Even in areas like the most depressed region of India in terms of female education, namely Rajasthan, which … - Amartya Sen

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Amartya Sen

Even in areas like the most depressed region of India in terms of female education, namely Rajasthan, which has [one of] the lowest female literacy [rates] in India. Even there, 80 to 90 percent of the parents would like their girls to go to school. And indeed, about 80 percent would like them to be made compulsory.

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