The teacher who rows a boat and treks through forests to teach tribal children

KR Ushakumari is the only teacher at the Agasthya Ega Adhyapaka Vidyalaya, Kunnathumala. Part of 'single teacher school' programme started by Kerala in 1999 for tribal areas, she teaches Maths, English, the regional language and Environmental studies to children from 1st to 4th standard.

That may sound admirable but it is not what makes her extraordinary. That would be the journey to teach these 14 students of hers.



Every day, KR Ushakumari starts by taking a scooter from her house to the...