Women Education in India with Special Reference to...

Women education in India : With special reference to advent of modern education amongst women in Assam Mrs. Anuradha Baruwa Astt. Prof. Dept. Education Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya Introduction. Education is the only device by which the contemporary society may be moulded to meet the current challenges. With women forming fifty percent of the entire population, it is essential that they match their strides with the male population. Only then can a nation advance. Keeping this in mind, many of the developing nations are allocating a quarter of their national budget to education; some of them even more. (Venkataiah, 2001)A host of problems have however kept these countries from achieving their goal. A major problem faced by most of the†¦show more content†¦During the Muslim period, the purdah system was in vogue. Consequently the girls did not go to the Madrasas like the boys, to receive education. Still, it cannot be maintained that there was total lack of female education during the Muslim period. The example of Nurjahan is testimony of the fact that arrangement for the education of ladies of the royal family was made in the palace. Some of the girls belonging to t he Royal families having an artistic inclination received education through ‘Ustads’, who went to the palace regularly to impart instructions. The daughters of the gentry were also educated individually at home. No separate arrangements were made either by the Government or by the society and hence it had a very limited scope. (Chaube Chaube, 1999). Though education is the most vital and potent instrument for individual and social development and progress, women have been kept away from it in India from the medieval period to advent of missionaries in India. It was only with the coming of the Christian Missionaries that an attempt was made to revive female education in India. By the middle of the nineteenth century, some progressive Indians and Englishmen started working for their reawakening. According to theShow MoreRelatedCulture of India9032 Words   |  37 PagesCulture of India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Bharatanatyam, one of eight designated classical dance forms of India. The culture of India refers to the religions, beliefs, customs, traditions, languages, ceremonies, arts, values and the way of life in India and its people. Indias languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs differ from place to place within the country. Its culture often labeled as an amalgamation of these diverse sub-culturesRead MoreHistory of Pakistan18783 Words   |  76 PagesKHILAFAT MOVEMENT LECTURE 7- MUSLIM POLITICS IN BRITISH INDIA: 1924-1935 LECTURE 8- ALLAMA IQBAL’S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS DECEMBER 1930 LECTURE 9- MUSLIM POLITICS AND CHAUDHRY RAHMAT ALI LECTURE 10- THE CONGRESS MINISTRIES-- POLICIES TOWARDS MUSLIMS LECTURE 11- THE LAHORE RESOLUTION, 1940. LECTURE 12- MAJOR POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN 1945-46 LECTURE 13- TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE, 1947 LECTURE 14- CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN BRITISH INDIA LECTURE 15- THE PROBLEMS OF THE NEW STATE LECTURERead MoreMarketing Management130471 Words   |  522 Pagesmarketing management 3.2. The Role of Marketing 3.3. Marketing concepts 3.4. The Marketing Mix (The 4 P s Of Marketing) 3.5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Ethics in Marketing 4. Have you understood type questions 5. Summary 6. Exercises 7. References 1. INTRODUCTION: The apex body in United States of America for the Marketing functions, American Marketing Association (AMA) defines marketing as â€Å"Marketing consists of those activities involved in the flow of goods and services from the point of