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<p style="text-align:justify">Dhikar belongs to the Korku Adivasi community. He lives in Potilawa village of eastern Maharashtra&rsquo;s thickly forested Melghat region, which made national headlines two decades ago when over 5,000 children died of malnutrition within a year. Even now the region&rsquo;s Adivasi communities &ndash; Korku, Bhilala, Balai, Basor, Gond and Ozha &ndash; battle chronic poverty, hunger and isolation. Dharani block, where Potilawa is located, gets cut off during the monsoons.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Despite these challenges, a few young Adivasis like Dhikar have made it to college. But the disruptions in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are threatening to end their dreams. And the government is letting that happen.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><em>A life of struggle</em></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="https://scroll.in/article/990704/they-made-it-to-college-despite-all-odds-but-pandemic-apathy-is-making-adivasi-students-drop-out">click here</a> to read more.</p>

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They made it to college. Despite all odds. But pandemic apathy is making Adivasi students drop out -Prashant Rathod

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