‘Hope buses’ bridge education gap for India’s poor kids

Non-profit TejasAsia runs four Hope buses. ST PHOTO: NIRMALA GANAPATHY
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NEW DELHI - A bus is parked on the side of a dirt road next to a slum in Vasant Kunj, an upscale area in South Delhi.

Children climb onto the bus and take a seat as a cartoon illustrating the Hindi letter that sounds like "Ta" plays on a television located in the front of the vehicle.

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