Download or read book THE IDEAS OF MODERN INDIAN POLITICAL THINKERS ON WOMEN written by Dr. Meena Gaikwad and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India has a long past civilization and in every stage of its history, women constitute half of its population, but their position in society is not the same in all the ages of history. Their position has been variously estimated and diametrically opposite views are expressed regarding their place in different stages of Indian civilization (Parmar, 1973). Several factors including foreign invasions for centuries together, social movements, various geographic regions, different economic occupations, political stability and instability and religious affinity of the family to which woman belongs have always greatly influenced her status in the family as well as in the community (Gaur, 1980).