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Except for the Promise School there is not much else in Nawabpur that holds out a promise of a better life for its residents. Mou Chakraborty writes.

Back in 1996, when Sardar Singh, 64, an employee of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), started the Nishkam Sewa School with just seven students — all children of ragpickers — the Singh household witnessed a civil war of sorts. Reason: Apart from the Rs. 6,000 he received as contribution from philanthropists, a sizeable chunk of Singh's savings went into the initiative. Shaheen P Parshad reports.

TM Soundarajan, 58, has been married to mathematics longer than to his wife and the sum of all his parts is a legendary teacher who kills the fear of the subject in the minds of children. KV Lakshmana reports.

In war-torn Kashmir, Raahat Manzil is more of a boarding school than an orphanage, Toufiq Rashid writes.

An 80-yr-old gives poor Muslim children a shot at a better life. The doors of his school are, however, open to children from other communities also. Vijay Swaroop reports. HT Impact

Like his namesake from Bollywood, this young man is also the hero of the masses. Shaheen P Parshad reports.

Child labour law bars children from working at dhabas and tea stalls, but poor enforcement has kept ‘chhotu’ at work. Mahesh Langa reports.

Students from traditionally deprived or minority communities face disadvantages that deny them an equal opportunity at quality education. KV Lakshmana & Rahul Karmakar report. SC enrolment | Beyond enrolment

Enrolment and dropout figures for girls are improving, but India has a long way to go in ensuring gender parity. Charu Sudan Kasturi reports.

Even as India tries to make the most of its young population, inadequacies in the education system threaten to throw a wet blanket over its plans. Charu Sudan Kasturi reports.

Experts feel that a crippling shortage of teachers, coupled with widespread teacher absenteeism, is the biggest challenge facing Indian education. Charu Sudan Kasturi reports.

Hindustan Times has launched a year-long campaign, 'You Read, They Learn' . HT has committed to contribute 5 paise from every Metro copy in Delhi-NCR to help educate underpriviliged children. You can make a difference. Here's how 

Most Indian schools lack facilities as basic as girls' toilets. Worse, they have only a year to put their house in order. Charu Sudan Kasturi reports. Report card

As a part of the 'You Read, They Learn' (YRTL) initiative launched on 18th April, Hindustan Times has committed to contributing 5 paise from every Metro Copy in Delhi-NCR. Beginner's textbook

President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday appreciated Hindustan Times's initiative 'You Read, They Learn' under which 5 paise will be contributed from every Metro Copy in Delhi-NCR for underprivileged children. President's letter