The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period,to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India, women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President, Prime minister, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition, etc. The current President of India is a woman.
Women excelled in all the fields like art,dance,literature etc
Some of the Indian women artists are:
Anitha dube
Bhanu athaiya
Chameli Ramachandran
Dayanitha Singh etc
Women also shone in the galaxy of Indian dance which was once confined to men only.Some of the popular Indian woman dancers are:
Sobhana Chandrakumar
Sudha Chandran
Mallika Sarabhai
Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy etc
Literature is an ocean,being an author is not such an easy thing.Women accomplished this too.There are many great writers like Sarojini naidu,Arundhati Roy,JK Rowling etc
Here is a link that guides you to the catalogue of books written by women for women. http://www.womenunlimited.net/catalogue.htm
