If we teach a woman, she acts as a filter to spread education among many others.

Woman belongs to a weaker section of the society because she suffers from many handicaps due to rigid, outdated social customs and religious practices. But an educated woman cannot be exploited easily. She is aware of her rights and will go any length to defend them. Having experienced problems herself, she understands the difficulties faced by other women. She is therefore more sympathetic to their cause. Also, with the armour of education around her, she acts as an initiator, a motivator and a leader of the movements to remove social malaise from the society. She can share very intimate relationship with other women and therefore, promote them to voice their grievances. She then acts as a carrier of their aspirations and lets the people in power know it. Having studied history and politics herself, she understands the power of unity. So she can act as the force to unify the unprivileged section of the society and then force leaders to accede to its demands. Of course, she acts as a grand role model for other women to follow. Not only in India, but even in the developed countries like US and UK, the right of vote was obtained by the women only when they themselves waged a struggle under the leadership of those who were fortunate enough to get educated.

to be continued...