Ranjitsinh Disale
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Ranjitsinh Disale | |
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| Born | Paritewadi, Maharashtra |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Known for | Global Teacher Prize |
| Awards | Global Teacher Prize, Innovative Researcher of the Year (2016) |
Ranjitsinh Disale is an Indian teacher from Maharashtra. He is the winner of $1 million annual Global Teacher Prize 2020 which was announced on 3 December 2020.[1] The Global Teacher Prize, which has been referred to by journalists as the Nobel Prize for teaching, highlights and celebrates the profession while giving greater recognition to the work of teachers all over the world. Disale said in his winning speech that he would share with his nine fellow finalists half of the prize money, meaning they would receive $55,000 each.[2][3] He also works with the World Bank as Advisor for their educational programs.[4][5] He was selected by the US Government to join Fulbright Program.[6][7]
Disale hails from Paritewadi Village in the Solapur District of Maharashtra. At the beginning, he decided to be an IT engineer and had enrolled in an engineering college. But when things didn't fit for him, his father convinced him to take up the teacher's training programme. While Disale was initially reluctant about the decision, his time at the college of teacher training made him realize that the real change-makers in the world are the teachers.[8]