Passion and dedication are the keys to success in any endeavor, irrespective of the challenges we face.
Passion and dedication are the keys to success in any endeavor, irrespective of the challenges we face.
Nauratmal Pareek has been serving at Digantar Shiksha Evam Khelkud Samiti as School Community Coordinator for the last twenty-eight years. He belongs to Ajmer and has an M.A. from Rajasthan University.
Nauratmal says that he comes from a farming family in a small village with a population of not more than 500 people and completed his primary education there itself. His father is a farmer, and, growing up, he always assisted his father in his chores. He is the first generation in his family to get educated and move out. He recalls his childhood memory of his sister when she jumped off a pond of water, drowning in it, and he saved her life even at his immature age.
There was a small town nearby where he moved to pursue his further education. In his primary school, they used to sit under the tree to get an education. He even struggled to get his books because of financial challenges and tried to get them from other students. He completed his entire education in government schools only.
Nauratmal says that he had a spirit of learning, and therefore his teachers supported him by providing books and other relevant study material. He was laborious, and due to the scarcity of resources, he was more focused on his education. He appreciates the resources that are available today for teaching, as they are quite helpful in helping students understand bookish knowledge in a video and audio format. He thinks practicality is important for understanding things in a better way.
Nauratmal shares that getting married too early made his life more difficult with responsibilities on his head. He has an older sister whom he is very much inspired by; he shares all his problems with her to find the best way out, and she means everything to him. She has struggled all her life to give a better life to her siblings and has motivated their parents to educate them.
Looking back in life, Nauratmal wishes to provide better for his family sooner, as he now understands the financial and mental aspects of life better.
Nauratmal was always advised by his father to work with passion and dedication to achieve success in life. He labels his example as a successful person because becoming a school coordinator from a teacher is a big deal for him.