Jalaluddin Gazi
Jalaluddin Gazi : Promising himself that children of his neighbourhood in the Sundarbans won’t have to crush their dreams of education like he was forced to do after his Class II owing to abject poverty, Jalaludin Gazi continues to steer the wheels of literacy for hundreds of have-nots. Gazing longingly at bubbly school-going kids while he was scavenging for food as a teen in Kolkata, this former taxi driver has thrown his doors open to impart free primary school knowledge to poor kids. Having understood the importance of becoming self-reliant and the role that education can play in earning self-respect, Gazi has also set up a tailoring institute. Besides, he also sponsors typing lessons for students in other schools of his village. Moreover, he himself imparts driving lessons to the deprived to ensure their upliftment.