Anand Kumar, founder of Super 30, an educational program in Bihar, was recently felicitated in the US in recognition of his contributions towards educating the underprivileged children.
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According to a report by The Economic Times, the Education Excellence Award 2019 was presented to him by the Foundation For Excellence in California.
Speaking at the event Anand Kumar said:
“Making quality education accessible to the masses will make a huge difference to the world by solving the core issues of poverty, unemployment, population explosion, environmental degradation and a lot more.”
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Talking further about the power of education, he said:
“Through my small endeavour of Super 30, I have experienced how the smile of success on the face one first generational learner brings cheers not only for the entire family, but triggers hope for the entire community.”
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Founded in 2002, Anand’s Super 30 is a program that mentors 30 students for IIT-JEE free of cost. The program is popular for its phenomenal success rate.
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