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An Interaction with Babar Ali

• 09 Sep 2025

An interaction with Babar Ali was organized by the Dept. of English, on the 9 and 10 of September 2025. Babar Ali is a teacher from Murshidabad in West Bengal. He was called the "youngest headmaster in the world" by BBC in October 2009. He had begun teaching at nine years of age, mostly as a game, and then decided to continue teaching other children on a larger scale. A recipient of numerous awards, his story became a part of the syllabus for the CBSE 10th Standard English textbook, PUC English textbook for Govt. of Karnataka, and also in curriculum across the globe. The programme was organized to bring the textbook alive to inspire our students through an interaction with Babar Ali. Student Delegates from neighboring institutions were also part of the session. Babar Ali enthralled the young learners through his humility, passion and firm determination in overcoming all odds to provide free, quality education to the less fortunate children of his village.