THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN INDIA- MILESTONES AND HURDLES

Seven decades after Independence, India has not been able to ensure equal rights to its Women. The violation of constitutional rights of women is a daily affair. A large body of research is there to back the statement that Indian society has been unfair towards women. The regressive, shameful, shocking and sometimes barbaric practices prevailed in the society since times immemorial. Some of them continue today as well. It has been a long and partially successful journey to bring about social, political, and economic empowerment of women. This paper reviews the available literature and consolidates the already existing ideas to reiterate what has been said many times but not often heard. The aim of the paper is to initiate a discussion yet again on the vital issues of women?s rights, the violation of these rights and the empowerment that can be brought with the awareness surrounding these rights. In addition, the paper talks about the initiatives of the government in this regard along with a few suggestions on how to remedy the grim situation.