CRIMES IN THE COUNTRY OF GODDESSES

Download or read book CRIMES IN THE COUNTRY OF GODDESSES written by Piyasha Das and published by Booksclinic Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book portrays the evolution, or some may consider devolution of the position of women in India, and how society plays a crucial role in it. The relationship between the psyche of the society in general and the individual rights of a woman throughout history is seen to be in a loop, both intricately affecting each other. For example how Sati was acceptable in the earlier days, which was later made illegal and shunned. With the advent of the 21st century, women are faced with a new challenge and to strive for equality, for example, sexual harassment at workplace or cyber crime. The book highlights the journey of women and makes it relevant even to contemporary times as if to show the things women have gone through, the society they are dealing with now and the things to be learned in the future.