Changing Scenario of Indian Women in the 21st Century: Is it a better world for them?

Abstract

Though women played a crucial role in the advancement of the society still they are subject to domination by the male in every sphere of life. However, with the emergence of democratic ideals brings a ray of hope to the women. During the past decade, the environment for male dominated power politics has been quite volatile. Taking this opportunity throughout this period there have emerged a number of women political leaders who have been recognized for their contributions to organizational excellence and leadership despite the environmental fluctuations. But invariably even a few years back women are not so welcome to hold & glorify the top positions of different political parties and organizations. But their involvement in the top level organizational settings proved their excellence and commitment. It also proved that they are no more less than the male. The advancement of science and technology improvised the condition of human life but at the mean time it also becomes subject of major concern in terms of human right violation. The caste ridden Hindu society is also not free from the changes made by the democracy. The rigidity and mal practices are gradually decreasing. However, the customs and old traditions still barred women acquiring the equal position as that of men. Here in this article I am going to discuss the status of women in the 21^st century in terms of their political affiliation with special reference to Indian Hindu culture. In this article an attempt is made to examine the suitability of present conditions for the survival of women.