My father like many fathers in the 50's did not think their daughters should go to university. "Become a good secretary for your husband later" he said. I decided I would take my revenge and help send hundreds of Indian girls to do what I would have wished to do. The Veera project offers young women from very isolated villages of the Thar desert, graduating from secondary school in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, the opportunity to pursue a higher education there and enter a variety of profession