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76-Year-Old Gandhian Ashram for Girl Education

Lakshmi Ashram was set up in 1946 by a British woman, Katherine Mary Heilman, popularly known as Sarala Devi.

One of the greatest challenges that families living in the hills face is providing education for their children. Government schools in hilly areas are distant from villages, specifically from the remotest and highest villages, from where it is difficult for children to traverse daily to attend school. Sometimes only one or two schools operate for the benefit of several villages.

In this context, education for women has been even more challenging due to gendered social norms and customs.

“I remember when I came to the hills long ago, I found it extremely difficult to get girl children to join our ashram for education,” says David, the manager of Lakshmi Ashram, an alternative school in Kausani.

— source newsclick.in | Kushal Choudhary, Govind Sharma | 23 May 2022

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