Anubhuti Prakash has been with Dakshini Prayash for 24 years and loves being there. From her childhood, she has been taught that she should share with less privileged individuals, and through Dakshini Prayash’s free education, she has stuck to that lesson. In the beginning, she used to go for just a couple of hours twice a week, but this gradually increased. “There’s no going back,” she adds. “Now, Dakshini Prayash is my life.”
Currently, she is the president of the school, but she used to be the Joint Secretary. Upon joining Dakshini Prayash, she was a Hindi teacher in the school section, and even today she is fondly called ‘Hindi Didi,’ even though she also has other responsibilities. Additionally, she taught English in the coaching section. Now, she still teaches Hindi, but has restricted it to Classes 6–8, given her responsibilities as President. In between she even took up the position as Principal. Her job as President means that she has to look after everything with the help of a dedicated team.
Her favourite memory of the school dates back to her first day, and when she reached, the children came running towards her and looking for a smile. Clearly, their enthusiasm was and still is infectious, as even though she had gotten there with a headache, it had gone and only returned when she left the school later that day.
Anubhuti mentions that the school tries to give the children everything when they don’t have anything. It gives her great satisfaction that through the school’s self-reliance team, Dakshini Prayash not only supports the students but their families as well. She hopes that more people will be inspired by the school’s lasting impact and contribute, more than monetary support, their time. “What we are providing our son, we will try our utmost to give all that to the children there,” she confidently states. “If our son can get these opportunities, why can’t the children?” This belief is what motivates her to spend countless hours at the school, doing what she loves and giving these children a better childhood.
