A Study of the Sikh Kanya Mahavidyalaya: Education, Religion and Gender Issues

by Tripti Bassi

Book Overview

This book addresses the issue of Sikh women's education in Punjab within the larger discourse of women's education in India. It focuses on the role of the Sikh Kanya Mahavidyalaya (SKM)-one of the most important educational institutions established in the nineteenth century as a result of the Sikh reformist movement in Punjab. It explores how various dimensions of caste, class, gender and religion generate a variety of approaches to the culture of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811632219
• ISBN13: 9789811632211
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"