Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2013
Capstone Advisor
Chandra Talpade Mohanty; Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Sociology, and the Cultural Foundations of Education & Dean's Professor of the Humanities
Honors Reader
Himika Bhattacharya; Assistant Professor, Women's and Gender Studies
Capstone Major
Women's and Gender Studies
Capstone College
Arts and Science
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
yes
Honors Categories
Social Sciences
Subject Categories
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies | Women's Studies
Abstract
Girls’ education has long been considered a significant indicator of a girl’s age at marriage in India. Based on this idea, policymakers in India have designed or supported various expensive programs to eliminate child marriage in the country. Using a feminist lens, this paper explores one such intervention, Balika Shivir, an adolescent girls’ residential camp, located in the village of Lunkaransar, Rajasthan, in Western India. I focus specifically on my interviews with girls in this camp, highlighting their reflections on a number of issues dealing with education, culture, and agency in connection with their experiences at Balika Shivir. The inclusion of voices of the marginalized girls is central to the purpose of this paper. The goal is to gain a better understanding of the Balika Shivir camp, explore its potentials and drawbacks, and finally, provide recommendations not only to the organization but also to decision-makers in the context of girls’ education and child marriage.
Recommended Citation
Pandya, Nira, "Girls’ Education, Child Marriage, & Gender Justice: A Study of Balika Shivir Educational Camp, Rajasthan, India" (2013). Honors Capstone Projects - All. 45.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/45
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