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Telangana. The method emphasizes listening and MPUPS Yemaikunta, Indervelly Mandal,
speaking first, followed by reading and writing, Gangaiah continues the mission, inspiring a new
ensuring that children acquire language naturally set of learners to become writers.
and contextually. District Educational Officer T. Pranitha
As a trained resource person at district summed it up best: “The stories are not only
and state levels, Gangaiah implemented the DOP interesting but also funny and heartwarming.
method systematically, encouraging independent The language they used is superb. This shows
thinking and expression. The school headmaster, the potential of our rural children when given
colleagues, parents, and education officials the right guidance.”
provided strong support, turning the project into A Model for the Nation
a collective success.
Impact Beyond Yapalguda What began as a small classroom
experiment in a tribal hamlet has now become a
The outcomes of this innovation went model for others. Inspired by Yapalguda’s
far beyond grammar and punctuation. Students success, teachers across Telangana are exploring
developed critical thinking, creative similar creative writing projects. The publication
expression, and self-editing skills. They gained of The Stories of Yapalguda Children stands as
confidence not only in writing but also in living proof that with vision, patience, and the
speaking English, proving that even rural right pedagogy, government school students can
government school children can achieve what match, and sometimes even outshine, their
once seemed unimaginable. counterparts in private schools.
The project also sparked a cultural shift. For teacher Buka Gangaiah, the
Children began appreciating literature, greatest reward is not the media attention or
borrowing more books, and writing their own the awards he has received. It is the sparkle in
narratives. Some students even started the eyes of his students when they proudly say:
mentoring younger peers. At his new posting in “I am an author.”
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