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Kalpana Sunder is an independent journalist based in Chennai, India. She writes on travel, environment, gender, architecture, culture, lifestyle, food and fashion and has been published by The Guardian, SCMP Hong Kong, Christian Science Monitor and the National Geographic Traveler among others.
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Dalit and Muslim aspirants seek help from strangers to pursue courses at some of the world’s most prestigious schools.
They grew up in slums or on the streets, but now the programme’s graduates have degrees and are helping other children.
![Dalit lawyer Archana Rupwate is seeking funds to study at a university in Germany [Courtesy of Archana Rupwate]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Archana-Rupwate-lawyer.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
![The Door Step School gave Phatima Sattar Mulla a chance at an education; now, at the age of 29, she has a master's degree in social work [Photo courtesy of the Door Step School]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/schools-india.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
