In Rampurabas in Rajasthan’s Tonk district, Rajkumar Sharma brought the government’s upper primary school to the level of a private school. Many students had left to join a private school. The changes Sharma brought about pulled these students back.
Some of the land that belonged to the school had been encroached upon by powerful families. In the highly stratified society of Rajasthan, Sharma managed to get the land back. He did this by initiating conversations with women and changing opinions within families. Families willingly relented and vacated the land. No force was required.
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