Sai Swetha offers mobile phone to tribal teacher

Idukki: Sai Swetha, the teacher who won the hearts of children and parents alike through her characters ‘thanku poocha’ and ‘mittu poocha’, has offered a mobile phone to a tribal teacher, who held the cutouts of the two kittens and introduced the tale to the children of the Mannan community who understand only their tribal dialect, following a TOI report published on 5 July, 2020.

Rajimol Rajesh

, a volunteer at the

local talent centre

in

Mannakkudy

in

Anchuruli

, presented the

Mannan version

of the online classes for telecasting it through Victers channel. However, she didn’t possess a mobile phone or television to watch her classes online. Sai Sweta called up Samagra Shiksha Kerala programme officer Dhanya T Vasu and offered a mobile phone to the tribal teacher.

“I am happy to see the tribal version of ‘thanku and mittu poocha’. Rajimol has performed very well and I hope the tribal dialect classes will help the kids in their community. I will arrange a mobile phone for Rajimol. I have already informed SSK programme officer and assured my support," Sai Swetha said.

Dhanya too said SSK would provide more assistance to Rajimol. To ensure that lockdown doesn’t hamper the education of tribal children, SSK had announced a tribal version of online classes in the state.

Meanwhile, SFI Idukki district secretary Thejus K Jose too handed over a television set and dish connection to the teacher. “The television was provided as part of SFI’s ‘first bell’ programme,” he said.