Bhubaneswar: Iswar Chandra Nayak of Odisha received the National Award for Teachers-2022 from President Droupadi Murmu on the occasion of Teachers’ Day on Monday.
A textile engineer turned teacher and author, Nayak has been teaching students at the Government Upper Primary School in Kanapur in Nimapada block of Puri district, for the last 22 years as an assistant teacher.
Nayak has already won many national and state awards. His recently written books have received much appreciation at the national and international levels. He has established Student Knowledge Center and Library in his village Bangurush Patana. This knowledge center provides free computer education to primary school students.
