India urgently needs to break the chains of dependency that have for too long hobbled girls’ dreams from the day they enter school. When girls stay in primary school for just one extra year, it can boost their eventual wages by 10 to 20 per cent. A look at gender equality in India.
Author: Siddharth Chatterjee
Siddharth Chatterjee
Siddharth Chatterjee serves in the United Nations in Kenya. He is a former Indian Army Special Forces Officer, and an alumnus of Princeton University.