News Snapshot:
NEW DELHI - A bus is parked on the side of a dirt road next to a slum in Vasant Kunj, an upscale area in South Delhi. Children climb onto the bus and take a seat as a cartoon illustrating the Hindi letter that sounds like "Ta" plays on a television located in the front of the vehicle. The two dozen children, aged between four and 13, watch transfixed. As the video ends, it is time for music class followed by a lesson on shapes. Ten-year-old Momiran Khautoon sits attentively, occasionally turning to talk to her friend in the next...
