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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | How rural schooling is going into the dark -Sayantan Bera

How rural schooling is going into the dark -Sayantan Bera

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published Published on Dec 15, 2020   modified Modified on Dec 16, 2020

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* Urban India has witnessed a boom in online education this year. In sharp contrast, students in Bharat are suffering

* Experts are suggesting a country-wide post-pandemic survey. Additionally, public schools need to be strengthened as more students are likely to join govt schools due to financial duress.

BADAUN/ NEW DELHI: Koi lakey mujhe de… ek chutti wala din; ek achhi-si kitab; ek mitha-sa sawal; ek nanha-sa jawab. Koi laakey mujhe de (Won’t somebody bring me… a fun-filled holiday; a good book to read; a sweet question; an adorable answer. Won’t somebody bring me).

The voice of 12-year-old Sapna trembles as she reads this poem by Damodar Agrawal from her fourth standard textbook. Her big eyes are fixed on the page. Her fingers trace each word with attention. A motley crowd gathers around as she reads softly… the chatter drowning her voice, as her grandmother prods her to read louder. A journalist from Delhi visiting her home in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district is the reason behind the sudden shower of attention, which makes Sapna nervous.

The severely underweight girl, the grandmother informs, is an excellent cook. She feeds the buffaloes with ease and takes over kitchen duties whenever her mother is sick. Her household responsibilities have increased manifold after the school that she used to attend shut down in late-March, as the Indian government announced a stringent lockdown to control the spread of the covid-19 pandemic.

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