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Our empowered women today less empowered

  Where women are honoured, divinity blossoms there, and where ever women are dishonoured, all action no matter how noble it may be remains unfruitful. Women had been a significant role in the early period. Trace to history Sulaiman and kirthar hills ,where both men and women cultivated the lands, grew crops and reared animals. In Rigvedic period the role of women increased even many women scholars had given contribution in composing Rig Veda "Apalah , sacchi, palmi, kakshavriti have been a significant role in the Rigveda. But the status of women started decreasing since Vedic period from 1000 BC . And their status continue deteriorated  In the "mahajanapadas period"(600- 321 BC) number of religions ,belief systems developed. Of them Buddhism and Jainism were important which offered womens to take participate in the Sangha pariwar and  also in the "kutagarasala" a place where two scholars with their students debated on any topic. Razia Sultan, the d...