• Seema Ghatak

In pre independent era, in our Indian social perspective women, who were illiterate and mass, are seen rather passive and playing subsidiary role, dealing the key decisions whether it related domestic affairs or affairs of societies, leaving the primary to their male counterparts which is preeminently featured in patriarchal pattern of society. Number of Social thinkers, reformers, down the ages, advocating equity in terms of genders, initiated significant social movements, campaigned to sensitize the women to bring awareness among them, in different parts of the country for the upliftment of our womenfolk and primarily for mitigating gender inequality from all layers in society. But it is the core fact that as long as the orthodox pro male customs and conventions are not relegated and from the basic fabric of thought of society, the true egalitarian society ensuring social justice for women will remain a cry in wilderness only. Generally it is the realities that in social spectrum women are debarred from any engagement outside their homes, they are kept within and even they are robbed of their primary liberty to see the world around with their own pair of eyes. They were not allowed to think for their own development, they lived a proxy life, and women still hold a shaky, subsidiary position in society even after so reformative movements all through the ages. From the middle of nineteenth century firstly in some decades in dispersing manner, women gradually and later particularly during freedom struggle under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi women participation in social matters is seen raised significantly which remarkably contributed to their overall upliftment and to secure for those rights where till then males used to enjoy their monopoly. If women are to secure their justifiable rights and true liberties for their overall development the mindset of all in our societies has to go through a radical change. It is only through the participation of all, thought by all, women can secure for which she aspires all the ages.

WOMEN AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY DIMENSION.

"WOMEN AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY DIMENSION.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 6, page no.108-113, June-2015, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701717.pdf

"WOMEN AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY DIMENSION.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 6, page no. pp108-113, June-2015, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701717.pdf