Ranjitsinh Disale from the Indian rural village of Paritewadi has won the Global Teacher Prize worth US$1 million, but he vowed to share the winnings with the other finalists.<br /><br />Ranjitsinh has transformed the education of young girls at a primary school by redesigning textbooks in the local language and embedding QR codes for easier access to the learning materials.<br /><br />Malaysia's Norhailmi Abdul Mutalib of SMK Jerlun in Kedah and Samuel Isaiah of SK Runchang in Pahang were among the 50 finalists in this year's competition.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
