RS PRAVEEN KUMAR IPS
RS PRAVEEN KUMAR IPS ;(Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar) is an IPS ( Indian Police Service ) officer of the 1995 batch, India .Dr Praveen Kumar is widely known as the brain behind the success story of the Everest conquerors Malavath Purna and Sandhanapalli Anand Kumar. Malavath Purna, a 13-year-old tribal student from Nizamabad district in Telangana state, created a spine-tingling history on 25th May, 2014 by becoming the youngest girl in the world to scale the Mount Everest, and Anand Kumar is the first boy from
RS Praveen Kumar, a 1995 batch IPS officer, is also the secretary of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) – a state-owned educational institution which runs residential schools for scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and underprivileged children. In a telephonic conversation with Shivani Chaturvedi, Kumar talks about how quality education can empower the marginalised students and end discrimination.
The recently released movie Poorna is based on the true life story of Malavath Poorna, a tribal girl who became the youngest girl to climb Mt Everest. Actor Rahul Bose plays the role of police officer [Praveen Kumar], who inspires Poorna – who did her schooling from TSWREIS-run residential school.
My mother’s journey; she was a child labourer until liberated and provided with education. She [later] became a teacher and my father too worked as a teacher. My mother taught me the transformative role of education in breaking the shackles of poverty and escaping from the trap of social isolation. But for education, my parents would have remained bonded labourers like my grandparents. I understood the importance of education at a young age from my mother.
I am a product of social welfare hostels. As an empowered person, I voluntarily chose to become the secretary of TSWREIS. I see my job as creating an opportunity for children to realise their full potential.
Mine is not a 9-5 job, but one that can bring about social and educational revolution and transformation. My strong belief is that education is the only permanent measure to overcome poverty.
Your initiative on residential schools for the underprivileged has led to a radical change in the functioning of these state-run schools. Can you share the journey of this transformation?
There is a world of difference in the functioning of schools now. Earlier, the students were shy and their confidence level was abysmally low. Teaching methods were mundane and accountability on the part of the teachers and administrators was not up to satisfactory levels. Students were not much exposed to activities beyond the boundaries of classroom. But now, every student is enlightened and is getting exposed to a new world of opportunities hitherto unheard of in the history of the education sector in India. Several programmes like ‘Swaeroes ten commandments’ and summer samurai camps were introduced to pull the children out of a sense of despondency and inferiority complex.
A number of capacity-building programmes for teachers and principals were organised to train them on the 21st century pedagogical practices and leadership skills to make teaching and learning more interactive and student-centred. Technology is employed to monitor and track the implementation of programmes and activities in real time. A number of unique programmes like super students lecture series, green gurus, teaching assistants and English-plus clubs have brought a remarkable change in the functioning of the schools. Today, the TSWREIS is the cynosure of national and international academic institutions. The confidence level of students has reached sky-high and they have imbibed the spirit of ‘I can do’ in the face of abject poverty and adversity.
Your initiative on residential schools for the underprivileged has led to a radical change in the functioning of these state-run schools. Can you share the journey of this transformation?
There is a world of difference in the functioning of schools now. Earlier, the students were shy and their confidence level was abysmally low. Teaching methods were mundane and accountability on the part of the teachers and administrators was not up to satisfactory levels. Students were not much exposed to activities beyond the boundaries of classroom. But now, every student is enlightened and is getting exposed to a new world of opportunities hitherto unheard of in the history of the education sector in India. Several programmes like ‘Swaeroes ten commandments’ and summer samurai camps were introduced to pull the children out of a sense of despondency and inferiority complex.
A number of capacity-building programmes for teachers and principals were organised to train them on the 21st century pedagogical practices and leadership skills to make teaching and learning more interactive and student-centred. Technology is employed to monitor and track the implementation of programmes and activities in real time. A number of unique programmes like super students lecture series, green gurus, teaching assistants and English-plus clubs have brought a remarkable change in the functioning of the schools. Today, the TSWREIS is the cynosure of national and international academic institutions. The confidence level of students has reached sky-high and they have imbibed the spirit of ‘I can do’ in the face of abject poverty and adversity.
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NAVEEN ASHODA
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