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Sixty years after independence, with 40 percent of its population younger than 18, India is confronting the perils of its failure to educate its citizens. Experts blame longstanding neglect, scarce financing and a lack of attention to poor children from lower castes. The result is a shortage of skilled labor for a roaring economy, while the nation’s many new roads, phones and TV sets have fueled new ambitions for economic advancement.
