SUBMISSIVE POSITION OF WOMEN IN SOCIETY

ABSTRACT The women population has outnumbered the men population in number of states of India. But an unfortunate happening could be found in the Indian society that abortions are carried out to the women if the female babies are found in the womb of a woman. The major problem in India is the dowry problem. Women are to serve as maid servants to cook food or to provide sexual pleasure to their male counterparts. They are not allowed to talk to anybody or go to other places without the company of in-laws or husband or brother under the mask of security. Sexual pleasure and curiosity are same to both the sexes but women are denied to enjoy it without the permission of the society. This is the major problem confronted to the Indian society. Economically, the women are so weak and they could not fulfill their needs without the permission of their male in-laws. All the puranas, epics and ethics have suppressed the development of women by not allowing them to have knowledge and their share in the society. But the tribal women are enjoying high liberty in compared to their counterparts living in plain areas. All the dharmasastras have treated women as pleasure dolls and machines giving birth to children. But somewhat the trend has been changed in the modern society after the declaration of Human rights by UNO in 1948 and the fundamental rights and trained in the Constitution of India. Still the women are striving for political, economic and social justice and equal rights with their male counterparts. All these issues are highlighted in a typical manner in this article.