Nabarangpur,9th Sept 2025: Geetarani Dash, a teacher at Pujariguda Government Higher Secondary School under Tentulikhunti Block in Nabarangpur district, has been conferred with the prestigious State-Level Chief Minister’s Best Teacher Award.
She received this award for the academic year 2025, specifically in the English subject category under the Arts stream. She was the only teacher nominated from the entire Nabarangpur district for this honor.
On the occasion of Teachers’ Day (Friday), the state-level felicitation ceremony was held at Lok Seva Bhavan in Bhubaneswar, where Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presented the award to Ms. Geetarani Dash. The event was also attended by the Minister of School and Mass Education, Nityananda Gond, who expressed happiness over a teacher from Nabarangpur receiving such recognition.
Geetarani Dash attributed her success to several key influences in her life:
- The inspiring ideals of her father,
- The sense of duty and discipline instilled by her mother,
- The constant support of her husband,
- Encouragement from District Education Officer Chhatrapati Sahu,
- Cooperation from her Principal Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra,
- As well as the support and cooperation of all fellow teachers and students of her school.