A literacy movement successfully raised awareness about the vital importance of education among the members of the Pazhaiyar tribe in Tamil Nadu.
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Murugeswari Balan is a daily-wage labourer belonging to the Pazhaiyar tribe of the Western Ghats. She will be appearing for her 12th exams next year and is currently being trained by the Forest Department of Tamil Nadu for their FRA project – an international effort to restore land and forest rights due to the original inhabitants.
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