Tarun Cherukuri

Tarun Cherukuri

Tarun Cherukuri is co-founder and CEO of Indus Action, a policy implementation organisation that works closely with the government and civil society across India in the primary education sector.

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Students of a private school in Usilampatti in Madurai petition the Madurai Collector, alleging that the school demanded fees from students admitted under the under the Right to Education Act, in Madurai on June 25, 2018.

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