PEOPLE - Indian girl, 13, studies for master’s degree

In a country where many girls are discouraged from going to school, Sushma Verma is having anything but a typical childhood. The 13-year-old girl from a poor family in north India has enrolled in a master’s degree program in microbiology, after her father sold his land to pay for some of his daughter’s tuition in the hope of helping her be a part of India’s growing middle class. Read full article >> ...

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