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IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN FREEDOM STRUGGLE IN INDIA

Bhavya.P, M.P,

Somashekar

University Suvarnagangotri Chamarajanagara, India

JSS College of Art’s Commerce and Science

Email: [email protected], mswsomas[email protected]

Abstract

The historical development of indian freedom struggle would be mentioning the contribution

of women the sacrifice made by the indian women. almost of occupational criteria. the

freedom struggle women replete with the somany life sefering and sacrifice, selflessness.

Braveness women many of us dono’t know that there were hundreds of women who stronger

of male countreparts. They fought with true spirit and courage. The indian women broke away

from various restrictions and got out of their traditional home and other orientated roles and

responsibilities. So the particularly participation of women to fight as warrior’s in male

dominating society. Extradinary and unmesurable of in women to fight as warrior’s in the

male dominating and household society. Moreover, female not only sacrifice their lives but

also combat such issues rani laxmi bhai was one of such women who fought against british

role by mitigating all odds hence paper entitle to highlight the historical develop and struggle

in period of freedom.

Ke ywords

: freedom; society; women; selflessness.

INTRODUCTION

The untold History of India, we don’t find in our history books the role played by great

women in the journey of freedom struggle in India (Bhattacharya & Sachdev, 2021). The

history is filled with the names of eminent male freedom fighters. In reality without the help of

women movements and women freedom fighter the success of an Independence India would

have remained a dream. When great freedom fighter was in the jail, these women groups and

individual women came out and took initiative and played a paramount role. India is a country

which is backed by rituals, caste, gender inequality and orthodox natural of the people

(Parashar, 1992). In the pre-independence era women were considered as secondary to men in

short referred to as second class citizens, whose responsibility incorporated during domestic

work and bearing children Standing, (2022), there were kept inside the four walls of their home,

unaware of the outside world, females where not educated and no skill development training

was provided to them, During the Vedic period education was approachable for women in India

which gradually lost its importance over the years (Bhattacharya & Sachdev, 2021). Women

were victims of dowry death, domestic violence, honor killing, child marriage, open

harassment of widows, opposition to widow remarriage, domination of purdah system

However things changed during Gandhian period where we saw massive women participation

in the freedom struggle of India which led to the modern era period (vom Berg, 2023) (Mishra

et al., 2020). During the time of East India company rule social reformers like Raja Ram Mohan

Roy, Jyotiba Phule and Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar faced many challenges in uplifting the

status of women and ended sati system in India. Many prominent women freedom fighters like

Rani Lakshmi Bhai who fought for the Independence of India. We can go back to 1817 where

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women participation in the struggle against freedom started when Bihma Bai Holkar who

fought for its country freedom against British, Madam Bhaikaji Cama who fought for its

motherland freedom the first women socialist after 1857 uprising. Women’s contribution in

anti-imperialist struggle is humongous. Women in India went through extreme torture hardship

and exploitation to bring freedom for its people (Bhat, 2015). The sacrifices made by the

women in the freedom struggle is unimaginable and receives utmost importance.

Women’s participation in freedom struggle against british started in 1817 when bhima

bai holker fought agaist british colonel Malcolm in guerrilla war and defeated him

(Dharmapurikar, 2022). Other well known royal women who fought against east india

company include begum hazret mahal of awadh, chennamma of kittur. These women fought

againt british msny years befor 1857 revolt.

In 1857 war of independence not only rani laxmi bai fought against british, but other

royal women like rani jindan kaur, rani tace bai, tapasvini maharani fought against british

troops (Singh, 2014). In 19th century women of many royal families fought against british to

protect their independence.

However, in 20th century ordinary women also came at forefront to fight against the

british under mahatma gandhi’s leadership the participation of women in anti-british movement

increased (Biswas, 2019). Traditionally india women were supposed to live inside houses and

do household work like cooking washing etc (Bertolani & Boccagni, 2021; Seymour, 1999)

But when gandhiji called upon india to stand against british, the women also came out of stand

against british, the women also came out of home and took part in meeting and procession.

Vepachedu, (2021) during swadeshi movement there was unprecedented participation of

women they were at forefront in selling kadhi, picketing liquar shops and burning foreign

clothes Gandhi’s leadership produced women leader all over india sarla devi, susheela nayar,

rajkumari anrit kaur, sujatha kriplani, aruna asif ali, vijayalakshmi pandit , Kasturba Gandhi,

swaroop rani, lado rani , zutshi and her daughters took part in non- co-operation.During dandi

march / salt satyagraha on 12th march 1930, initially gandhiji had decided not to involve

women in this movement . however, many women organization protecsted this decision of

gandhiji later gandhiji agreed for involument of women in salt satyagraha also he appointed

sarojini naidu as his second successor after abbas tayabji in this movement (Hiwale, 2020).

METHOD RESEARCH

This paper is based on the secondary data used various references books / articles /

journals international conventions etc. As been done for the above title explain about freedom

struggle in India gaining historical provision and development individual confidence and

community about their own capabilities. It means development of women in intellectual,

social political and economical etc (Bevan et al., 2013).

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

The researcher has ten years of experience in teaching at Chamarajanagara

university, suvarnagangotri chamarajanagara. This experience created many

questions about present postgraduate students and rural and urban participants.

Therefore, the aim of conducting this study is to gain knowledge of Importatce of

women in freedom struggle in india (Sankara, 2020).

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Table - 1 Do you know about freedom struggle in india

Sl.NO

Option

Respondents

Percentage

Yes

100

Aboue tale indicate that all of the people know the indian freedom fighters

maximum number of respondents 30(100%) .

CONCLUSION

we talk about women freedom fighter we have more than 100 individual and crore as part

of the freedom struggle journey of an Independent India, Leaders like Matati Choudhary,

Subhadra Joshi, Basanti Sen, Ahslata Sen, Kanakhalat Barua, Tara Rani Srivastava,

Kamaladevi Chattipadhyay, Moolmati, Durgabai Deshmuka, Rukmini Lakshmipathi.

Tarkeshwari Sinha, Abadi Bano Begum, Kuntala Kumari Sabat, Indira Gandhi, Nalinibala

Devi, Accamma Cherian, AV Kuttimalu Amma, Chandraprava Saikiani, Amal Prabha Das,

Azizam Bai, Gulan Kaur, Bhogeshwari Phukhanai, Bhimabai Holkar, Siverine swer, Rani Velu

Nachiyan, Maharani Jind Kaur, Pritilata Waddedar, Hanse Mehta, Sister Nivedita, Subhadra

Kumari Chauhan and many others who gave up their life and experienced uncountable

exploitation, hardship and torture in this journey. Women forms a huge population in the Indian

subcontinent and opened education, employment opportunities end of caste system and pardah

system to a great extent for the modern India.

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