The Price of Neglect

There is a quiet tragedy unfolding in Meghalaya, one so ordinary that it rarely makes headlines. It is not marked by natural disasters or sudden economic collapses. Instead, it reveals itself in empty classrooms after graduation, in certificates carefully preserved inside ageing folders, in talented young minds waiting endlessly for opportunities that never arrive. It is the tragedy of a society that repeatedly overlooks its finest minds while celebrating those who have merely mastered the art of influence, connections and self-promotion. It is a tragedy made even more painful because it is largely preventable. Meghalaya possesses hidden tre…