Sankoo, Kargil, India

Maqsuma is a class 4 student from a small village called KarcheKhar near Kargil in the state of J&K in India. The remote location causes a dearth of good schools in the area. The Indian Army, which has a huge presence there tries to do its bit by running an Army School. Maqsuma studied in this school and was evidently smarter and bolder than her peers who went to local schools. Read full story on Kids of the hills

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