The pandemic encourages Swapna to pursue higher education
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The pandemic changed the course of Swapna Sabar's life. She left her job at a garment factory in Bengaluru, Karnataka and returned to her village before the lockdown. Shaken by the pandemic, she has decided to pursue higher education instead of migrating back to work.
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