Indian Women on the Move

Contents: Preface. 1. Women education: historical perspective. 2. Dissection of the facts. 3. Review of the related literature. 4. Dissection of the facts. 5. Outcomes of the fact-finding. Bibliography. Research Performa\'s 1 to 8.

""When women move forward the family moves, the village moves and the nation moves". These words of Pt. J.L. Nehru is the central theme in the social-economic paradigm of the country and it is an accepted fact that only when women are in the mainstream of progress, can any social and economic development be meaningful. Continuous women movement to betterment and all round progress has been found in history having certain pit falls in medieval period. Independence of the country brought a new vision and vigour for excellence in all fields of human life. Last portion of the book devoted to Women Empowerment (in past, present and future) which is burning topic of the day." (jacket)