Pickup the relevant facts from the unit which suggest that the society was against girls education
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Answer:
The question refers to the story Bholi by K.A. Abbas. There are some direct references in the story that indicate society’s bias against girls being educated.
Explanation:
To begin with, when the Tehsildar asked Ramlal to send his daughters to the new primary school for girls, Ramlal was aghast. It was against his mindset to send girls to school, yet he could not say so to the higher authorities. It is a fact that people in villages (even now) feel that girls neither need nor deserve to be educated.
Further, when he shared his dilemma with his wife, her words also echoed his feelings. “Are you crazy? If girls go to school, who will marry them?” Even to Bholi’s mother, who herself was a girl at one point, schooling for girls was unacceptable. As a matter of fact, girls who went to school would not find suitable grooms to marry. Education for girls was a taboo of sorts.
Ironically, it is the parents of the child who believe that girls should not be educated.