Banasthali University

Naomi Hyde, Somerville College, BA Jurisprudence, First Year Undergraduate, in-

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I completed the summer cultural activities

internship at Banasthali University in Rajasthan,

India. The uni is an all-girls university which has a

huge focus on providing girls with the tools they

need to be able to provide for themselves in the

future. I was met by one of the university staff at

the airport and was driven to the university where I was given accommodation in their guest

house. There was good communication via email and WhatsApp with the professor in charge of

our stay. My main tasks included getting stuck into the law department and experiencing the

five fold education system at the university. They were very willing to tailor my experience to

what I wanted to get out of my time there and allowed me to join the classes that seemed most

interesting to me.

My day-to-day activities were scheduled according to a timetable. 7-8am I had yoga, 9-11am I

had law classes, 11-3pm was lunch, 3-4pm I had Indian classical dance, 4-5pm I had art and then

I would go to the gym in the evening around 7pm. We would then be given dinner at around

8:30 pm before chilling in the evening. Tuesday was the day off and the other interns and I

would spend the day exploring and travelling around Rajasthan together. We also found it

relatively easy to ask for more time off to explore India a bit more. We were given bikes to use

around the university campus and offered lifts in cabs for longer distances.