For Harshita Dewani, education is not just about teaching but about giving life the right direction. After a 6-7 year gap following marriage, she made a strong comeback and now leads the entire Hindi department of her school, promoting Hindi to put it on an equal footing with English.

Harshita Dewani currently works as a Hindi Teacher at Pineworld School in Udaipur. She joined the school at the time of its inception. She started out by teaching only small children, but as she learned and grew, she was given new responsibilities and she eventually earned the opportunity to lead the entire Hindi Department of the school.

Her work goes beyond the classroom — she focuses on building strong Hindi writing skills, encouraging children to speak confidently on stage, and helping them take part in speeches, poem recitations, and annual school functions. She encourages rendition of the "Krishna Leela" in English and "Bharat Darshan" in Hindi.

She also ensures that Sanskrit is taught from Class One onwards and that Hindi and English are given equal importance and taught with equal priority. For her, this path hasn't just made her a better teacher — it has made her a better human being too. She sees Pineworld School not just as a dream fulfilled, but as a place still driven by the spirit of achieving more, and she hopes to keep working there for many years to come, remaining an active part of her students' lives while continuing to receive their love and trust.

HoD-Hindi Harshita Dewani’s achievements are closely tied to her role at Pineworld School. Working at the school since its inception, she has watched it grow from a handful of children into an institution with a distinct identity in education, with students earning Gold and Silver Medals in various Olympiads along the way.

Under her guidance, once-hesitant children now give speeches and recite poems on stage, reflecting true, all-round development. Becoming HoD of the Hindi Department is a big accomplishment for her. Her most personal achievement, though, came outside the classroom — after a 6-7 year gap in her studies following marriage, she was able to complete her B.Ed and cleared REET and PTET exams to restart her teaching career.

Hindi Teacher Harshita Dewani was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, and completed her entire education there itself. She studied up to 10th class at a private school, completed her 12th from a government college, and went on to earn her Master of Arts (MA) and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) from a government college in Rajasthan.

Since she studied in a Hindi-medium school, her early education included prayers. Her parents and gurus remained closely involved throughout her schooling — a bond she counts among her biggest sources of inspiration. Her inspiration to become a teacher goes back to her own school days. Watching her teachers in the classroom, she felt drawn to the profession herself.

A defining moment came from her own Hindi teacher, who always scolded her, saying her writing was very bad. Instead of getting disheartened, she decided to improve on her shortcoming, and her teacher supported her fully along the way — eventually building strong Hindi writing skills of her own. That experience is exactly what drives her today: she wants to work closely with children and help them improve their writing and other skills, just as she once did.

Harshita Dewani's biggest role models are her parents and her teachers, who stayed by her side from the very beginning — especially since she never got the opportunity to live away from home in a hostel, keeping her family and teachers closely involved throughout her upbringing. Among them, her school Hindi teacher stands out the most. She considers that teacher her biggest role model and source of inspiration — the same person whose influence now shapes how she teaches her own students.

Prayers and mantras that have stayed with Harshita Dewani since her school days include:

"इतनी शक्ति हमें देना दाता" means Give us so much strength, O Giver — a prayer asking God for the strength to always walk the right path in life and

"गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः, गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः" it means the Guru is Brahma, the Guru is Vishnu, the Guru is the God Maheshwar (Shiva); the Guru is the Supreme Being itself — salutations to that revered Guru.

Harshita Dewani's biggest challenge came right after completing her MA. She got married — and as often happens, girls are not allowed to continue studying after marriage and are instead put into household chores, which is exactly what happened with her. As soon as her marriage happened, her studies stopped completely, turning into a 6-7 year gap.

Resuming her studies after such a long break wasn't easy; she faced real difficulty getting back into the rhythm of studying after so many years away from it. But she didn't face it alone — her parents and in-laws supported her, and the gurujans (teachers) at the college she returned to also stood by her through the transition.

With everyone’s support, she completed her B.Ed and cleared REET and PTET exams, and started her career at Pineworld School. That gap and her comeback stayed with her — it's why teachers hold such an elevated place in her heart today, and why she now works to give her own students the same encouragement she received when she needed it the most.

Harshita Dewani's advice for anyone wanting to become a teacher centers on one idea: teaching shouldn't stop at the classroom. She believes a teacher should teach students the way they would teach their own children at home, keeping in mind that parents leave their children at school hoping they'll receive a genuinely good education. She wants to give her own students the same education her Hindi teacher once gave her — one built on strong writing skills and solid Hindi learning, without the struggles many children face today. She wants to convey the message that, with the right support system and the will to push through, it's possible to restart and build a meaningful career, no matter how big the gap.

HoD- Hindi at Pineworld School, Harshita Dewani's message for society centers on Hindi — a language she feels is quietly losing ground. She points out that while schools today put all their focus on English, Hindi is often treated as just another subject to pass, not a language worth mastering. As all Indians know, Hindi is the national language, the official language, and for most, the mother tongue too, which is exactly why she believes it deserves so much more than a passing grade. She also believes Sanskrit is the source of all languages, including English and Hindi, which is why both deserve equal respect.

As she puts it, every state in India speaks a different language, but Hindi is what allows people to connect across all of them to share thoughts and understand each other in return. Her request to parents is simple: give Hindi the same priority as you give to English, and speak and study it with the same seriousness. Her broader takeaway for society is that losing focus on Hindi doesn't just affect exam scores, it risks weakening a shared thread that connects the entire country.