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Feminism in India is a set of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and opportunities for women in India. It is the pursuit of women's rights within the society of India. Like their feminist counterparts all over the world, feminists in India seek gender equality: the right to work ...
The woman is celebrated as the most powerful and the empowering force in some Hindu Upanishads, Sastras and Puranas, particularly the Devi Upanishad, Devi Mahatmya and Devi-Bhagavata Purana. Ancient and medieval era Hindu texts present a diverse picture of duties and rights of women in Hinduism. The texts recognize eight kinds of marriage ...
The South Africa women's cricket team is scheduled to tour India in June and July 2024 to play the India women's cricket team. The tour will consist of one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI series will form part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.
The Mughal Harem was the harem of Mughal emperors of the Indian subcontinent. The term originated with the Near East, meaning a "forbidden place; sacrosanct, sanctum", and etymologically related to the Arabic حريم ḥarīm, "a sacred inviolable place; female members of the family" and حرام ḥarām, "forbidden; sacred". [citation needed]
Sheetal Devi. Sheetal Devi (born 10 January 2007) is an Indian Para-archer. [1] Devi was born with a rare medical condition called phocomelia, [2] which makes her the first and the only international para-archery champion without upper limbs. [3] She received the Arjuna Award 2023 from the President of India on 9 January 2024.
Clothing in India varies with the different ethnicities, geography, climate, and cultural traditions of the people of each region of India. Historically, clothing has evolved from simple garments like kaupina, langota, achkan, lungi, sari, to rituals and dance performances. In urban areas, western clothing is common and uniformly worn by people ...
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. In office. 16 February 2006 – 15 February 2012. Constituency. Nominated. Shobhana Bhartia (born 4 January 1957) is an Indian businesswoman. She is the chairperson and editorial director of the HT Media, one of India's largest newspapers and media houses, [1] which she inherited from her father.
250,000 Sunday. Sister newspapers. Dainik Statesman. OCLC number. 1772961. Website. www .thestatesman .com. The Statesman is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper founded in 1818 and published simultaneously in Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri and Bhubaneswar. It incorporates and is directly descended from The Friend of India.