Tag: right to education
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A Childhood Swept Away by Development
“They demolished our school,” says a young boy who expresses his desire to go to school. His opportunities and dreams have been submerged by the lower Indra Irrigation Project, another dam construction in the name of development.
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A Dilapidated School and the Precarious Future of its Students
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Since the past five years, the dilapidated school in Chhattisgarh, is on the verge of collapse, posing a threat to students’ lives. But the neglect continues.
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Orphaned HIV+ Student Goes to School Again
Community Correspondent Rohini Pawar succeeds in her battle against prejudice and discrimination
IU Impact: Teachers in Jharkhand Govt. School Get Paid After Four Years
On 31st May 2012 IndiaUnheard published a story about two teachers in rural Jharkhand who had not received their wages for over four years. The video was picked up by change.org, a campaigning website. A wildly successful petition followed—in 3 days over 4000 people had signed in support of the...
Six months later, students of a government school wait for textbooks
Suraj Kumar, a student of Bishnupur Government School, is the first person from his family to have a chance to go to school. His family has big dreams for him, hoping that he finishes basic education and moved up the economic ladder. But he and his schoolmates are worried about...