<p>Three government school teachers from Karnataka received the national awards from President Ram Nath Kovind at a function here on Thursday for their exemplary contributions and commitment to work.</p>.<p>B S Shashikumar, an assistant master at Government High School in Nelamangala, Bengaluru Rural; Suresha Marakala, an assistant teacher at Government High School in Besur, Kodagu; and Revathy Rajaram Iyer, a Hindi teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya MEG and Centre at Sivanchetty Gardens, Bengaluru, received the prestigious award at a function organised under the aegis of the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry to mark Teachers' Day.</p>.<p>Kovind also conferred the coveted award to 43 other school teachers hailing from different states at the function. The award carries a silver medal, a certificate and Rs 50,000.</p>.<p>This was for the first time that Kovind has presented the national awards to teachers since he assumed the office of President in July 2017.</p>.<p>Though the coveted award is traditionally conferred on school teachers by the President every year, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented it to the winners in 2017 and 2018.</p>.<p>Shashikumar received the national award for his exemplary contribution in infrastructure development of his school, development of teachers’ training modules and creation of a school wiki for the benefit of students.</p>.<p>“He has set up smart classrooms and has developed e-content. He is a state resource person for training teachers of science and computer science across the state. He contributes to radio programme for SSLC examination-oriented classes,” Shashikumar's award citation read.</p>.<p>Marakala, a police officer-turned-teacher, developed innovative ways of teaching through ‘Jeevan Shikshan’ programme.</p>.<p>“He imparted Gandhi’s basic education concepts to the students through enjoyable activities. He has published poems, short stories and articles in state-level newspapers and journals. He teaches social science through activities including plumbing and mask-making,” Marakala's award citation read.</p>.<p>Revathy received the national award from the President for her innovative ways of teaching Hindi to her students at Kendriya Vidyalaya. She developed e-content for teaching Hindi in the higher secondary stage.</p>.<p>“She has been a member of the editorial board at regional level and judged competitions at national level. She was a key member in the development of simple teacher friendly calendar for continuous and comprehensive evaluation. She is a convener for class X and XII study material and a master trainer for class VI new textbook,” her award citation read.</p>.<p>Addressing the event, the President exhorted the teachers to focus on building character of their pupils, besides providing quality education to them.</p>
<p>Three government school teachers from Karnataka received the national awards from President Ram Nath Kovind at a function here on Thursday for their exemplary contributions and commitment to work.</p>.<p>B S Shashikumar, an assistant master at Government High School in Nelamangala, Bengaluru Rural; Suresha Marakala, an assistant teacher at Government High School in Besur, Kodagu; and Revathy Rajaram Iyer, a Hindi teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya MEG and Centre at Sivanchetty Gardens, Bengaluru, received the prestigious award at a function organised under the aegis of the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry to mark Teachers' Day.</p>.<p>Kovind also conferred the coveted award to 43 other school teachers hailing from different states at the function. The award carries a silver medal, a certificate and Rs 50,000.</p>.<p>This was for the first time that Kovind has presented the national awards to teachers since he assumed the office of President in July 2017.</p>.<p>Though the coveted award is traditionally conferred on school teachers by the President every year, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented it to the winners in 2017 and 2018.</p>.<p>Shashikumar received the national award for his exemplary contribution in infrastructure development of his school, development of teachers’ training modules and creation of a school wiki for the benefit of students.</p>.<p>“He has set up smart classrooms and has developed e-content. He is a state resource person for training teachers of science and computer science across the state. He contributes to radio programme for SSLC examination-oriented classes,” Shashikumar's award citation read.</p>.<p>Marakala, a police officer-turned-teacher, developed innovative ways of teaching through ‘Jeevan Shikshan’ programme.</p>.<p>“He imparted Gandhi’s basic education concepts to the students through enjoyable activities. He has published poems, short stories and articles in state-level newspapers and journals. He teaches social science through activities including plumbing and mask-making,” Marakala's award citation read.</p>.<p>Revathy received the national award from the President for her innovative ways of teaching Hindi to her students at Kendriya Vidyalaya. She developed e-content for teaching Hindi in the higher secondary stage.</p>.<p>“She has been a member of the editorial board at regional level and judged competitions at national level. She was a key member in the development of simple teacher friendly calendar for continuous and comprehensive evaluation. She is a convener for class X and XII study material and a master trainer for class VI new textbook,” her award citation read.</p>.<p>Addressing the event, the President exhorted the teachers to focus on building character of their pupils, besides providing quality education to them.</p>