In This Rajasthan Village, Fear of Inter-Caste, Interfaith Relationships Robs Girls of Education
The all-girls middle school in Khairabad is being turned into a co-educational English-medium school â with repercussions that go much beyond the language of instruction.
Alisha s parents are not willing to send her to the new English-medium school only because boys will be there too. Photo: Shruti Jain
Women27/Dec/2020
Khairabad (Rajasthan): The unofficial rule in Khairabad is clear. After a girl hits puberty, she can continue her education, but only in an all-girls school.
Demographically, this hamlet in Rajasthanâs Khairabad block in Kota district has a majority of âlower castesâ. Even though the savarnas are a numeric minority, they are able to assert their will. Muslims are in a minority.