In Indias schools, discrimination drives dropouts
April 22, 2014  16:52
At the government school in this north Indian village, 8-year-old Dilip Banwasi is being taught his place. His third-grade teacher makes him sweep the classroom floor and sit in the back row. When it is time for lunch, Dilip -- a member of a low social class referred to as "rat catchers'' -- is among the last few to be served. At recess, his classmates warn, "Don't play with us,' Dilip says. Read

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