Lucknow: Hailing Hariyali Teej as a festival "deeply rooted in India's centuries-old culture and faith", Deputy CM Brajesh ...

Only 80 of the 800 women who learned how to drive ended up taking a job. The company has 6,500 male drivers. Many women wanted to work but gave in to family members who opposed the idea, Jaggi said.

Women have been given a respectable place in Indian religion. In the family, it is the woman who runs it efficiently. I feel that in India, women’s views are heard and their position is superior.

HEADLEE: You know, Sonia, a lot of people in India now are trying to figure out who's to blame for what they call a culture of violence, or a culture of harassment against women.

A series of brutal rape cases have outraged Indians and many are demanding stricter rape laws. But in a country where women make up about 48% of the population, what do Indian women want?

Like Harshita, myriad Indian women are now grappling to come to terms with the misogyny fueled by the ideologies the young Indian men are being exposed to. Child and adolescent psychotherapist Ambika ...

KHARKHODA, India July 3 (Reuters) - Indian women wrestlers and their families, aghast at accusations of sexual harassment by a top sports administrator, are pressing for reforms, ranging from ...

Introduction. Women have been an integral part of India’s culture and society since ancient times. However, the status of women in India has been a topic of debate and concern for many years.

Certain actions are considered “unbecoming” for women in Indian culture. Drinking alcohol, dancing with men, staying out late, wearing small clothes rank high among them.

The India women's team, ... It has to be a collective sports culture and it includes everyone. And women's sport is a massive part of it," Kohli said. "We have so much talent in women's sport, ...