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    Bharatanatyam

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    Veena‚ Flute‚ Mridangam and Violin. Songs are mainly in the Tamil‚ Telugu and Kannada languages. The themes are from Indian mythology‚ the epics and the Puranas. The art was handed down as a living tradition from generation to generation under the Devadasi system under which women were dedicated to temples to serve the deity as

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    How To Be Successful In Life: 13 Tips From The World’s Most Successful People 1.Think big. 2.Find what you love to do and do it. 3. Learn how to balance life. 4. Do not be afraid of failure. 5. Have an unwavering resolution to succeed. 6. Be a man of action. 7. Avoid conflicts. 8. Don’t be afraid of introducing new ideas. 9. Believe in your capacity to succeed. 10. Always maintain a positive mental attitude. 11. Don’t let discouragement stop you from pressing on. 12. Be willing to work

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    These girls grow up to be women who are given no respect‚ no opportunity; they are not given half the things they deserve. Our country has always been an active participant in evil practices against women‚ whether it was sati‚ parda system or the devadasis who were sexually exploited and if these practices have stopped the problem of rape‚ acid throwing‚ dowry system‚ Female infanticide and sex-selective abortion ‚ human trafficking‚ forced prostitution etc. etc. This list just goes on and on. To my

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    History of Indian Women

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    History of Indian Women In The Past And Today Introduction The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From a largely unknown status in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period‚ to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful History There are very few texts specifically dealing with the role of women; an important exception is the strIdharmapaddhati of Tryambakayajvan

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    Right against Exploitation 23. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.—(1) Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are Prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law. (2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purposes‚ and in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion

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    Indian woman’s position in the society further deteriorated during the medieval period when Sati‚ child marriages‚ purdah‚ Jauhar and a ban on widow remarriages became part of social life among some communities in India. In some parts of India‚ the Devadasis or the temple women were exploited.

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    The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[4][5] From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚[7] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

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    Women in India

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    The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[2][3] From equal status with men in ancient times[4]through the low points of the medieval period‚[5] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the President of India‚ the Speaker

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    The right against exploitation allows Indian citizens to stand up against any kind of exploitation that he/ she might be going through. This fundamental right is described in the constitution as: Article 23. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.-  (1) Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.  (2) Nothing in this article shall prevent

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    Prostitution

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    Nagarvadhu or bride of the town. Vaishali’s Amrapali was a typical example of Nagarvadhus. Kalinga and other temple towns used to have Dev-dasis‚ meaning slave of the deity‚ who served as temple prostitutes. Unfortunately the system deteriorated and devadasis came to be increasingly identified as prostitutes. Present legal status in India In India‚ it is a “sexual intercourse between socially inacceptible unions‚ and is punishable for 3 years or 2000 fine under “immoral traffic prevention act”‚ which

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