Essay on "Women's Empowerment"
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A solemn prayer by a saint. A dream which he wished transforms into reality for his entire nation. His nation marched on to achieve independence and embarked on a mission of growth and prosperity. However, several heads continued to be obscured by veils of discrimination and fear held captive the minds. These were the ‘women of his nation and our motherland still struggles to break such chains of social fragmentation.
“Where the mind is without fear and the head held high.
Into such heaven, My father, let my nation awake.”
Where women are prayed, God prefers to stay: So goes an old religious saying. In the context of India, then how optimistic should we be about God’s presence? How far have we been, as an independent, democratic, sovereign nation, to ensure a parallel path for gender development? Is it not yet the time to bring forward the means – the instrument to undo this unjust subjugation? Reservation may not be the panacea, but certainly, an apt means to remedy this divide across the diversities of our nation.