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'''Malati Murmu''' is an Indian social worker and educator from Jiling Sereng, a remote tribal village in [[Purulia district|Purulia]], West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Choudhury |first=Indrajit Roy |date=2025-07-16 |title=Where the Red Earth Teaches: The Quiet Revolution of Malati Murmu |url=https://indroyc.com/2025/07/16/where-the-red-earth-teaches-the-quiet-revolution-of-malati-murmu/ |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=Indrosphere |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-10 |title=Malati Murmu: How One Teacher in a Remote Village of West Bengal Is Changing Education Through a Free School |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/people/malati-murmu-how-one-teacher-in-a-remote-village-of-west-bengal-is-changing-education-through-a-free-school-article-153128135 |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref> She is known for her efforts in educating children of the village with low adult literacy and minimal availability of formal education. Notably, she started Maltibala School, a mudroom structure with two classrooms, where she teaches local students basic lessons in English, Math, and Science.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-07-12 |title=Tribal homemaker builds free school for village children in remote Purulia |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/tribal-homemaker-builds-free-school-for-village-children-in-remote-purulia-2754843-2025-07-12 |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2025-07-13 |title=A Tribal Housewife In Bengal's Ayodhya Hills Ignites Light Of Education In Poor Children |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!offbeat/a-tribal-housewife-in-bengals-ayodhya-hills-ignites-light-of-education-in-poor-children-enn25071302125 |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Malati came to Jiling Sereng in 2019 after her marriage to Banka Murmu. While the village had a primary school, Malati felt that adult literacy was limited and quality of primary education was poor. She decided to start teaching kids at her own house. She efforts were slowly recognised as recognition among villagers grew and enrolment increased to over 45 students. Eventually, they helped her build a thatched hut with two classrooms and a blackboard each.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumari |first=Pragya |title=One woman, one hut, 45 students: a school built from nothing |url=https://educationpost.in/news/education/one-woman-one-hut-45-students-a-school-built-from-nothing |access-date=2026-01-07 |website=educationpost.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Malati has two children.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Literacy in India]]<br />
* [[Education in West Bengal]]<br />
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