Women have been at the forefront of many important movement in india. Take example to explain this
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The status of women has remained low since time immemorial. There is no record history to explain the answer to how and why women got to receive secondary position in the society. Indian women are inheritors of a very complex pattern of social models and cultural ideals. Some of the most acrimonious and emotionally charged debates of the nineteenth century round precisely those issues which signified women's oppression and their poor position. Inevitably, the perceived indicators of women's low status like purdah, sati, female infanticide, child marriage and enforced widowhood, - formed essential items in the agenda of attack of almost all the major reformers of the ninetieth century India, whether they belong to the Brahmo samaj of Bengal and eastern India indifferent to the fact that, the Arya samaj of north India or the Prathana samaj of Maharashtra and western India. The problem of women received the attention of social reformers right from the beginning of the nineteenth century. In the modern times, some individuals, organized associations and journals and significantly played remarkable role in bestirring the Indian society to focus it's attention on this problem and make efforts in the direction of the general emancipation of Indian women's. The aim of this chapter is to examine the status of women in society prior to the beginning of the women's movement in India and chronicle briefly their participation and role during women’s movement from 1880-2000. It also focuses on revealing the status of women in pre-colonial Indian society and pin points the fact that there was no change observed in women’s lives and injustice done to them within the patriarchal society continued even during the British reign. The women's movement in India is a rich and vibrant movement which has taken different forms in the different parts of the country. It is important to well recognize the fact that for a country like India’s, change in male-female relations and the kinds of issues the women's movement is focusing on, will not come easy. For every step the movement takes forward, there will be a possible backlash, a possible regression. And it is this regression that makes space for the exception to occur, this factor that makes women who can aspire to, and attain, the highest political office in the country, and for women to continue to have to confront patriarchy within the home, in the workplace, throughout their lives.
Individual Contribution For The Resurrection of Women Issues in India
Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi whose heroism and superb leadership laid an outstanding example for all future generations of women freedom fighters. She was not allowed to adopt a successor after his death by the British, and Jhansi was annexed via British policy of doctrine of lapse. With the outbreak of the Revolt she became determined to fight back. She used to go into the battlefield dressed as a man. Holding the reins of her horse in mouth she used the sword with both hands. Under her leadership the Rani's troops showed undaunted courage and returned shot for every shot. Considered by the British as the best and bravest military leader of rebels this sparkling epitome of courage died a hero's death in the battlefield. Since then whenever women are being talked about the first name that comes to mind is that of the famous Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi. A figure dressed in men’s clothes, led her soldiers to war against the British troops. Even her enemies admired her courage. She fought valiantly and although in a beaten state she refused to surrender and fell on the ground as a warrior should, fight the enemy to the last. Her remarkable courage always inspired many men and women in India to rise against the alien rule during the later years.
Begum Hazrat Mahal, the Begaum of Oudh. She took active part in the defence of state of Lucknow against the British. Although, she was queen and used to live a life of luxury, she appeared on the battle-field herself to encourage her troops. Begam Hazrat Mahal held out against the British with all her strength as long as she could. Ultimately she had to give up and take refuge in Nepal. In the early nineteenth century, women occupied a very low status in Indian society. Customs such as sati, child marriage and polygamy were widely prevalent. The first man to speak out publicly against the injustices perpetrated on women in the mane of tradition and religion was Raja Ram Mohan Roy who, in 1818, wrote a tractcondemning sati. He also attacked polygamy and spoke in favour of the property rights for women. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar took up the cause of widows which led to the passing of the widow remarriage act of 1956.Behramji Malabari (1853-1912), a Parsi reformer from Bombay; launched An All- India Campaign to raise the age of consent for marriage from 10 years to 12 years. In later years, the age of consent of marriage act as proposed by Malabari was passed in 1891.
Individual Contribution For The Resurrection of Women Issues in India
Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi whose heroism and superb leadership laid an outstanding example for all future generations of women freedom fighters. She was not allowed to adopt a successor after his death by the British, and Jhansi was annexed via British policy of doctrine of lapse. With the outbreak of the Revolt she became determined to fight back. She used to go into the battlefield dressed as a man. Holding the reins of her horse in mouth she used the sword with both hands. Under her leadership the Rani's troops showed undaunted courage and returned shot for every shot. Considered by the British as the best and bravest military leader of rebels this sparkling epitome of courage died a hero's death in the battlefield. Since then whenever women are being talked about the first name that comes to mind is that of the famous Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi. A figure dressed in men’s clothes, led her soldiers to war against the British troops. Even her enemies admired her courage. She fought valiantly and although in a beaten state she refused to surrender and fell on the ground as a warrior should, fight the enemy to the last. Her remarkable courage always inspired many men and women in India to rise against the alien rule during the later years.
Begum Hazrat Mahal, the Begaum of Oudh. She took active part in the defence of state of Lucknow against the British. Although, she was queen and used to live a life of luxury, she appeared on the battle-field herself to encourage her troops. Begam Hazrat Mahal held out against the British with all her strength as long as she could. Ultimately she had to give up and take refuge in Nepal. In the early nineteenth century, women occupied a very low status in Indian society. Customs such as sati, child marriage and polygamy were widely prevalent. The first man to speak out publicly against the injustices perpetrated on women in the mane of tradition and religion was Raja Ram Mohan Roy who, in 1818, wrote a tractcondemning sati. He also attacked polygamy and spoke in favour of the property rights for women. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar took up the cause of widows which led to the passing of the widow remarriage act of 1956.Behramji Malabari (1853-1912), a Parsi reformer from Bombay; launched An All- India Campaign to raise the age of consent for marriage from 10 years to 12 years. In later years, the age of consent of marriage act as proposed by Malabari was passed in 1891.
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