Childhood for Education: In 2026, why is this still a question?
Morung Express NewsDimapur | October 10“This is not ‘exchange for education’. This is child labour dressed up as charity.”That searing indictment, drawn from one of the many responses, captures the fault line running through a poll conducted by The Morung Express on a practice long woven into Naga society - placing children in urban households as domestic help in exchange for education. The survey asked a single, pointed question ‘Is this arrangement safe for a child’s physical and psychological development?’ The answer was overwhelmingly negative - 68% said no, 8% said yes, and 23% “other,”…
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- Nagaland
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- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 7:12 pm IST
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