In Indian society the status of women has changed from time to time. In ancient India, women enjoyed equal status with man in all fields of life, she received the same education like man. During the medieval period, the status of women went down considerably. The position of women in modern India has changed considerably. Today her position is equal to that of men, socially, economically, educationally, politically and legally. India was one of the first countries in the world to give women the right to vote. The Indian Constitution is one of the most progressive in the world, and guarantee equal rights for men and women. Despite the advances women have made in many societies, women’s concerns are still given second priority almost everywhere. They continue to face discrimination and marginalisation, both subtle and blatant and do not share equally in the fruits of development. This book analyses the issuers of women’s freedom and gender equality in the Indian society. It is hoped that this book will reach to many women and men –teachers, health professionals, lawyers, political leaders, media professionals, human rights workers –who can act and inspire others to act on many of the issues that have been raised. It is only through such concerted public action that women’s freedom and equality will move from being words to become reality.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R C Mishra
Dr. R.C. Mishra completed his B.Sc. with a first division and M.Sc. (Botany) also with a first division from Univerwsity of Allahabad and was placed n the merit llist. He was then enrolled for a Ph.D., did research on Environmental Science, and received U.G.C. fellowship for research. He completed his Ph.D. on the topic "Ecological Observation on Degraded Land with special Reference to Silica Sand Mining and Sand Stone Quarrying " Its Effects on Environment, at the University of Allahabad in 1992. He was selected for the prestigious I.P.S. in 1989 and was also selected in the U.P. PCS in the same year. He has attended various seminars and symposia on different aspects of crime; narcotics administration; human rights, etc. He has also participated in different programmes such as group discussion, talks and interviews on A.I.R. at Rohtak and Delhi. Apart from contributing papers and articles to various journals and magazines, he has successfully translated all the three volumes of Punjab Police Rules in Hindi. He has also written a number of summaries and abstracts for the Police Training College. His book, Cyber Crime: Impacts in the New Millennium, was introduced by the Home Ministry as the cops manual. Currently, Dr. Mishra is posted as Principal and Deputy Director of Police Training College, Madhuban, Karnal. He is also the recipient of the Human Rights Millennium Award presented by the International Association of Educators for World Peace.
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