It's touching
by Mayank Krishna on Apr 22, 2007 12:15 AM
This is the kind of reporting that stands out in clutter generated by Indian media obsessed with celebrities and ppowerful people. The story is touching not just because it brings true India to the centrestage but also vividly shows the hope these small children have and the kind of efforts they are putting despite all socio-economic odds. Just contrast these kids with the pampered kids you see in big cities. These cool and confident rural kids are in the process of graduating from the "university of hard-knocks". Life will surely be tough for them but the ones who manage to graduate would be young men and women who had faced the trial by fire to succeed anywhere in any condition.
India's future will not get secured by 9% GDP growth. India's future will depend on how many of these kids all across the country manage to graduate from the "university of hard-knocks".
Reading this story really moved me; more so because 15 years back, sometimes I used to visit a similar school in the same area (Goraul block) where my mother taught and still teaches.
