Nageshu Patro - A Coolie at Night, a Teacher in Daytime, a story of a Philanthropist

Ch Nageshu Patro, a 31 year porter has been a face of change for 70 children of Ganjam district of Odisha who are deprived of better education and guidance due to financial difficulties,by providing them free coaching. Due to his altruism and the philanthropic efforts for these children, he has become quite popular.

Nageshu's Story

Nageshu belongs to a cattle grazer family whose income mostly came from grazing goats and sheep. He got his elementary education with difficulties however he was unable to give his high school exams in 2006 due to financial difficulties as his parents were unable to pay his fees. In order to have some income, he shifted to Surat in search of work where he worked in a textile plant for two years . He also worked as a salesman in a mall in Hyderabad but finally he returned to home. Meanwhile he passed his class 10th exam through the money which he earned through his job. He passed his higher secondary exam with correspondence and completed his graduation and post graduation from Berhampur University.

Shaping of A Philanthropist

In 2011, Nagesh's brother informed him about a vacancy for porter in Indian Railways. He cleared all physical and medical tests and got the job. However he was having a strong quest for knowledge and he continued reading and writing at the same time. 

Shaping of a philanthropist

During covid-19, Nageshu's job was adversly affected as the trains were not running in that period. He noticed that many students left their studies during that period in his neighbourhood due to financial difficulties and lack of proper coaching and guidance. Nageshu not at all wanted these children to leave their studies as he himself was a victim of financial difficulties at one time. Suddenly the idea of a free coaching sparked in his mind.

Free Coaching

He started teaching with only 3 children in his neighbourhood. Gradually other students also started joining the coaching and finally at present, there are 70 students studying in Nageshu's coaching. Initially he took a room at rent when started teaching Hindi and Odia and hired teachers for other subjects. To manage the expenses, he is working as a guest lecturer in a private college . He is imparting education to students in his coaching centre up to class 12th.

The Motive Behind

Nageshu is spending most of his salary to pay to the coaching teachers which he is getting by working as a coolie. He is facing a lot of difficulties in teaching these children. He frequently overlook his own needs and inspite of all the difficulties, he is dedicated to give a better future to them. Hats off to the men who is so dedicated towards education of underprivileged children. Let's join hands for such a philanthropist and help him out.