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Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Apr 13, 2023

'I want to study; it's my only dream'

For Sombari Baskey, living in a remote village in Purbi Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, accessing an education and staying in school is not easy. But the 13-year-old who speaks Santhali, Sabar, Ho, Hindi and Bangla, is a determined scholar

Author

Rahul

English Translation

Joshua Bodhinetra

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Author

Rahul

Rahul Singh is an independent reporter based in Jharkhand. He reports on environmental issues from the eastern states of Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal.

English Translation

Joshua Bodhinetra

Joshua Bodhinetra is the Content Manager of PARIBhasha, the Indian languages programme at People's Archive of Rural India (PARI). He has an MPhil in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and is a multilingual poet, translator, art critic and social activist.

Editor

Devesh

Devesh is a poet, journalist, filmmaker and translator. He is the Translations Editor, Hindi, at the People's Archive of Rural India.

Editor

Sanviti Iyer

Sanviti Iyer is Assistant Editor at the People's Archive of Rural India. She also works with students to help them document and report issues on rural India.