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Developing world: Educating India

Nature volume 472, pages 24–26 (2011)Cite this article

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The country's vast, education-hungry population could supply the next generation of the world's scientists — but only if it can teach them.

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Anjali Nayar is a freelance writer based in Nairobi.

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Nayar, A. Developing world: Educating India. Nature 472, 24–26 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472024a

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