Recalling the village of Sohagi

Recalling the village of Sohagi

Author: vijayalakshmi balakrishnan June 5, 2021 Duration: 14:49

The village of Sohagi, is at the heart of the Mirzapur-Badhoi Belt and the prime minister's visit, in 1975, was a significant signal of support to the carpet trade, and to the weaving industry. Her visit to launch, a programme for training of children to become weavers, would trigger, a series of events, that would lead Dr. Myron Weiner, to conclude, that Inda's children are not in school and learning, because the elites of the country want it to be so, 



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