Abstract: Woman in India is characterised in different forms - as mother, wife, deity, Shakti etc. But the position of woman has undergone noticeable changes from period to period. During Vedic period woman had equal status with man and that period is considered as the golden age of woman. From the position of a deity woman’s position has been degraded as that of a Devadasi. This paper focuses on the position of Indian woman from the Vedic period to the present day. It is also highlights the attempts of government at different times to empower woman.
Keywords: Deity, Devadasi, Ardhanari, Dump driven cattle, virginity, chastity, masculine vanity, servitude, seclusion, government attempts.
Title: Woman Empowerment as Hobson’s choice – A Portrait of Indian Woman History and Efforts of Government
Author: Jayasree K kuniyath, Dr.K.C.Sankaranarayanan
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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