“You can always rewrite your brain; you can always change yourself”
These words are said by her when I talked to her. Her name is Shashi Kiran Bedi and she hails from Punjab. She has been involved in many social works and has received the PROGRESSIVE EDUCATOR AWARD in year 2019 & WOMEN OF WORTH award in the year 2021.
Let’s have an outlook on her works.
EDUCATOR
She has been an educator for the last 30 years in the roles of a teacher, supervisory head, and principal. She started her career as a senior teacher in school D.A.V. Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. She was in a position not only to impact the lives of students but also to guide them and mold them into good human beings. That’s when she decided to make her teaching enjoyable and interesting.
“A mentor is someone who not only reduces the problems of his/her students, but also helps them to become successful and happy citizens”
CENTRE FOR LIFE SKILLS
She is also the FOUNDER of CENTRE FOR LIFE SKILLS. Under this, two awareness programs i.e., online courses have been created:
- Effective concentration and memory techniques.
- Ventilate yourself (stress management ).
She has trained more than 200 students till now. These courses are not only for students but also for teachers and parents.
For More Info: https://life-skills.in/
PERIOD SOCIETY
She is the RESOURCE PERSON of THE PERIOD SOCIETY, HARYANA. This organization is a part of INTERNATIONAL PERIOD SOCIETY. In this, they spread awareness about menstrual health and hygiene. We all know the consequences of ignoring Menstrual hygiene but still, we ignore it intentionally or unintentionally. The core reason for this ignorance is a lack of awareness and acceptance.
Here she happily recalled asking a young boy who was sharing his thoughts on the topic, how he’s having so much knowledge about menstrual health and he answered “this topic was never a taboo in my family”. To this, she rightly asked, “why can’t we have this kind of culture in our families all over India”. These words are more than enough to prove what she’s aiming for.
For More Info: https://instagram.com/periodsocietyharyana?utm_medium=copy_link
NUTAN PRAYAS MANCH
Nutan Prayas Manch is a group of youngsters who are spreading awareness about social issues through theatre. They organize their theater festivals, roadshows, and ‘NUKAD NATAK’ both at the national and international levels.
She is the PRESIDENT of this prestigious group and is guiding the young generation to increase green area and to spread awareness on various social issues.
In the initial years of her career, she worked as a teacher and the one who strongly believed in joyful and innovative learning. She puts a strong emphasis on the fact that students need to be equipped with various life skills like confidence, empathy, respect, public speaking etc. which will not only help them become good human beings but will also help in their growth as good global citizens. In the end, I will again quote her
For More Info: https://www.facebook.com/nutanprayaasmanch
“Happiness is around us- we don’t get it automatically; we need to learn to create it”.
Written by- Sushma
Edited by- Riya Shaharkar
As a true mentor for not only students but also for young teachers, she has been a guiding lamp in MHAC School Nagbani Jammu also.