Chapter 4
Rajasthan State Board: Grade 4, English
Rajasthan State Board: Class 4, English
Rajasthan State Board: Class 1, Hindi
Maharashtra State Board: Class 4, EVS
Maharashtra State Board: Class 4, EVS
“ औरत ममता की मूरत ह। भोली-भाली सूरत है।”
These pictures reinforce gender roles for students.
In the second picture, one of the sentences roughly translates to “A woman is the epitome of motherhood, her appearance is very innocent.”
Women are seldom seen as agential beings, their identity is often derived from their relationships. It assumes that every woman desires motherhood and forgoes how promoting this idea plays a crucial role in the subordination of women.
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