₹1.48 Lakh for Class 1: The Question That Built Vishwa School Beed
In 2016, a ₹1.48 lakh Class 1 fee at a Mumbai expo shocked Shailesh Sangale into a year-long education research journey — and gave birth to Vishwa School Beed.
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