empowering them and thus restoring equality between the sexes. Though the concept of women’s empowerment‚ as it is now understood‚ and the movement to achieve it are fairly recent Western phenomena‚ India has not escaped their influence. Women’s empowerment was one of the primary objectives of the Ninth Five Year Plan‚ and the Government of India even declared the year 2001 ‘Women’s Empowerment Year’. Backed by the government‚ policy planners and implementers are now concentrating on the task
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Nanzan University Dr. Ambedkar: The Hero of the Mahars‚ Ex-Untouchables of India Author(s): Indira Y. Junghare Source: Asian Folklore Studies‚ Vol. 47‚ No. 1 (1988)‚ pp. 93-121 Published by: Nanzan University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1178254 Accessed: 04-04-2015 11:32 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar A Social Reformer Introduction “OURS IS A BATTLE FOR FREEDOM‚ OURS IS A BATTLE NOT JUST FOR ECONOMIC GAINS AND POLITICAL POWER‚ OURS IS A BATTLE FOR RECLAMATION OF HUMAN PERSONALITY WHICH HAS BEEN SUPPRESED AND MUTILATED BY THE HINDU SOCIAL ORDER AND CONTINUED TO BE SUPPRESED AND MUTILATED” These lines itself indicates that the speaker of these lines is a reformer‚ democratic leader and great orator. There have been a number of great people in the world who have
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conclusion benefiting them as well as the organization are called as employees. In a layman’s language employees are the lifeline of an organization. Empowerment of employees results in increased initiative‚ involvement‚ enthusiasm & innovation. From large corporate giants to a small business operation‚ this concept holds true. This is because; empowerment caters to an important human need which is common to any employee‚ regardless of work setting. This is the need for recognition and self actualization
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UNIT Structure 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR Objectives Introduction Ambedkar’s View on the British Rule in India Ambedkar on Democracy 14.3.1 Meaning: Social and Economic Democracy 14.3.2 Factors necessary for the Successful Operation of Democracy 14.4 O n State Socialism 14.4.1 Inclination to Socialism 14.4.2 Meaning of State Socialism ’14.4.3 Role of Government 14.5 Ambedkar and Drafting of The Indian Constitution 14.6 On Social Change 14.6.1 Priority to Social Reform
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Women empowerment Historical Back ground of enslaving Women:- Considering sacrifices‚ sufferings & contribution of women for the welfare of the family‚ in the early times of human history‚ the families were Matriarchal (mother as head of the family).Although woman was not weaker than man‚ during menstruation‚ pregnancy & child birth she had to depend upon man.‚ who subsequently enslaved her and society took the form of “Patriarchal” (Father as Ruler & Head of family)
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very difficult to lead‚ change is what triggers progress. Dr. Ambedkar played a significant role in inculcating change in the psyches of Indians who were rejecting it for centuries. He spearheaded the bastion for fighting the social evils deeply embedded in our structure in a valiant way. From a boy who was denied right to sit in his class to a person who devised the rights of the citizens of the same country‚ Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar had come a long way. A jurist‚ social reformer‚ scholar‚ politician
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Nationalism is viewed by both ‚ Sir Muhammad Iqbal and B R Ambedkar as a unifying spirit among people who feel akin to each other and co-exist harmoniously- inspired by common elements‚ such as culture and traditions. Sir Iqbal attributes this unifying spirit primarily to a common faith (Islam) which in his words "an ethical ideal plus a certain kind of Polity - a social structure regulated by a legal system and animated by a specific ethical ideal". Arguing against bifurcation between an individual’s
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they can subjugate others. Later‚ woman became the epitome of procreation‚ and was very often associated and identified with Earth‚ which supported lives with all her resources. This thought inspired in men a feeling of respect and regard which was reflected in their worship of women as goddesses. Despite this elevated position that she enjoyed‚ and are still enjoying in the form of being worshipped as goddesses Durga‚ Kali‚ Lakshami‚ Saraswati‚ etc. However‚ a woman is fated to be subjected‚ owned
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Empowerment is an increase in power. He argues that power can be either ‗variable sum‘ or ‗zero sum‘. The former refers to a process through which the powerless can be empowered without altering the nature and the levels of the power..while the later refers to ‗any gain in power by one group inevitably results in a reduction of the power exercised by others. Empowerment is instrumentally important for achieving positive development outcomes and well-being of life which lies in the doing and being
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