Breaking caste, gender barrier to become priests

Mumbai | Sunday | 16th September, 2018

Summary:

Whenever invited, students of the school go to people's homes to conduct rituals. I earn Rs 10,000 and more in a year by performing these rituals which I spend on my education." There are currently 80 girls and 5 boys who are learning to conduct poojas and read the scriptures. Echoing the sentiments of Pradhan, Sanskrit teacher Dilip Nagpurkar who offers the training, said, "The school arranges all the materials for the training. This training, the authorities hope, will help students to earn a living..