Education

16 May 2007 – Village Pothi, Block Punpun, District Patna

Entered the village at 6:45 p.m. and set up truck and tent.

Met with Shatrughan Prasad, school teacher and Ricky Devi, anganwadi worker.

Approx. 200 people gathered.

Comments on films

Arvind Kumar, student, 15 years: “In schools, girls are being forced to do work like washing clothes and dishes.”

Santosh Kumar, student, 14 years: “Poor children are not treated nicely by teachers. They are beaten up. That’s why parents do not send their children to the school.”

Satyanarayan, villager: “Government cares about rich kids, not the poor ones.”