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Donations, A Harsh Reality Of Dehradun’s Education-
al Societies
Column
By Kushagra Mittal
In today’s world, cities like Dehradun are neglected because most important media
houses focus only on metropolitan cities. The social and educational issues in Deh-
radun remain unreported by most of the local and national newspapers; this is what
drives the situation to a worse state. It has become an irony over the years that Deh-
radun has always been considered to be the educational capital of I ndia. There was
a time when people used migrate from all over India to Dehradun, for the sole rea-
son of getting their children into the top schools of Dehradun, however, the sad
truth is that, we have failed to live up to that status; slowly yet steadily, Dehradun is
losing its charm. An important issue that Uttrakhand has been facing lately is that,
under the influence of neighboring states, schools in the state have been accepting
donations to speed up the admission process. The school administrations have been
keeping themselves safe behind the department of the enhancement of the infra-
structure within and outside the school premises, but taking donations instead. Par-
ents might start saving for their child's education even before he is born. I wonder,
does this entail world leave the parents to genuinely save up for the education of
their children, or it finishes up the huge sums to bribe the school authorities in the
name of donation.