So while they are celebrating the monsoons, the power supply is back to being erratic because the solar panels don’t get recharged.
While the elders have their own dark memories, the youngsters have their set of challenges to deal with. Sachin Wanjale, 27, travels 15 kilometres every day to recharge his mobile phone. Many youngsters of his age are unmarried just because no one from the neighbouring villages wants to send their daughters to Ahire, the dark village as they call it.
But amidst all this darkness, there have been rare signs of glimmer. “Till date, despite the light problems, not a single student has failed board examinations,” says Suman Bhoj, principal of the Ahire school.
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