Girls Education of Santal Tribe in Orissa

This book focuses specifically on education of tribal girls of Santal in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, India. The book effectively describes the present scenario of Santal Tribe and addresses factors that restrict the schooling of Santal girls. In fact it critically examines the issues and dilemmas that help us to understand in a more meaningful and practical way the various links between education and social stratification. Moreover, it explores the ambivalent and problematic relationship between the State, the tribal communities and their educational practices, and social change. Above all, the book offers the critical issues in education, and educational inequalities. It is a sourcebook of ideas for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers in education.