Mangal Kunjam from Dantewada in Chhattisgarh is interviewing deputy sarpanch of Hiroli village Sonaram Mandavi who is leading a delegation of 5 gram panchayats demanding a higher school in their area. Mr mandavi says there are around 100 children in the area who have completed education till class 8 but the nearest the highschool in Kirandul, NMDC is more than 15 kms away. They are demanding for this school for more than 3 years but administration has not heard their plea yet. For more Mangal can be reached at 09407708515

Sarita Gautam from Allahabad says earlier this month on 3rd September in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh a Dalit student was beaten up by a teacher when he touched the drinking water. When I called up the Superitendent of Police and also the nearby police station they did not give me any proper reply. Then I told them that I will go to police headquarter then they have assured me to check and let me know the details. For more Sarita ji can be reached at 09721813108

Rajeev Ranjan from Bokaro district in Jharkhand says in his village there is a school which has 8 classes but has only 3 teachers. There are around 125 students who go to school mainly for Mid Day meal. The meal is also of bad quality. He says at one end Govt says we have a right to education but what will be the future of children coming out of these schools where teachers can not control their students. For more Rajeev can be reached at 09263887349

Prakash Gupta is talking to students, parents and local leaders in Surguja in Chhattisgarh who have discovered that many students do not want to go to school in fear of beatings in their school. The parents have no complained to police and police is now taking action against the teacher and the school. Prakash can be reached at 07697852665

Subodh Gupta from Surguja in Chhattisgarh is telling a story of a teacher who forced children from his school to work in his farm for sowing. When people complained about it to officer, they found the allegation to be correct and now have promised to take action. Block president has also said that this kind of incident is common in villages where officials use their subordinates for their personal work. He has also promised to take action against the practice. For more Subodh can be reached at 09424262158