Girls working rather than being at school

In rural communities, girls are denied the opportunity to reach their full potential. Their education is crippled by water-related issues, with more and more girls dropping out of school to support a basic human need. Whether it is to fetch water or to care for siblings whilst their mothers are fetching water, girls are failing to obtain the education they need. In Rajasthan ,where most of my paintings are based, 59 percent of girls drop out of school before the finishing the fifth grade (age 11yrs)

Rural  women  in  India  are  less  literate than  rural men. Families often have a negative attitude towards educating girls.