The Women-New Dimensions

This book ‘The Women-New Dimensions’ deals with the women’s participation in different cultural and political trends and traditions prevailing in the Indian society. Knowing about the role of women in the private and public domain has been the most enthralling theme in new historiography The women personalities that refigures can be counted in Rajput queens like Padmavati, Durgavati; or Mughal imperial ladies like Razia Sultan, Gulbadan, Nur Jahan, Jahan Ara, Zebunissa; or others like Jijabai, Tarabai, Chandbibi, Laxmibai, Jamnabai, Lodhabai for their ‘beauty and brains’ and the ‘slants’ managed by them in commanding the imperial authority and also could upheld their positions in time and space along political realm, cultural sphere and intellectual domain. In modern context we can take the example of Pratibha Patil, Indira Ganghi, the president and the Prime Minister of India respectively and Saroji Naidu as and the Governor of the state along with existing female legends like Mayawati, Jailalita as Chief Ministers of the state. This book makes an attempt to highlight not only the women empowerment but the other aspects also of the Indian society.