I travelled to villages in Rajasthan during the pandemic. This is what I saw about girls dropping out of school.

In 2020, I travelled to Banswara and Dungarpur to document women’s education in villages.

One thing stayed with me.

An 18-year-old girl missed her exams because she didn’t have a phone. She didn’t even know the dates.

Another girl dropped out because her school had no desks, and she couldn’t sit on the floor due to a leg injury.

In most places I visited, this wasn’t unusual. It was normal.

What struck me more than the lack of resources was how accepted it all felt. Families, schools, even the girls themselves had already adjusted to it.

We talk a lot about growth and becoming a global power, but in these places, basic access to education is still fragile.

I wrote a longer piece about this experience. Sharing it in the comments in case anyone wants to read.

Submitted May 3, 2026 at 05:19AM by No_Eye_3350 https://ift.tt/W9mTQy7