Women empowerment refers to the creation of an environment for women where they can make decisions of their own for their personal benefits as well as for the society. Rabindranath Tagore has mentioned in his novel, The Home and the World,” For we women are not only the deities of the household fire, but the flame of the soul itself.” These powerful words of Rabindranath Tagore themselves explain the importance of women in our society. The wisdom of a woman in a family binds it with a feeling of togetherness, make every member of the family feel loved and wanted. Not only this, women are no less than men. They can do whatever a man can, from designing the biggest building in the world to going into outer space, everything. Still, they have
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Women of modern India are accomplishing goals that women of pre-modern India didn’t even dare to dream of. In every field, women are making the nation proud. This has only been possible because of a lot of women taking a stand for themselves and setting an example for the next generation of women. Moreover, a lot of people from different communities have come together and are fighting for the rights of women. These people, the feminists, have had a major role to play during the past two decades. Furthermore, children in schools, colleges are taught to respect women, girls are motivated and supported to do whatever they want to do in life, they are helped in achieving their goals. These are great signs, going forward. In the novel too, there are instances where the indirect evolution in the role of women has been shown. At the beginning of the novel, she seems to be confined to the traditional female role, and has no thoughts of entering the real world, even with persuasion from her husband. Her feelings make a rapid change with the occurrence of the Swadeshi movement, due to Sandip's radical influence.Also, Nikhil urges Bimala, so long a typical Hindu wife to come out of her secluded existence and to meet the world. A mighty political agitation that sweeps over the country and breaks the barriers of age, gives Bimala an opportunity to come out of her secluded existence. Not only does Bimala leave the introverted; but her mind and sight, her hopes and desires become red with the passion of the new
Women of modern India are accomplishing goals that women of pre-modern India didn’t even dare to dream of. In every field, women are making the nation proud. This has only been possible because of a lot of women taking a stand for themselves and setting an example for the next generation of women. Moreover, a lot of people from different communities have come together and are fighting for the rights of women. These people, the feminists, have had a major role to play during the past two decades. Furthermore, children in schools, colleges are taught to respect women, girls are motivated and supported to do whatever they want to do in life, they are helped in achieving their goals. These are great signs, going forward. In the novel too, there are instances where the indirect evolution in the role of women has been shown. At the beginning of the novel, she seems to be confined to the traditional female role, and has no thoughts of entering the real world, even with persuasion from her husband. Her feelings make a rapid change with the occurrence of the Swadeshi movement, due to Sandip's radical influence.Also, Nikhil urges Bimala, so long a typical Hindu wife to come out of her secluded existence and to meet the world. A mighty political agitation that sweeps over the country and breaks the barriers of age, gives Bimala an opportunity to come out of her secluded existence. Not only does Bimala leave the introverted; but her mind and sight, her hopes and desires become red with the passion of the new