Dharan. Plastic mats and sacks spread under the shade of a Pipal tree. A board propped against the tree reads: 'Shree Pipalbote Open School.'Every morning at 7:00 AM, 30 to 35 children from nursery to grade 7 arrive with their books, notebooks, and pens for tuition. Chandra Sir, or Chandra Bhandari, assists these children with their studies. He explains lessons they did not understand in school and facilitates their homework. This scene unfolds in an alley near the banks of the Tengra River in Itahari, located along the busy East-West Highway.It has been over three decades since this open-air learning...