Meantime, Ravi, the youngest of three brothers, went overseas to study, doing an undergrad in business management in New York.

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With this commitment in hand, students could feel free to pursue overseas study, pursue volunteer or other community activities, or take other jobs.

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So, as elsewhere in the region, thousands of the better-off send their children overseas to study.

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