women

  • A Psychological Reading of ‘Streer Patra’ by Rabindranath Tagore         

    The Wife’s Letter [Streer Patra] by Tagore is a feminist expression of a women’s predicament along with bitterness with her life. If you read the story, you will find that there are layers of issues more important than what you come upon at first reading. It is a reflection of society’s oppression to females, especially

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  • FEMINISM IN TAGORE’S NOVEL CHOKHER BALI -A GRAIN OF SAND

      When I selected Feminism as my topic for M.Phil. studies, I focused towards western feminism because my social acclimatizing made me look towards the Western literature for progressive thinking.  But I found western feminism not to be universal in its scope. Though it was exclusive in itself, it was more tuned to the western

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  • ROLE OF WOMEN IN EARLY VEDIC AND LATER VEDIC PERIOD

    The Rig Vedic historical era spans roughly between c. 1500 – c. 600 BCE. During this period the historical references show that women relished high societal position, respected situations, and excessive liberties.  Women were revered and owned countless prospects for high knowledgeable and divine instruction and progress. This historical period is recognized for the numerous

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  • NURSERY SECTION IN SHREERANG

    This is a small blog to thank Mrs. Sheela Wagle Madam who took special pains to set up the Nursery Section in Shreerang School along with the Junior College in 2016. The then Secretary had entrusted the work of starting the Nursery Section along with Junior College in Shreerang premises. As per them it was

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  • Talibanization of Afghan Woman

    Afghanistan is an Islamic country. It is not a country with secular and moderate ideologies, but the most fundamentalistic one. 89% of Afghanistan’s populace which is the highest in the world support sharia law and want it to be the state law. What does the Sharia law have for women? A violated woman or girl cannot

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  • STATUS OF WOMEN IN VEDIC PERIOD VERSUS MODERN INDIA

    Yatra Nari Astu Pujyante, Ramante Tatra Devataa The Gods take up residence in spaces where woman is revered. The statement is taken from Manu Smriti and it sums up the position of women during Vedic period. It is a myth that women were not given any position or oppressed during Vedic times. From the sacred

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