Who was Rashsundari Devi? What is her achievement?f) Who was Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain and what was her contribution?g) From which communities for what reasons girl students dropout from
the schools?
The following points may help you:
a. Rashsundari Devi was born in West Bengal and was a housewife of a rich landlord.
b. She learnt how to read and write after her marriage.
c. She wrote her own autobiography namely Amar Jiban, to create awareness about the conditions of women then.
d. The book highlighted issues of inequality, injustice.
e. She wrote about her own experiences as a women, who looked after the house and also secretly went to read and write against all odds.
a. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was born in a rich family who acquired education with the dream of bringing about a change in the condition of women.
b. She learnt Bangla and English and later became a writer.
c. Her most influential work was Sultana's Dream in 1905.
d, In her book she talks of an imaginary world , Ladyland where women are free and are treated equally.
e. She dreams of a society where women get equal opportunities, and are flying planes, driving cars, and controlling the society.
f. In 1910 she started a school for girls in Kolkata. She has been a symbol of change.
Student drop out rate among girls is high in Muslim, Dalit and Adivasi communities.
a. The reason for high drop out rate has been prejudiced attitude towards girls.
b. Preference for boys education.
c. Lack of proper and good schools and teachers in rural areas..
d. Poverty due to which families are not able to bear the cost of education.
e. Schools are located in far off places which is acting as a deterrent,
f. Discriminatory attitude towards SC's and ST's.
a. Rashsundari Devi was born in West Bengal and was a housewife of a rich landlord.
b. She learnt how to read and write after her marriage.
c. She wrote her own autobiography namely Amar Jiban, to create awareness about the conditions of women then.
d. The book highlighted issues of inequality, injustice.
e. She wrote about her own experiences as a women, who looked after the house and also secretly went to read and write against all odds.
a. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was born in a rich family who acquired education with the dream of bringing about a change in the condition of women.
b. She learnt Bangla and English and later became a writer.
c. Her most influential work was Sultana's Dream in 1905.
d, In her book she talks of an imaginary world , Ladyland where women are free and are treated equally.
e. She dreams of a society where women get equal opportunities, and are flying planes, driving cars, and controlling the society.
f. In 1910 she started a school for girls in Kolkata. She has been a symbol of change.
Student drop out rate among girls is high in Muslim, Dalit and Adivasi communities.
a. The reason for high drop out rate has been prejudiced attitude towards girls.
b. Preference for boys education.
c. Lack of proper and good schools and teachers in rural areas..
d. Poverty due to which families are not able to bear the cost of education.
e. Schools are located in far off places which is acting as a deterrent,
f. Discriminatory attitude towards SC's and ST's.