Harijans pursue education amid caste barriers in India
Laxmi Rani, the village’s sole high school student from a low caste, bikes four miles daily to classes. A Brahman landlord relative beat her, prompting a legal aid push by activist Dinesh Chandra and lawyer Chedi Lal Sathi. They argue education threatens landlord control and exploitation ends only with literacy.
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