The morning routine of fifteen-year-old Hajira* is different from that of many of us had as adolescents– it includes a long and arduous journey to her school. What we may have heard in the fabled stories of our elders is still the truth for many. Hajira’s eagerness to attend, she says, drives her to school more than anything else. Comprising some 14kms of travel each day, it does get difficult at...
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