Indian Women Essay

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The position of women in India is extremely complicated because of paradoxical statements in ancient India. The Indian women faces lot of violation the status of women is described by “From equal Rights as men “in the ancient time through the low points of the medieval period. The history of women in India has been eventful. It is a myth that women held very important positions in ancient Indian society. Indian cultural history gave the name for women called “Devi” (goddess). They gave the status of the name but never treated as a “Devi”. Women lives pathetic life and had a low status in society throughout all stages of their life in ancient India but the effects are still there, they faces discrimination from birth to adult. There are many categories such as before birth, as a child, adolescent, before marriage, after marriage, as a widow and many more.

Holy Aryan texts sanction, “Tasmat striyam jatam parasyanti ut pumamsam haranti" Meaning is” Hence they reject a female child when born, and take up a male”," [1]. Daughters are still burdened …show more content…

This tradition is followed by from the ancient period. Some people still follow that tradition, especially in the village. In the cities, these traditions are totally stopped because of government law and people are educated now but in the villages peoples are uneducated so they still followed the tradition. Although still, in India, women doesn’t have property rights in their family. This tradition is also followed by sudras in ancient India. Education system is also poor for women. So many restrictions for women’s in ancient India or today. This is all violation against women’s or I can say way of punishing a woman. In India, they respect their god, So many “Devi” god is there. People praying to them, but in reality they give disrespectful to the women. This is all depend on the society. They can change the all traditions which are pitiful against

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