In Odisha’s residential schools for tribal girls, education comes at a cost
In Odisha’s residential schools for tribal girls, education comes at a cost Beginning with a 10-day trip in December 2018 across five schools and seven villages in Malkangiri and Rayagada districts, this reporter has investigated the conditions at Odisha’s residential schools Current Affairs :Sitting on a stone under the shade of a tree, companions Momita Batra and Karma Mandali snickered as they reviewed their first day in school. They were around five years of age when they had begun to catch more seasoned young men in the town who went to class, including their siblings, talk about the advantages of training. They had requested to be sent to class, however their folks had solidly won’t. The main school in the region had been a private one, a few kilometers away. “We stuffed some garments and got away one day,” Batra stated, snickering. “The school’s cook was from our town. She conceded us and later educated our folks.” The young ladies, presently 14 and just a couple of...