WOMEN POWER IN

INDIA
Tithi Tiwari
PRN- 09030122052
INTRODUCTION
 Women in historical days were confined to
only to there households and families.
 They were not confined to family limits but
also not been given equal status in the
society.
 They were been discriminated on all the
strata of the society.
HISTORICAL PRACTICES
 Traditions such as Sati,Jauhar, Purdah and
Devadasi have been banned in modern India.
 However, some cases of these practices are
still found in remote parts of India.
 The Purdah is still practiced by many Indian
women, and child marriage remains
prevalent despite it being an illegal practice,
especially under current Indian laws.
CONT`D
 Sati is an old custom, in which the widow was
immolated alive on her husband's funeral pyre.
 It was abolished by the British in 1829.
 Purdah is the practice of requiring women to
cover their bodies and to cover their skin. It
imposes restrictions on the mobility of women,
it curtails their right to interact freely and it is a
symbol of the subordination of women.
 Devadasi is a religious practice in some parts of
southern India, in which women are "married" to
a deity or temple
CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN

 Sexual Harassment
 Dowry
 Child Marriage
 Female Infanticides
 Sex Selection Abortions
 Domestic Violence
 Female Trafficking
WOMEN OF TODAY
 Todays women are those who have been
given equal status in the society.
 Who even take care of their profession and
personal lives.
 Who is Independent, having self respect,
confident, intelligent, sense of fashion,
leadership qualities, ready to face all the
challenges .
MRS.KIRAN BEDI
IPS (Indian Police
service) Officer
KIRAN BEDI
 Kiran Bedi(9 June 1949) is a Indian social
activist and a retired Indian Police
Offices (IPS) officer.
 She became the first woman to join the IPS
in 1972, and was last posted as Director
General, (Bureau of police research and
development), Ministry of Home Affairs. 
KIRAN BEDI
 She began her career as a Lecturer in Political
Science (1970-72) at Khalsa College for Women,
Amritsar, India.
 In July 1972, she joined the Indian Police
service.
 During her stay as the Inspector General of
Prisons, Tihar jail (Delhi) (1993-1995), she
instituted a number of reforms in the
management the prison, and initiated a number
of measures such as detoxification
programs, yoga , meditation, redressing of
complaints by prisoners and literacy programs.
CONTRIBUTION BY KIRAN BEDI
 Navajyoti (which literally means New
Enlightenment), set up in 1987 and India
Vision Foundation, set up in 1994, are the two
major voluntary organizations established by
her with the objectives of improving the
condition of the drug addicts and the poor
people.
 Her efforts have won national and
international recognition, and her
organizations was awarded the Serge Soitiroff
Memorial Award for drug abuse prevention by
the United Nations.
MILESTONES OF KIRAN BEDI
 President’s Gallantry Award (1979)
 Women of the Year Award (1980)
 Asia Region Award for Drug Prevention and
Control (1991)
 Magsaysay Award (1994) for Government
Service
 Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship (1994)
 Serge Soitiroff Memorial Award
 Mahila Shiromani Award (1995)
CONT`D
 Father Machismo Humanitarian Award (1995)
 Lion of the Year (1995)
 Pride of India (1999)
 Mother Teresa Memorial National Award for
Social Justice (2005)
 Doctor of Law In recognition of her
“humanitarian approach to prison reforms
and policing”.
MRS.PRATIBHA
PATIL
President of
Republic of India
PRATIBHA DEVISINGH PATIL
 Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born December 19,
1934) is the current President of the
Republic of India, the 12th person and first
woman to hold the office.
 She was sworn in as President of India on
July 25, 2007, succeeding Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam.
 Mrs. Pratibha Patil, a member of the Indian
National Congress (INC).
 She won the presidential election held on
July 19, 2007 defeating her nearest
rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
CONT`D
 Pratibha Patil began her political career in
1962 at the age of 27.
 From 1967-72, Deputy Minister, Public
Health, Prohibition, Tourism, Housing &
Parliamentary Affairs, Government of
Maharashtra.
 From 1973-74, Cabinet Minister, Social
Welfare, Government of Maharashtra.
 From 1975-78, Cabinet Minister, Education,
Government of Maharashtra.
CONT`D
 From July 1979 to February 1980- Leader of
Opposition
 From November 18, 1986 to November 5,
1988 -Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
 From 1991-96-Chairperson, House
Committee, Lok Sabha
 From November 8, 2004-June 2007-Governor
of Rajasthan
 From July 25, 2007 to date- President of
India
FIRST INDIAN BORN FEMALE PRESIDENT OF
THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (1925)
1ST PRIME MINISTER (1966)
1ST WOMEN IPS OFFICER (1972)
1ST INDIAN FEMALE CITIZEN TO RECEIVE
THE NOBLE PEACE PRIZE(1979)
1ST INDIAN WOMEN TO GO INTO
SPACE
1ST PRESIDENT OF INDIA (2007)
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