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At 78, Mizoram man enrolls in Standard 9, walks 3km to school daily

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 2 August 2023
Come rain, come sunshine, a 78-year-old man in a village in Champhai district along the Mizoram-Myanmar border walks 3km to school every day. ​​ Born in 1945 at Khuangleng village in Champhai district, Lalringthara lost his father at a young age and was forced to support his mother in the fields to help her eke out a living.
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