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Thus, a wife may make gifts and use the family wealth on her own when her husband is away (A 2.12.16–20). Women are upholders of traditional lore, and Āpastamba tells his audience that they should learn some customs from women (A 2.15.9; 2.29.11). Statue of Dancing Celestial deity (Devada) in Uttar Pradesh, India
Sarojini Naidu (13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) was a poet and an independence activist. [22] She was hailed as the "Nightingale of India" for her lyrical and oratory prowess. [23] Naidu wrote poetry predominantly in English, which usually took the form of lyric poetry and known for her use of the depictions of India in her writings. [24]
The history of feminism in India can be divided into three phases: the first phase, beginning in the mid-19th century, initiated when reformists began to speak in favour of women rights by making reforms in education and customs involving women; [2] [3] the second phase, from 1915 to Indian independence, when Gandhi incorporated women's ...
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 ...
Naidu's birthday, 13 February, is celebrated as Women's Day to recognise powerful voices of women in India's history. [45] Composer Helen Searles Westbrook (1889–1967) set Naidu's text to music in her song "Invincible." [46] As a poet, Naidu was known as the "Nightingale of India". [47]
Muthulakshmi looked after this child while she was still a medical student. Even in that time she managed to volunteer in girls homes, study Indian history, listen to lectures of Theosophical Society, meet personalities like Annie Besant and Sarojini Naidu and began to write in a magazine called India and give Tamil translation to English ...
The Simon Commission arrived in India in 1929 and began soliciting input. Because the leaders of the nationalist movement were against the seven white men on the commission deciding the fate of Indians, the Women's Indian Association refused to meet with commissioners, as did the All India Women's Conference. [69]
She was secretary of the first Committee on the Status of Women in India that brought out the first report on the condition of women in the country, Towards Equality (1974). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was the founding Director of the Centre for Women's Development Studies (CWDS), an autonomous organisation established in 1980, under the Indian Council of ...