India is developing, in the major metros and their surrounding areas. But there's still much to be done in the vast village areas. We need to do something from the roots.

For me, it's still difficult to shoot photos of the village girls & ladies (of any age group), they are constantly monitored by the male elders, and sometimes even by the female elders. The growing girls and the ladies are still told not to roam around in front of the males. They must 'learn to behave' etc. And Mridu rightly said, when these females are married off, they are imparted with strange teachings from their elders that they should do this & that duties, they shouldn't do this & those etc. And off course, the 'pati parameshwar' knowledge is planted in their brains without failure.

We need to change all this. And we need to do it fast. But how! There's a vast need for correct education in the village areas of India. Personally I have tried to reach out, during my extensive tours, but I must say I faced a lot of hindrance from the village 'panchayats'.