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Śramaņa, Vol. 55, No. 10-12|
October-December 2004
Status of Women in Jain Community
Dr. Reeta Agrawal*
The traditional society of India is undergoing a series of changes. Multi directional forces of urbanisation, industrialization and socio-educational advancement are affecting Indian society. As various aspects of a society are interrelated, change in one aspect evokes change in the other.
Women have played an important role in our social life. Indian society has always been appreciated for its feminine virtues like gentleness, tenderness, quietness and calmness. The contribution of Indian women towards nation - building and household job has always been appreciated and respected. Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru had always stressed in his speeches, that unless the status of women of a society is raised, the society cannot claim to be a developed and progressive one. Thus it is very important for a society or community. as to how it behaves with their women, as to what is the attitude of that community towards its women folk. Generally women constitute half of the population of any community and it is really significant as to known the community treats with its half population.
The present work was undertaken with the aim to make a study of the status of women in Jain Community in Indore city. It is a proverb that the best way to judge the position of any community is to find out the status of its women.
For the purpose, the selection of respondents was made through the purposive sample method. In all 150 respondents were interviewed with the help of a Schedule. Out of 150 respondents, 50 were daughters, 50 were daughters-in-law and 50 mothers-in-law, respectively in the age group of below 25 years, 25 to 40 years, 25 to *Reader, Department of Education, Sri Agrasen Kanya Autonomous P.G. College, Varanasi.
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