In a New Dehli slum, a teacher holds classes under a bridge.

Rajesh Sharma is not a teacher by trade or licensing. He is a small grocery store owner in New Dehli who saw the poverty in the slums in town and decided to try and change it in any way he could.




He now has volunteer teachers lend a hand. As Umar Imam, one of the local volunteers, once told The Weekend Leader, "It gives immense me satisfaction to teach these kids. Initially, I devoted 2 hours in 3 days, but now I stretched it to 4 hours daily."

And as for Rajesh Sharma?

After his day is done teaching the children, he often can be found at his grocery store until 10pm, before doing it all over again tomorrow.