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 Babar Ali was born on 18th March 1993 in
Murshidabad village of West Bengal.
 He is the youngest head of the school who
started his school at the age of nine only.
 While on the way to his school Babar used to
see the children playing and working in fields,
he used to ask them if they want to study and
he always got a Yes from these little kids.
 Babar took this seriously and started teaching a
total of eight children including his sister
Amina Khatun.
 In 2003, his school was officially inaugurated
and was named Ananda Shiksha
Niketan(House of Happy Learning).
 He was also invited by Nobel Laureate
Amartya Sen to Shantiniketan, the prestigious
center of learning, to speak about his school.
 Babar received the CNN IBN Real Hero
Award from the actor Aamir Khan and was
also recognized as ‘Youngest Headmaster in
the world’ by BBC at the age of sixteen only.
 He was also featured in Amir Khan’s Popular
show on TV, Satyameva Jayate.
 Babar bought another land using his prize
money from Real Hero award to expand his
school.
 Babar was also awarded the ‘Indian of the
Year’ award by the NDTV and Literary Hero
Award, by Rotatory India Literacy Mission.
 In 2013, he started another school with more
space to accommodate more children. He also
started buses for students to commute.
 Babar also became a Ted Fellow, talking about
his school at the Ted Talks in Mysore,
Karnataka.
 Babar’s story was incorporated by CBSE board
in their syllabus for class 10th and Karnataka
Government also included his story in their
English book for the first-year PU course.
 Now his afternoon school has 800 students, all
from poor families, all taught for free. Most of
the girls come here after working and boys
after they finish their work laboring in the
field.
 He would also organize various activities like
sports, dance and music to make school more
fun for the students.
 Babar never skipped going to his own school,
since he replicated everything he learnt there in
his own school.
 Babar, who has completed his graduation in
English, is now pursuing a Master of Arts
degree.
 Babar has indeed traveled a long way, but he
has plans for the future too. He wants to create
a “dream school” for kids from
underprivileged backgrounds and give them
facilities for free.
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  • 1.
  • 2.  Babar Ali was born on 18th March 1993 in Murshidabad village of West Bengal.  He is the youngest head of the school who started his school at the age of nine only.
  • 3.  While on the way to his school Babar used to see the children playing and working in fields, he used to ask them if they want to study and he always got a Yes from these little kids.  Babar took this seriously and started teaching a total of eight children including his sister Amina Khatun.
  • 4.  In 2003, his school was officially inaugurated and was named Ananda Shiksha Niketan(House of Happy Learning).  He was also invited by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen to Shantiniketan, the prestigious center of learning, to speak about his school.
  • 5.  Babar received the CNN IBN Real Hero Award from the actor Aamir Khan and was also recognized as ‘Youngest Headmaster in the world’ by BBC at the age of sixteen only.  He was also featured in Amir Khan’s Popular show on TV, Satyameva Jayate.
  • 6.  Babar bought another land using his prize money from Real Hero award to expand his school.  Babar was also awarded the ‘Indian of the Year’ award by the NDTV and Literary Hero Award, by Rotatory India Literacy Mission.
  • 7.  In 2013, he started another school with more space to accommodate more children. He also started buses for students to commute.  Babar also became a Ted Fellow, talking about his school at the Ted Talks in Mysore, Karnataka.
  • 8.  Babar’s story was incorporated by CBSE board in their syllabus for class 10th and Karnataka Government also included his story in their English book for the first-year PU course.  Now his afternoon school has 800 students, all from poor families, all taught for free. Most of the girls come here after working and boys after they finish their work laboring in the field.
  • 9.  He would also organize various activities like sports, dance and music to make school more fun for the students.  Babar never skipped going to his own school, since he replicated everything he learnt there in his own school.
  • 10.  Babar, who has completed his graduation in English, is now pursuing a Master of Arts degree.  Babar has indeed traveled a long way, but he has plans for the future too. He wants to create a “dream school” for kids from underprivileged backgrounds and give them facilities for free.