PATNA: A Japanese media group has selected Mathematician Anand Kumar’s Super 30 among three pioneering initiatives in the field of education.
Apart from Anand Kumar’s Super 30, two others academic institutions, namely Japan’s educational club, which works for education to children from lower and middle classes, and France’s reading and writing club, working with a mission to arrest declining educational standards in the country, find berth as initiatives across the world by Japanese media group Aashi Shinbun.
According to Asahi Shinbun, Anand Kumar himself could not go to Cambridge University to pursue higher education despite getting admission due to acute financial constraints, but the pangs of poverty intrigued him and resulted in the birth of Super 30 for children from underprivileged sections.
On his latest recognition from international body, Anand said that he has been encouraged to continue his good works for education of the students of poor socio-economic background.
“It gives pleasure and inspiration that people across the globe are concerned with poor and are eager to contribute,” he said.
Earlier, media from Japan, France, UK, Canada and various other countries had made films on Anand’s Super 30. Yoichi Itoh, Chief Economist STB Research Institute was the first to make a film on Super 30 for NHK Channel.
NHK’s Producer Emiko Amagawa came here in 2007 to make an hour-long documentary on Anand and his school. Japanese TV channel Kansai Telecasting Corporation’s director Yuta Amma had described Anand as a ‘true role model’.
Then came Japan’s Amazon TV for yet another film on Super 30.
Japan’s famous actress and Miss Japan Norika Fujiware came to Patna to make a film for TV Man Union. PTI KDK SUS
In April 2011, Anand Kumar was selected by Europe’s magazine Focus as “one of the global personalities who have the ability to shape exceptionally talented people.”
Anand Kumar also helped Amitabh Bachchan in preparing for his role in the film Aarakshan.
Many people from Bollywood including renowned directors and producers are interested in making a movie on the life of Anand Kumar.
Anand Kumar has been selected by UK based magazine Monocle among the list of 20 pioneering teachers of the world. He was also honoured by government of British Columbia, Canada. (AGENCIES)
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