Ranjitsinh Disale Age, Net worth, House, Affairs, Height, Weight, Girlfriend,Wife,wiki,news,family, Biography & More

Ranjitsinh Disale from India has just been announced as the winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020.Ranjitsinh Disale, a government school teacher from  Paritewadi, Maharashtra, had made history. This is not because he won the 1 million USD Global Teacher Prize 2020 which brings incredible honour and glory in  itself, but because in a never-before-seen instance, he decided to share half of his Rs 7.4 crore winnings with the rest of the nine finalists for the Global  Teacher Prize to support the “incredible work” of the “change makers”.

Ranjitsinh initially wanted to be an IT engineer, but after engineering college did not work out as he anticipated, his father suggesting teacher training as  an alternative. Initially hesitant, Ranjitsinh’s time in teacher training college was life-changing. He saw that teachers are the real change-makers in the  world, and decided to become one.Indian village teacher Ranjitsinh Disale, who transformed the life chances of young girls at the Zilla Parishad Primary  School, Paritewadi, Solapur,Maharashtra, India, has been named the winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020, in partnership with UNESCO.

Ranjitsinh Disale teaches at the Zilla Parishad Primary School in Maharashtra, India. He initially wanted to be an IT engineer but, realising that teachers  are the real change-makers in the world, decided to become one himself. He has made the top 50 shortlist for the Global Teacher Prize 2020 for his innovative  work in turning his school around. The first school he taught in had girls from tribal communities for whom education wasn’t a priority. There Ranjitsinh faced a rebellion from the locals who  disapproved of his efforts and even pelted him with stones. In order to reach out to his students, Ranjitsinh learnt the local language and created QR coded textbooks embedded with audio poems, video lectures, and stories. By introducing students to technology, he has helped them improve their communication,  creativity, and real-world problem-solving skills.  Ranjitsinh’s work has also gained recognition and finds a mention in the book ‘Hit Refresh’ by Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO. “In Mr. Disale’s words, he  finds happiness in going above and beyond to provide the best education for his students”.

Bio/Wiki

Full Name-Ranjitsinh Mahadev Disale
Profession-Teacher
Hometown-Paritewadi, Maharashtra
Age: 32 Years
Father-Mahadev Disale

Physical Stats & More

Height (approx.)

in centimeters– 168 cm
in meters– 1.68 m
in feet & inches– 5’ 6”

Eye Colour-Black
Hair Colour-Black

Personal Life

Date of Birth-5 August 1988 (Friday)
Age (as of 2020)-32 Years
Birthplace-Paritewadi, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign-Leo
Nationality-Indian
Hometown-Paritewadi, Maharashtra

Relationships & More

Marital Status – married

Family

Parents

Father– Mahadev Disale (Zilla Parishad College Trainer)
Mother– Not Known

Siblings

Brother– Amit Disale

 

Career

Awards, Honours, Achievements

1. “Best Project in India” (2015) from Microsoft Corporation for his project “QR Coded Text Books”
2. “Innovative Researcher of the Year” (2016) by the Central Government of India
3. “Best Project in India” (2016) from Microsoft Corporation for his project “Virtual Field Trips”
4. National Innovation Foundation’s Innovator of the Year award in 2018
5. Global Teacher Prize (2020)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ranjitsinh Disale

 

1. On winning the prize, Disale said,
Teachers are the real change-makers who are changing the lives of their students with a mixture of chalk and challenges. They always believe in giving and
sharing. And, therefore, I am very pleased to announce that I will share 50% of the prize money equally among my fellow top 10 finalists to support their
incredible work. I believe, together, we can change this world because sharing is growing.”
2. Ranjitsinh Disale is an Indian teacher who is teaching in a government school of Maharashtra.
3. He also noticed that the curriculum of the school was not in their language i.e. Kannada, so he decided to learn Kannada first and then translated the
curriculum from 1st standard to 4th standard.
4. He wanted to became an engineer, but somehow he could not do it. Later, his father suggested him to pursue his career as a teacher.
5. He has also worked towards eradicating teenage marraiges in his village and promoting girls’ education.
6. When he started his career as a teacher in a government school, he noticed that the infrastructure of the school was in a drastic condition. Most of the
children in school were from the tribal communities who did not allow their daughters to go to school and got them married in their teenage years.
7. He joined Zilla Parishad Primary School, Paritewadi, Maharashtra in 2009 as an assistant teacher.
Ranjitsinh Disale, a Maharashtra government school teacher, won the Global Teacher Prize 2020 and decided to share it.
8. In 2019, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) decided to implement his idea of QR textbooks.
9. He used QR codes and embedded it with audio poems, stories, and video lectures in Kannada. He copyrighted his idea of “QR Coded Text Books.” His idea of
QR books was also implemented by the Government of Maharashtra in all curricular in Maharashtra.
Has has also started other projects like ‘Chup baith Bapu datenge’ and ‘Hour of life’ to promote education among the children.
10. He is best known for embedding QR codes in textbooks which was adopted by NCERT.
THE WINNING MOMENT when Stephen Fry announced Ranjitsinh Disale as the Winner of The Global Teacher Prize 2020
11. He won the ‘Global Teacher Prize’ and a winning amount of Rs 7 crores on 3 December 2020. The results were declared by the Hollywood actor and writer,
12.Stephen Fry through a virtual broadcast from the Natural History Museum in London. The Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, wrote a congratulatory
message for him on his this achievement,
13.I convey my heartiest greetings and felicitations to Shri Ranjitsinh Disale, teacher from ZP school in Paritewadi, Solapur district on being chosen for
the coveted $ 1 million Global Teacher Prize 2020, which is awarded by the London-based Varkey Foundation. Shri Disale’s work of generating interest about
education among children from rural areas, through innovative ideas and use of technology are commendable and worthy of emulating by others.”
14.He has represented India in Microsoft Education Exchange (E2) in Toranto, Canada.
15.His work has been recognised by The CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella in one of the three stories from India in his book ‘Hit Refresh.’
16. Microsoft Corporation awarded him the “MIE Expert,” “MIE Fellow,” and “Skype Master Teacher” titles.

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