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Desperate to make the grade: in one of India's poorest regions, a driven 17-year-old dreams of someday working at NASA

Authors :
Sengupta, Somini
Source :
New York Times Upfront. Jan 30, 2006, Vol. 138 Issue 9, p14, 3 p.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

Anupam Kumar, 17, is the eldest son of a scooter-rickshaw driver. He lives in a three-room house made of bricks and a tin roof, where water rarely comes out of […]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15251292
Volume :
138
Issue :
9
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
New York Times Upfront
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.141705481