Threatened with a pistol for wanting to study, Monika Arya now helps tribal children stay in school
- On Teachers’ Day, Monika Arya’s journey highlights how education can transform personal struggles into purpose.
- Arya was threatened with a country-made pistol by her brother when she insisted on continuing college.
- After a 12-year break, she returned to education and completed her MSc despite facing several challenges.
- Today, she works in Khunti, Jharkhand, helping tribal children overcome poverty, poor learning and migration-related barriers to education.
Source: indiatoday.in
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