Women in the Vedas and the Puranas: Empowered or Not? Dr. S.R.Ivaturi Reader in Sanskrit SRR & CVR Govt. College Vijayawada There has been a divided opinion regarding the position of women in the Vedic and Puranic ages. According to many scholars the Vedas accord a position of importance to women. There was considerable freedom enjoyed by them in matters of marriage‚ education etc. William Durant sums up the position of the Vedic woman thus: "Women enjoyed far greater freedom in the
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Lajwanti-mulk raj anand Having lived through almost the entire 20th century (from 1905 to 2004)‚Mulk Raj Anand had been an active observer of the myriad changes taking place in social‚ cultural‚ political and economic landscape of pre and post-independent India. His short stories sketch the deep-rooted caste‚ class and gender bias in the lives of Indians. ‘Lajwanti’ is a heart-rending portrait of a woman who tries to flee to her father’s home in order to escape the brutal and sexual advances of
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Women Empowerment Gender divide had long been evident in the pages of history. Yes‚ we were then boxed in a culture where women are just but silhouette behind a pro- male gender society. Women were never regarded to be equally capacitated‚ strong and able as compared with men. Women were irrationally born as servants and die as servants for the benefit of men. We have reached a milestone for a breakthrough paving the way for gender parity. There no longer exist "man over women" standard; and
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Aurat Foundation Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan A Scoping Study January 2011 This publication was produced as a scoping study by the Gender Equity Program (GEP) of Aurat Foundation with the financial support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) . The study was carried out by Ms. Rubina Saigol Copy Rights Aurat Publication and Information Services Foundation Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan A Scoping Study January 2011 This publication is made possible by
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would first like to extend our highest gratitude to Professor J.K. Jain‚ Human Resource Management ‚ whose knowledge and experience has served as a continuous source of encouragement and motivation during the entire life-cycle of this project. We would like to thank our esteemed institute‚ Management Development Institute‚ Gurgaon‚ for providing us the infrastructure & facilities‚ without which this project would have remained an unfulfilled dream. We would also like to
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Women empowerment Historical Back ground of enslaving Women:- Considering sacrifices‚ sufferings & contribution of women for the welfare of the family‚ in the early times of human history‚ the families were Matriarchal (mother as head of the family).Although woman was not weaker than man‚ during menstruation‚ pregnancy & child birth she had to depend upon man.‚ who subsequently enslaved her and society took the form of “Patriarchal” (Father as Ruler & Head of family)
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Geraldine Kalabai ID#: 5098 PG303 Community Development and Practices Topic: Community Empowerment Due Date: 30th March 2012 What is empowerment? Many use the term empowerment without understanding what it really means. A literature review resulted in no clear definition of the concept‚ especially one that could cross-disciplinary lines. This article defines empowerment as a multi-dimensional social process that helps people gain control over their own lives. It is a process that fosters power in
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