about space and weather through direct experiments and experience. Vaibhav Vasantrao Kulkarni, Maharashtra: Created new methods and low-cost models to teach mathematics in a simple way. Also prepared more than 700 videos to help the students. Shalini Kushwaha, UP: uses sports and different activities to teach children. Due to her initiative, the enrolment of children in the school has increased. Teachers selected in 3 phases across the country According to the Ministry of Education, 48 teachers from 27 states and 7 Union Territories have been selected for the National Award. They were selected by the Department of School Education and Literacy in three stages. The process was completed at the district, state and national levels. The purpose of the National Award is to honor teachers who have done excellent work in the field of education. In this, such teachers are selected who have contributed to the learning and development of students by adopting new methods of study. PM meets the teachers who received the award, asked them - Give tips to talk to the public PM Modi also interacted with the teachers who received the award. During this time, he asked a female teacher what she should do if she wants to be a good public speaker. The teacher replied that for this, first of all, self-confidence is necessary. Read the full news... The National Teachers' Award was started in 1958. Its purpose is to publicly honor the contribution of the best and dedicated teachers. Teachers are selected for this award who: