{"id":1890,"date":"2020-12-01T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vayuacademy.com\/blog\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2020-12-01T11:41:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T11:41:01","slug":"measures-to-improve-status-of-females","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vayuacademy.com\/blog\/measures-to-improve-status-of-females\/","title":{"rendered":"Measures to Improve Status of Females \u2013 II Actions at Community and Family Level"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In Rig Veda, over 30 Rishikas or women sages led by Vak Ambrini find a prominent place. One hymn indicates a high status given to women in society \u2013 the right to choose her husband, to study and to pursue her own profession. The marriage hymn states that a daughter-in-law should be treated as a \u2018Samrajni\u2019 or a Queen by all elder family members. Unfortunately, our oldest text is long forgotten and we all grow up hearing stories from Ramayan and Mahabharat. Both have been rewritten during the Dark ages when our ancient universities were plundered, burnt and looted. To preserve the Hindu family lines, the rewritten holy books, perhaps portrayed the females as the weaker sex needing protection from an early age and child marriage. This early domestication resulted in illiteracy and engagement in household tasks for the rest of their lives. In effect, all their human rights were forfeited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what can be done at a Community level and at a Family level?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACTIONS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

India has diverse communities. Urban rich, urban slums, rural rich and upper caste and rural poor. The last category is the homeless labourers working on construction sites, brick kilns and the semi-bonded labourers. Each community has its own social norms and cultural differences. Hence, no single panacea works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Local Indian woman do most of housework P.C https:\/\/bit.ly\/2J9c4f4<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In general, the urban rich females lead a much more liberated life as compared to the homeless wanderers, many of who continue to live in the dark ages. Regional, religious and state disparities further confuse the issue. However, will try to generalize as much as I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n