Ajinkya Rahane inspires to be Shiksha Superheroes

Ludhiana: P&G’s flagship Corporate Social Responsibility program P&G Shiksha continues to march forward with the motto ‘Padhega India, Badhega India’. Now in its 12th year, P&G Shiksha continues to make critical infrastructure and learning interventions by building and supporting schools across the country thereby providing underprivileged children with access to education. This year, P&G Shiksha launched ‘Shiksha Superheroes’ a campaign to acknowledge consumers, the real-life superheroes who made a simple brand choice of buying P&G products and contributing to this noble cause impacting the lives of thousands of underprivileged children. Joining the movement this yearin Mumbai, the renownedIndian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane donned the avatar of ‘Shiksha Superhero’ and unveiled the new impact numbers for P&G Shiksha. Till date,P&G Shiksha has built and supported more than1000 schools which will impact the lives of around 10,00,000childrenthrougheducational interventionsright from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Pledging hissupport, renowned cricketer and Shiksha Superhero Ajinkya Rahane said, “I am glad to be given this wonderful opportunity of being a Shiksha Superhero and supportthe cause of education by P&G Shiksha. It is great to see that over the last 12 years, 1000 schools have been built and supported which will impact over 10 lakh children.Interacting with such bright minds from the P&G Shiksha School has been a wonderful and humbling experience. In my life, I am thankful to my Education that gave me the discipline and drive to follow my dreams and has played a very important role in moulding me as an individual and a cricketer.”