Sushrut Desai is a senior law student at the Government Law College in Mumbai, India. He has been associated with public policy and law throughout his student life, having worked with the Advocate-General in his state and a member of Parliament, and most recently as an intern at the UN Office of Legal Affairs at United Nations Headquarters.
Gender Disparity in Primary Education: The Experience in India
The primary education system in India suffers from numerous shortcomings, not the least being a dire lack of the financial resources required to set up a nationwide network of schools. Traditionally, the sector has been characterized by poor infrastructure, underpaid teaching staff, disillusioned parents and an unmotivated student population.