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Fane remarks, in her article published in 1975, that it is the underlying Hindu beliefs of "women are honored, considered most capable of responsibility, strong" that made Indira Gandhi culturally acceptable as the prime minister of India, [148] yet the country has in the recent centuries witnessed the development of diverse ideologies, both ...
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...
Deepika Padukone ( pronounced [d̪iːpɪkaː pəɖʊkoːɳeː]; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi films. She is India's highest-paid actress, as of 2023, [ 1][ 2] and her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the nation's most popular personalities; Time named her one of ...
Green. Agency. MIHM. Naaz Joshi (born 31 December 1984 in New Delhi, India [1]) is India's first transgender international beauty queen, a trans rights activist [2] and a motivational speaker. Joshi won the Miss World Diversity beauty pageant three times in a row. [3] She is India's first transgender cover model.
The following is a list of India ' s official representatives and their placements at the Big Four beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won a total of ten victories with eighty-one placements in all four pageants: Three – Miss Universe crowns ( 1994 • 2000 • 2021) Six – Miss World crowns ( 1966 ...
Raja Rammohan Roy's efforts led to the abolition of Sati under Governor-General William Cavendish-Bentinck in 1829. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's crusade for improvement in the situation of widows led to the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. Many women reformers such as Pandita Ramabai also helped the cause of women.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity is a non-fiction book written by the Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo in 2012. It won the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize among many others.
The king was elected by an electoral college consisting of princes and nobles from the Kshatriya clans. It was customary that the most beautiful women in the land, rather than marrying one man, dedicated themselves to the pleasure of many. [13] Amrapali grew up to be a lady of extraordinary charm and grace, and was talented in many art forms. [13]