India: Country Girl
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Browse Full-length Non-member Titles![Close up of an Indian woman with looped side braids. Caption. Kaushalya is receiving a good education.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/3383_1.jpg)
Kaushalya lives in a village 60 miles from New Delhi. She attends the free high school, and dreams of becoming a doctor, but a parentally-arranged marriage may end those plans. Features the traditional and basic lifestyle of her village, a typical school day, and the restrictions and influence of the caste system. Village life changes as young people move to the cities.
Media Details
Runtime: 14 minutes 4 seconds
- Topic: Geography, Social Science
- Subtopic: India, Multiculturalism
- Grade/Interest Level: 5 - 10
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- Release Year: 1999
- Producer/Distributor: Benchmark Media
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