STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC NARRATIVES OF THE POST-COLONIAL DARJEELING DISTRICT
TARUN KUMAR JANA
HISTORY
March 2024
This district's students have their own unique, long-standing social structure, cultural tradition, traditions, values, way of life, and languages. However, these kids might be regarded as the poorest of the poor schooling in the nation due to their financial circumstances. This research explores the post-colonial socio-economic dynamics of the Darjeeling district from the distinct perspective of its student body. Using a mixed-method approach, it combines quantitative information like the total number of scheduled students, literacy rates, and economic circumstances with qualitative information obtained from surveys and interviews. The results provide a complex picture: although the area has a wide variety of languages and cultures, traditional customs appear to be being displaced by modern influences, which are especially noticeable in language usage patterns. Furthermore, a review of educational status highlights notable differences in reading rates across genders in different schools, suggesting that there may be unequal opportunities and access. These discoveries greatly advance our knowledge of the socioeconomic structure of the area and have important ramifications for our attempts to change education and enact policy
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