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Jhalkaribai (22 November 1830 – 5 April 1858) was a woman soldier who played an important role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. She served in the women's army of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi and eventually rose to a position of a prominent advisor to the queen, Rani of Jhansi. [9]
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to fifteen women achievers. [35] [36] The award function was held on 9 March 2020. List of the awardees: [37] [38] Padala Bhudevi from Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, Bina Devi from Munger, Bihar, Arifa Jan from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Chami Murmu from Rajnagar, Jharkhand,
5 years, 258 days Goa: Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party: 4 Anwara Taimur (1936–2020) 6 December 1980 30 June 1981 206 days Assam: Indian National Congress: 5 V. N. Janaki Ramachandran (1923–1996) 7 January 1988 30 January 1988 23 days Tamil Nadu: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: 6 J. Jayalalithaa (1948–2016) 24 June 1991 12 May ...
Savitribai Phule (pronunciation ⓘ; 3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian teacher, social reformer, and poet who was the first female teacher in India. [5] Along with her husband, Jyotiba Phule, in Maharashtra, she played a vital role in improving women's rights in India. She is considered to be the pioneer of India's feminist movement.
Chonira Belliappa Muthamma was born on 24 January 1924 in Virajpet in Coorg. [5] Her father, who was a forest officer, died when she was nine years old.Muthamma's mother committed herself to the cause of getting the best education her four children.
Despite the progress made by Indian feminist movements, women living in modern India still face many issues of discrimination. India's patriarchal culture has made the process of gaining land-ownership rights and access to education challenging for women. [5] In the past two decades, there has also emerged a trend of sex-selective abortion. [6]
The Government of India Act 1935 extended the vote to include around 6 million women, but even so covered only 2.5% of the women in India. [89] " In the 1937 elections, 10 women were elected from general constituencies, 41 from reserved constituencies, and five were nominated to provincial legislative councils". [ 90 ]