Plight Of Women In This Progressive Age: A Question To True Modernity

Mr. Vatsalya Vajpayee, BBA.LL.B. (Hons.) & Mr. Lakshay Singh, B.A.LL.B.(Hons.), Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida

ABSTRACT

From framing various legislations, policies, and regulations to landmark judgments and debates with allusion to successfully propagate and enforce the same in terms of maintaining equity in society for attaining women empowerment, India, that is Bharat, is preponderantly referred as a patriarchy. In this progressive and inclusive era, it is a concern that the conventional perception of a woman in this country is of a ‘perfect homemaker.’

As has been documented, Indian women are subjected to a variety of repressive practises based on public standards and customs. Aside from the social blocking obstacles, some of the time regulations and techniques are also discriminatory, possibly explicitly or implicitly. All humans have right to live with freedom, with dignity and respect, without certain constraints. Nevertheless, problems such as cruelty, female feticide, dowry, and many have a significant prevalence in India. It is a blatant infringement of women's fundamental right to personal life and liberty, which is guaranteed to everyone under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, regardless of prejudice.

The authors intend to conduct a descriptive study to examine the presence of the legislative, executive, and judicial institutions of governance, along with their discretionary responsibilities, in reference to women's rights and laws to live in secure and safe environment. The paper aims to explore the history, causes, and, most importantly, contemporary circumstances wherein women of India were made victims to atrocious crimes and exploitation in their day todayworking.