An Estimate of the Role of Women in Matua Religion and Society in North 24 Parganas and Nadia District

<p>Now-a-days almost every political philosophy speaks of social equality but it is very difficult to transform the ideal of social equality into reality. Exploitation has been continuing in different forms from the remote past. Matua religion has a strong claim to be considered as a rational and humanitarian religion in terms of its philosophy and ideology. Unlike many other religions it has always been loud and clear in rendering its unequivocal support for the people belonging to the marginalized and deprived section of the society and at the same time unhesitatingly condemned all forms of inequality prevalent in social, political, economic structures of the Indian society for years. In today’s politically gendered spaces of social milieu how the relationship between men and women has been examined in philosophical understanding of Matua religion - is of great importance as far as the burning question of women emancipation and empowerment is concerned.</p>