Conservative villages witnessing social transformation

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Jaipur, Apr 26: A silent transformation is taking place in the highly patriarchical villages of Rajasthan where women are now playing a proactive role in the development process.

Gender bias and discrimination are things of yester years for many villages of Rajasthan.

Bhurampura village in Sikar district comprising the traditionally conservative communities of Yadavs and Jats, has taken an initiative to educate the village girls.

Dinaram Jat, a villager, says: "In our village, there is no discrimination between daughters and sons. As girls are more sincere than boys in studies, we encourage them to take up their studies seriously." Dinaram represents modern thinking and the articulate villagers, who are fast catching up with the outside world.

''Five years ago, women in this village did not venture out of their homes. Now they are studying and forming self-help groups to usher in economic empowerment." About 30 women and teenager girls were undergoing a training in embroidery and designer sarees as part of a NABARD sponsored training programme organised by an NGO Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj.

''The transformation in the thought process in terms of gender and education is tremendous,'' said Jitendra Kr Sharma, a social activist and volunteer of the Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj. He added that the villagers have realised the value of education and the parents now make it a point to send their children to school irrespective of gender.

The villagers demanded that unmarried girls should be allowed to be a part of the training programme whereas NABARD insists on married women to join the programme. The villagers also want that the unmarried girls should be promised guarantee for the economic liability as guardian.

UNI

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