Women of today

8/7/2019 Women of today

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Tithi Tiwari

PRN- 09030122052


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Women in historical days were confined to

only to there households and families.

They werenot confined tofamily limits but

alsonot been givenequal status in thesociety.

They were been discriminated on all the

strata of the society.


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Traditions such as Sati,Jauhar, Purdah and

Devadasi have been banned inmodern India.

However, some cases of these practices are

still found in remote parts of India. The Purdah is still practiced by many Indian

women, and child marriage remains

prevalent despite it being an illegal practice,

especially under current Indian laws.


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Sati is anold custom, in which the widow was

immolated aliveon her husband's funeral pyre.

It was abolished by the British in 1829.

Purdah is the practiceof requiring women tocover their bodies and to cover their skin. It

imposes restrictions on themobility of women, it

curtails their right to interact freely and it is a

symbol of the subordinationof women.

Devadasi is a religious practice in some parts of

southern India, in which women are "married" to

a deity or temple


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Sexual Harassment

Dowry

Child Marriage

Female Infanticides

Sex Selection Abortions

Domestic Violence Female Trafficking


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Todays women are those who have been

givenequal status in the society.

Whoeven take careof their profession and

personal lives.Who is Independent, having self respect,

confident, intelligent, senseoffashion,

leadership qualities, ready toface all the

challenges .


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IPS (Indian Police

service) Officer


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Navajyoti (which literally means NewEnlightenment), set up in 1987 and IndiaVision Foundation, set up in 1994, are thetwomajor voluntary organizationsestablished by her with theobjectives ofimproving the conditionof the drug addictsand the poor people.

Her efforts have wonnational and

international recognition, and herorganizations was awarded the SergeSoitiroff Memorial Award for drug abuseprevention by the United Nations.


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Presidents Gallantry Award (1979)

Womenof the Year Award (1980)

Asia Region Award for Drug Prevention and

Control (1991)

Magsaysay Award (1994)for Government

Service

Jawaharlal NehruFellowship (1994)

Serge Soitiroff Memorial Award

Mahila Shiromani Award (1995)


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Father Machismo Humanitarian Award (1995)

Lionof the Year (1995)

Prideof India (1999)

Mother Teresa Memorial National Award for

Social Justice (2005)

Doctor of Law In recognitionof her

humanitarian approach to prison reforms

and policing.


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President of

Republic of India


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Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born December 19,

1934) is the current President of the Republic

of India, the 12th person and first woman to

hold theoffice. She was sworn in as President of India on July

25, 2007, succeeding Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Mrs. Pratibha Patil, a member of the Indian

National Congress (INC). She won the presidential election held on

July 19, 2007 defeating her nearest

rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.


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Pratibha Patil began her political career in

1962 at the ageof 27.

From 1967-72, Deputy Minister, Public

Health, Prohibition, Tourism, Housing &Parliamentary Affairs, Government of

Maharashtra.

From 1973-74, Cabinet Minister, Social

Welfare, Government of Maharashtra. From 1975-78, Cabinet Minister, Education,

Government of Maharashtra.


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From July 1979 toFebruary 1980- Leader of

Opposition

From November 18, 1986 to November 5,

1988 -Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha From 1991-96-Chairperson, House

Committee, Lok Sabha

From November 8, 2004-June 2007-Governor

of Rajasthan

From July 25, 2007 to date- President of

India


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