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Women's Education Movements in Pre- and Post-Independence Punjab

Author(s) Mr. Raj Singh, Ms. Rajwinder Kaur, Mr. Jagjit Singh, Mr. Ravinder Sharma
Country India
Abstract This paper critically examines the evolution of women’s education in Punjab, tracing its roots from the pre-independence period to the post-independence expansion. In colonial Punjab, educational opportunities for women were sparse and confined largely to religious or upper-class circles. However, with the intervention of Christian missionaries, Sikh reformist movements like the Singh Sabha, and early institutional efforts, the seeds of formal education for women were sown. Post-independence, the Indian Constitution and state-sponsored initiatives like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Operation Blackboard significantly transformed the educational landscape, particularly in rural regions. As a rural women’s college deeply embedded in this history, Mata Sundri Girls College, Dhade, Bathinda, offers an institutional lens to understand how education became a powerful tool for gender empowerment. The study draws entirely on secondary sources and institutional records, emphasizing the collective contributions of religious bodies, reformists, policymakers, and academic institutions in shaping the journey of women’s education in Punjab.
Keywords Women’s education, Punjab, reform movements, Singh Sabha, missionaries, post-independence, rural institutions, gender empowerment
Published In Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On 2025-08-23
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.53338
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