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Delhi's Super 30 - Free School Under The Yamuna Bank Bridge

Hello people, Super 30 inspired me to write this blog as a similar story is taking place under the Yamuna Bank Metro Station Bridge. He is not yet great as Mr. Anand Kumar but still he has taken an initiate to become great from just being good. The Big Story Underneath the Yamuna Bank metro bridge, is a unique school which has neither uniforms, nor classrooms - called simply the ‘Free School Under The Bridge.’ It offers a ray of hope to the forgotten children of daily wage and domestic workers of the area. With over 300 students coming in regularly, from grades 3rd to 8th, the classes are divided into two shifts, where the boys are allotted the morning slot and the girls the evening slot.   Founded by Rajesh Kumar Sharma in 2010, the school started its journey with only a couple of students. Kumar recounts, “I want them to have a future, their parents don’t care about studies, they are uneducated. But, I know education is important for all children. I want to work f