Panel on the topic indian women finding a space in the socio cultural milieu
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Indian Women Finding Space in the Socio- Cultural Milieu
Indian women have been unique and extremely talented since the ancient times. The past is studded with their deeds of glories and feats. The contemporary times are painted with their success stories. They have achieved new height in all the fields. They have already proved their mettle all spheres. Space exploration, research and development, science and medicine, politics, financing, management, education, and whatnot, women have set higher standards than man.
In the Rio Olympic Games, it was a woman who saved the nation’s face by winning a silver medal for India. The entire nation was wonder struck at the feats of Kalpana Chawla, the famous American-Indian astronaut. She left a deeper mark on the minds of Indian youth, especially the girls when she died in the Columbia Space Shuttle accident. The Indians were amazed at her talent. So they realized, Indian girls could do wonders, provided conducive environment be given to them. Since then girls' education has been given much importance to.
Indian women have always been exceptionally talented. They have contributed equally in bettering the society since ancient times. However, their recent success stories have been quite impressive! Kalpana Chawala, Sunita Williams, P.V. Sindhu, Mery Com, Sania Mirja, Saina Nehwal, Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Roy, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, the list is endless. The Indian women are stunning the world with their extraordinary talents. They have left men far behind in the field of academic excellence. At schools, their performance in examinations and other co curricular activities eclipse boys. There is more number of women teachers. Even in other fields such as politics, industry, defense, space exploration, and research and development, they have made their presence felt. Recently first batch of women fighter pilots was commissioned in the Indian Air Force. All these are positive indicators of what they are capable of. Well the future is really very bright for them.
It is matter of great pride that many women scientists are project leaders at ISRO and DRDO. They have successfully led many missions into space and missile test fires. ISRO has brought unprecedented laurels to the nation by its successful Mars Mission, 104 satellites launch in one lift-off, and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), on 5 June 2017. Women such as Ritu Karidhal, Deputy Operations Director, Mars Orbiter Mission, Nandini Harinath, Deputy Operations Director, Mars Orbiter Mission, Anuradha TK, Geosat Programme Director at ISRO Satellite Centre have played pivotal role in this humongous success. So women must come out of the four walls of houses and kitchens and take an active role in spheres. Who knows with their coming out of the four walls of houses is directly related to the establishment of permanent peace, prosperity, and progress of the world?
In conclusion it can be said that anyone who thinks ‘it is and will always be a man's world’ is either ill-informed or is biased. The facts tell a different tale. The present and the future belong to women alone!
In today’s competitive world, Indian women are creating a niche for themselves especially in the socio-cultural milieu. They haven broken several barriers and stigmas to succeed in what they do and to help uplift others.
Shabana Azmi is noted for her portrayal of empowered women in movies and for being the Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund from India. Not only has she supported several important causes such as the displacement of Kashmiri Pandits and the victims of the Lalur earthquake, she has also won several National Awards for roles that seek to make a difference for women in society.