In India . . . we must aim at equality. That does not mean and cannot mean that everybody is physically or intellectually or spiritually equal or can be made so. But it does mean equal opportunities for all, and no political, economic or social barrier. . . . It means a faith in humanity and a belief that there is no race or group that cannot advance and make good in its own way, given the chance to do so. It means a realization of the fact that the backwardness or degradation of any group is not due to inherent failings in it, but principally to lack of opportunities and long suppression by other groups. Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India (1946) Nehru envisioned a India which would rise up against all the odds and rise up to be a superpower …show more content…
5-6 (1994): 531-78) .A clear and prime example of Social exclusion in India would be the Social exclusion of women in our society, in the present times a lot of reforms have led to growth and upliftment of women however this doesn’t mean that gender inequality against women has stopped . One of the main reasons for this is that women are considered to be less competent than boys and parents often tend to think that boys will take care of them when they get old however this seems to be the case with recent studies showing that women tend to be more caring than their male siblings and often work to ensure that their parents have a good life . Women are often not provided education as it is a common perception that women have to work in home, but the case is that education prevents social exclusion of women in our society as if the woman is educated and earns for the family she will be respected, this example is noticeable in the case of women in urban areas as compared to that of women in rural area where there is great amount of exploitation of women and are often found that women in rural area have much higher poverty level than that of women in urban area, basically due to difference in education . If nearly 50% of the population is socially excluded and isn’t given the same job opportunities then it is not possible for the country to progress much specially when that 50% is the female population of our country
Gowda came face to face with this problem during her time in India, volunteering in the orphanage. In Secret Daughter, one of many moments of gender prejudice occurred when Jasu killed off his two children because they were girls. “We can’t do this…She will become a burden to us, a drain on our family. Is that what you want?” (Gowda 16). Jasu believed that a daughter was a burden. He had hoped for a son to carry on the family name as well as work in the fields with him. His closemindedness to the value of females was the cause of two children that were let down by their dad. When Asha was in the slum parts of Bombay, interviewing mothers, she found that their sons went to school while their daughters stayed at home with them. “Why aren’t you at school? [laughs] girls don’t go to school, only boys do.” (Gowda 109). Not only is gender inequality present throughout India, it is also being taught to little girls that it is normal. Allowing them to think that it is normal to be worth less than their male counterpart and that’s how it will always be. Another occurrence of gender inequality in the novel was when Saria told Somer that she should not go out alone without a male with her. “It is not appropriate for women like you to walk on the streets alone. You should not have gone without one of is for your own safety.” (Gowda 72). The treatment of women in India is so terrible that a woman is unable to
...bers and Indians to achieve parity in the system is to overthrow the system and demand equal treatment and opportunities.
In conclusion Gandhi’s background made him who he was, giving him an idea of how to get India’s independence, and his impact on India help people realize you can fight with knowledge and nonviolence to change a way of life. What makes a person strong and brave it’s the person who works hard to make something right.
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