Symbols of Women Power in India

The status of Women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. History of Women in India has been eventful. In Modern India, women have held high offices in India including that of the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, Olympic Medal winner, an Astronaut, and to the CEOs. Women have done India proud in Sports where they were not counted for much.

If Kalpana Chawla is the first Indian Women to move in Space than Saina Nehwal is the first Indian to win a Superseries Premier Title and an Olympic Medal. These are no means of achievements in a country where people do not see beyond cricket and the place considered dangerous for girl child by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations.

There may not have been any biopics made on the two champion women yet like the one on boxer M.C. Mary Kom, portrayed by Actress Priyanka Chopra, but there have been any number of outstanding Athletes who have inspired generations of individuals sportswomen. There was a time women outshone men. Take P.T. Usha, Shiny Abraham, Anju Bobby George in athletics or Karnam Malleswari and Kunjarani Devi in weightlifting.

I would love to watch a biopic movie on Kalpana Chawla, portrayed by Deepika Padukone. From political world to business world, Indian Women proved themselves as the top performer and a good manager. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is really an inspiration for entrepreneurs and society in India. At the age of 62, when most people retire, she is managing director and chairman of Biocon Limited.

Past two-three years, we have seen many campaigns on YouTube around the world for women rights. HeForShe campaign by UN Women, #VogueEmpower in India, No Ceilings by Hilary Rodham Clinton aimed at measuring the progress of Women’s rights. This is symptomatic of the deep malaise where the female child in India has her role defined very early in life and sports hardly features, essentially because the need for education itself is stymied. To become a nation of equality, it requires a large effort not only by government but by every individual of a nation.