Abstract: The status of women in Tamil Nadu has been subject to great changes. Patriarchal society was there in Sangam Age. The Sangam literature said that women had the status not equal to men. They had to follow a lot of rules, which were not meant to men. Aganaanuru said that in Sangam age women somewhat had the right to choose their husbands. During the modern period, Kothinayaki Ammal, Ambujammal, Sornathammal, Padmavathy Asher, Padmavathy Ammal and Muthulakshmi Reddi actively participated in the freedom struggle in Tamil Nadu. All these women contributed for the women’s empowerment. Women’s Indian Association was established in 1917, at Adyar, in Madras, under the leadership of Annie Besant. This Association was the mother of all other women’s organizations in Tamil Nadu. The main objective of this organization was to work for the uplift of women which was the first women’s association in Tamil Nadu and brought all Indian women together for mutual assistance. The branches of this association were spread from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Whenever the people want a change in the society, the participation of women is badly needed as they are about the half of the population. Generally feminist organizations help to obtain self reliance and consciousness of women. Without the active initiative and participation of the large section of feminists themselves, the women problems cannot be solved by any personality including the government. Poverty is one of the major problems of women in India as well as in Tamil Nadu which is found more in rural areas. Therefore, feminist organizations are ready to fight for the women’s problems and attain democratic rights and self reliance. Feminist organizations have framed various programmes to eradicate the poverty of women. Oneof the objectives of women’s organization is to achieve the socio- economic empowerment of women. This is proved by many feminist organizations in Tamil Nadu.
Keywords: status of women, Sangam Age, women’s empowerment and Women’s Association was established in 1917, at Adyar, in chennai.
Title: EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN CHENNAI DISTRICT - A STUDY
Author: A.NARESH KUMAR, R.STHANISLAS
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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