Women Empowerment in India- Views of M.K. Gandhi and J.L. Nehru

About the Book Position of women in India has remained a topic of concern since ancient times. They can be the perfect example of home makers.

With their incomparable quality of calmness of mind, they can easily handle even toughest situation.

Indian women are completely devoted to their families. They're preached in the names of Goddess Saraswati, Goddess Durga, Parvati and Goddess Kali.

Their condition remains unchanged even during the modem times with only little changes. In India, women were never given any right of liberty and equality. Their condition becomes even worse when they give birth to girls. Men treated them in a huimiliated manner. They were not only permitted to step outside their house but also abstained from being educated.

They were also supposed to eat after their husbands or sometimes to eat their husband's leftovers.

It's said during the ancient India, women enjoyed equivalent status and rights like their males counterparts. In addition they were properly educated in the early Vedic period. These references are available from the works of Grammarians such as Katyayana and Patanjali. Women also had the freedom to select their husbands.

This system was known as 'Swambar.' In fact during this time, women had superior position than the males.

About the Author Dr. Neelam started her teaching career in L.N Hindu Girls college, Rohtak in 2009 after obtaining M.Phil Degree in History. She got PhD Degree in 2010. She has one book and 16 articles to her credit.

She has participated in several seminars and presented more than 22 papers.

The book-Empowerment of Women in India: Views of M.K. Gandhi and J.L. Nehru, contains the ideas and philosophy of these two great leaders about women. How Gandhi encouraged women to participate in national freedom movement is also discussed.

However, Gandhi's thinking that women should not disturb the family life and be obedient daughters/wives is quite conservative. Similarly, Nehru views about women are also discussed in detail. Some major suggestions have been given to empower women in a more effective way. I hope the readers as well as policy makers will be benefited after going through the book.

Introduction Position of women in India has remained a topic of concern since ancient times. They can be the perfect example of home makers. With their incomparable quality of calmness of mind, they can easily handle even toughest situation. Indian women are completely devoted to their families. They're preached in the names of. Goddess Saraswati, Goddess Durga, Parvati and Goddess Kali.

Their condition remains unchanged even during the modern times with only little changes. In India, women were never given any right of liberty and equality. Their condition becomes even worse when they give birth to girls. Men treated them in. a humiliated manner. They were not only permitted to step outside their house but also abstained from being educated. They were also supposed to cat after their husbands or sometimes to eat their husband's leftovers.

It's said during the ancient India, women enjoyed equivalent status and rights like their males counterparts. In addition they were properly educated in the early Vedic period. These references are available from the works of Grammarians such as Katyayana and Patanjali. Women also had the freedom to select their husbands. This system was known as 'Swambar.' In fact during this time, women had superior position than the males.

The women empowerment In India The status of women in India deteriorated during the medieval period with the entrance of the Muslims. Several evil practices such as female infanticide, sati and child marriage were practiced during this period. 'Purdah' was introduced in the society. Women were also forced to practice 'zenana.'

. Polygamy was also common during this period. Women also excelled in literature, music and arts. They were also rulers during this period. Some great-women rulers were Razia Sultana who was the only women-monarch to-rule-the throne of Delhi, Nur Jahan, and Gond queen Durgavati who ruled for fifteen years before she was defeated in a battle by Ali emperor Akbar. In spite of these 'powerful women, the condition of poor women remained the same.

During the modern times there was a little development in the women status. There were many women reformers in India who worked for the uplift and betterment of their female counterparts. Their education was elevated and English was introduced during their period. Various female writers emerged in the society.

In the modern time, women in India were given freedom and right such as freedom of expression and equality as well as the right to be educated. Various prestigious positions at this period were held by women. They're enjoying the 'ladies first' facility in different fields. However, some problems such as dowry, domestic violence, sex selective abortion, female infanticide are still prevalent.

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