Problems Facing Indian Women

Contemporary Problems Facing Indian Women

Indian culture can boast about having female goddesses, saints and poets. It may boast about being the largest democracy in the world and a super power in Asia. But the truth is that female oppression is distinctively visible in India till this day, more so in lower class than higher class but nevertheless present.
Women belonging to the lower class face problems and discrimination due to high percentage of illiteracy among the people and also due to the very orthodox religion that they follow. The discrimination faced by these women is mainly the effect of unjust ancient laws and customs passed down from generation to generation. Due to the lack of education among the lower class, these unjust laws and customs are never challenged but widely accepted. One of the evil practices that is very rarely followed nowadays is female infanticide. Female infants were given milk draped in poison and killed. It is believed that girls beco...