Pankaj Tripathi decided to improve the infrastructure of the school after he visited and saw the poor conditions of the students.
The actor is originally from Gopalganj, a district in Bihar and had recently renovated a government school.
Pankaj Tripathi is one of the leading actors of the industry. He has won many accolades and is one of the most popular choices to play the protagonist for a reason – sheer talent. His effortless acting skills make every role he plays believable. But before becoming a famous actor in Bollywood, Pankaj had a humble beginning. The actor is originally from Gopalganj, a district in Bihar and had recently renovated a government school there.
Pankaj spoke to ABP News about his decision to renovate the school, “Our Gopalganj district administration has made an app called Gopalganj Gaurav App. A meeting was held in which the administration said that if any person who is from the district but lives outside, wants to do social service activities for his village or district, then the administration would help in doing such activities. I was present in the meeting and I thought it was a good initiative. He revealed that two months later, the principal of the new secondary school and the actor’s former primary school called him and said they needed money to build a boundary wall and gate to secure the compound.
Pankaj along with his elder brother planned and funded the project. However, when he visited the school, he realized that the school was in a bad condition with plaster falling on the walls. Apart from this, the colors were faded, the lights and fans were not working properly and there were many other things wrong with the infrastructure of the school. Pankaj then decided to rejuvenate the entire school through a trust named after his mother and father, the Pandit Banaras Tiwari Foundation.
Pankaj further said that the initiative was taken to motivate students to attend school and show keen interest in their studies “by experiencing the state-of-the-art infrastructure in their vicinity and developing an interest in education”.
The upgrade was accomplished in collaboration with the trust fund and the paint brand, of which Pankaj is the ambassador. The brand reportedly liked Pankaj’s idea of rejuvenating the school and providing electrical equipment and paint.