India, Aug. 23 -- Four teachers from Maharashtra have been selected for the National Teachers Award for their commitment and novel educational methods: Kunda Bachhav from Nashik, Kavita Narsingrao Gitte from Beed, Shivprasad Tingre from Satara and Vaibhav Kulkarni from Latur.

Bachhav, a teacher at Nashik Municipal Corporation School No 18, introduced several new ideas to liven up learning: for instance the Dnyan Bhinti (Walls of Knowledge) programme, under which 30-odd walls in Anandvalli village were painted with maps, mathematics shortcuts and English words. She has also opened a public library with 2,000 books at a temple in Anandvalli and a community centre in the Sant Kabir settlement.

Apart from introducing RFID identity cards, th...