Girls and Their Education in India
CASI Seminar
Krishna Kumar
CASI Distinguished International Scholar
CASI, 3600 Market Street, Suite 560
University of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104
About the lecture
Girls’ education in India is as much an issue of educational policy and provision as of culture and the state’s preparedness to deal with culture. While the obvious contrast between the socialization of girls and that of boys needs to be noted, research and social policy need to go beyond the amiliar terrain of gender discrimination and social justice in order to acknowledge the depth of the challenge posed by women’s subjugation. In this talk, Dr. Kumar will survey the interface etween the modern state, which was shaped under colonial rule, and the religio-cultural context in which the experiential world of education unfolds.
The Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture Series is an endowed public program of the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI). Launched in the 2007-08 academic year, and made possible through the generous support of the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, the series brings renowned India specialists to the Penn community and serves as a critical forum for analyzing and understanding the complex economic, political, social, and cultural changes that the world’s largest democracy is experiencing, as well as the challenges that lie ahead.
The Saluja Global Fellows Program has been made possible by the generous gift from Vishal Saluja ENG’89 W’89. CASI was excited to launch the program during the 2022–23 academic year, coinciding with the Center’s 30th Anniversary. This new program enables CASI to invite eminent leaders and rising experts on contemporary India preferably from the fields of media, culture, law, and contemporary history to be in residence for one to two weeks at CASI.