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Delhi Teacher’s Street-Side Lessons for Homeless Children Go Viral

The unsponsored lessons highlight a grassroots effort to reach children who lack access to formal schooling.

Overview

  • Anshu Kumar filmed the scene in Sheikh Sarai, South Delhi, and posted it on Instagram with a caption praising the act as being for humanity rather than attention.
  • The video shows an informal setup with no classroom or blackboard, just notebooks and a patient instructor teaching on the footpath.
  • News18 reports the clip has drawn over 1.2 million views, with commenters widely applauding the quiet commitment to education.
  • India Today identified the man in the video as Krishan Kumar, a PGT teacher, though this identification has not been independently verified in the coverage.
  • The teacher replied in the comments thanking viewers and describing the effort as a small initiative to teach a few children for free.