1. The Indian Nationalist Movement and Gender Relations
In order to fathom the extent of gender inequalities, a chronological view over three distinct phases ensues. ... 'Indian women's movement in the nineteenth century grew out of a cultural and nationalistic response to the British colonialist condemning of the treatment of women as barbaric and directly connected to Indian religious practices'; a big reason for Women engrossment was Mahatma Gandhi.10 His arrival back in India was a turning point for the freedom struggle, as he opposed programmes such as the 'Rowlat Bills' that 'prevented public protest and suspen...
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