Indian Women

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This study discusses the problems and challenges faced by the Indian Women since ancient days. In Vedic age, the women were declared to be innately unfit for independence. Manu said, ‘father protects her in childhood, husband protects her in youth, sons protect her in old age; a woman is never ft for independence’. For centuries they have been subject to torture, mal-treatment and all sorts of mis-behaviour. Western impact influenced the Indian social-system and era of social reforms began during the 19-century. The Sati tradition was eliminated, slave trade abolished, girls education started and in the eyes of law women were provided equal status. While in pre-independence India education among women was slow and limited to city based upper strata of society, however it tremendously increased in independent India. Even though women education and awakening in rural, Dalit and OBC pockets is still alarming inspite of the facilities for free education and equal opportunity due to various social-economic factors like mass poverty, ignorance and superstitions. Today, there are many genuine efforts of empowerment and development programs for the Indian Women started by the government.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Priyanka Tomar

Priyanka Tomar was born in the family of academicians in 1974. An Excellent student, she started her career as a lecturer in Bareilly College, Bareilly and thereafter joined Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. Academically inclined and research oriented. Dr. Priyanka Tomar feels very strongly about the issues of women empowerment. She is presently the director of the women's Study Centre at Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.).

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Title
Indian Women
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8183291384
Length
vii+246p., Tables; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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