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A Lone School Holds Fort in an Uncharted Land
Hindustan Times Pune
|April 01, 2025
Deep inside the emerald embrace of Abujhmad, where the dense forest provided perfect cover for Maoists for decades, is a unique residential school in the village of Rekavaya.
ABUJHMAD (BASTAR): Deep inside the emerald embrace of Abujhmad, where the dense forest provided perfect cover for Maoists for decades, is a unique residential school in the village of Rekavaya.
It is located 30km off the main road and one has to cross the mighty Indravati river and walk for about five hours to reach Rekavaya. The narrow and dusty muddy path to the village still has signs of dismantled spike holes dug by Maoists to target security forces.
The primary school has 112 students in 12 temporary structures that house classrooms, a kitchen, hostels, and staff quarters. It is the only school serving 12 villages in the region. Until recently, it was run by the villages, which took over the school from the Maoists in 2021. It is now run by the state government which took it over last year and has started work on a new permanent school building.
This story is from the April 01, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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