Position of Women in India- Pre and Post Independence
Authors/Creators
- 1. Assistant Professor of English, Sree Sakthi Engineering College Karamadai
Description
India is being known for respecting women and even worshiping as Goddess but the
fact is that women in India have been ill treated and made to face in human condition
at all level of her journey right from her birth. The origin of status of women
can be traced to Manu in 200 BC. The women were not allowed to do anything
independently even at her home and she could not take any decisions by herself
whether its relating to her own self or any other family matters. However, there are
many other circumstances which are common i.e. they are restricted at home, with
restriction on their mobility and alone in seclusion.
Old and Awful practices are another major cause, which means women is always
treated as home maker, house wife and to play the role that of a mother and wife.
Though there are changes in such old practices in the rest of the world, such norms
dominates in forefront in India and is successful in restricting rights and every other
freedoms which are required to be given to the women. They are kept away from
public forum and as a result in Indian politics the women‘s participation is hardly
visible.