men or women. This section of the blog focuses on those Indian scholarships and grants which are provided specifically to women. Generally financial aids for women are designed with a unique objective whether it is to encourage women to become leaders in their respective fields‚ research and development programs‚ doctoral schemes and many more in order to lead a brightful career. Several organizations of India have came forward in order to provide excellent scholarship opportunities to women such as
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subcontinent brought purdah to Indian society. Among the Rajputs of Rajasthan‚ the Jauhar was practised. In some parts of India‚ the Devadasis or temple women were sexually exploited. Polygamy was widely practised‚ especially among Hindu Kshatriya rulers.[23] In many Muslim families‚ women were restricted to Zenana areas of the house. In spite of these conditions‚ some women became prominent in the fields of politics‚ literature‚ education and religion.[7] Razia Sultana became the only woman monarch to
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which was started for the empowerment of women in 1959. It is an organisation of the women‚ by the women and for the women. Starting as an urban cottage industry it has now spread to the rural areas. Lijjat‚ which started with a seed capital of just Rs. 80‚ has an annual turnover of Rs. 6.50 Billion and provides employment to 43000 people. It believes in the philosophy of collective leadership making it one of the most remarkable and unique organizations. Women are the working members in the organization
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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY‚ ISLAMABAD (Department of Gender and Women Studies) WARNING 1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE‚ IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE. 2. SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM OTHER(S) AS ONE’S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN “AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”. Guidelines for preparing assignment Assignment is a take home test; you are free to use materials from internet
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Wars are often complex in nature and are fought for diverse reasons. In the Iliad‚ powerful gods‚ great nations‚ and heroic people all fight for different reasons. Each has private motivations to fight the war. These private motivations are of special interest‚ because they help define the consequences and outcomes of the war. The universal war of the gods‚ social war of the Greeks and Trojans‚ and the war for Achilles’ honor are private motivations of the Trojan war. These private motivations
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Fiorelli Spring 2012 PLT 364 Hadi Enayat The question of Hijab‚ Arab common name for what is imprecisely meant as veil‚ as well as gender issues‚ has been a sensitive case of perception of Islam‚ in European and Western counties. “The subject of women in Islam is in fact a burning issue and a source of polemics and mutual incomprehension” The question of Islamic veil is problematic. The Hijab is in fact a symbolic banner‚ both for Muslims‚ among Muslims so to speak‚ in establishing the boundaries
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To the present without women many cultures would not have evolved. Women were the background in each and every aspect of life’s developments. Women were a very important key factor in societies. From the beginning of history there have been women who have worked hard within societies to achieve a greater social‚ political‚ and economic involvement. To strive for rights‚ women formed political groups called Feminist movements. Throughout history‚ most societies held women in an inferior status compared
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Women ’s Rights in Islam In Those days before Islam women were not recognized as independent individuals‚ they were treated like slaves or things that belong to men. It was called the period of ignorance. All women ’s rights were denied and ignored; they never had the choice to have a decision in their lives or even be part of the marriage contract. In addition‚ in times of war women were treated as a part of the prize‚ and the birth of a daughter was not a happy occasion. Instead‚ they
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101 – 10 AM 10/16/2014 How India Treats Its Men and Women Imagine yourself in the shoes of a person who has been oppressed their entire life. Imagine all the laws that were made to protect you have not been effective one bit. Imagine yourself as a minority in the second largest community in the world. Yes‚ I am talking about the women in India. Why do some women live like slaves when the men thrive as the superior race in India Customs‚ traditions‚ rustic
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Joselyn Contreras Alisha Street En 1103-19 7 December 2011 Do Women Have a Say? Women have always had the ordeal of fighting for certain rights. In the essays “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” by Mary Wollstonecraft and “The Subjection of Women” by John Stuart Mill‚ both authors argue on the rights for women. While one author argues that women should be more independent and be more complex‚ the other author argues that both women and men should be equal in all forms. Although both authors
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