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Volume Volume 3 (2014)
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Summer and Autumn 2014, Page 123-254
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Winter and Spring 2014, Page 1-122
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Kumar Vardhan, A. (2014). Contribution of Women to the Persian Language in Medieval India. International Journal of Women's Research, 3(1), 57-64.
Arihant Kumar Vardhan. "Contribution of Women to the Persian Language in Medieval India". International Journal of Women's Research, 3, 1, 2014, 57-64.
Kumar Vardhan, A. (2014). 'Contribution of Women to the Persian Language in Medieval India', International Journal of Women's Research, 3(1), pp. 57-64.
Kumar Vardhan, A. Contribution of Women to the Persian Language in Medieval India. International Journal of Women's Research, 2014; 3(1): 57-64.

Contribution of Women to the Persian Language in Medieval India

Article 3, Volume 3, Issue 1, Winter and Spring 2014, Page 57-64  XML PDF (195 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
Author
Arihant Kumar Vardhan
PhD, Department of Persian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
Abstract
Patriarchy, it seems today, has always been an integral part of the Indian society. A slight glance at the status of women in India today makes one think that women have always been considered inferior to men. History, however, says otherwise; women in India have historically had a greater role to play and have commanded far greater respect than they do today. It will therefore be justified to say that women are not gaining but rather re-gaining prominence in the Indian society, considering the fact that the idea of women having a prominent role to play in the society is not new to this vast country. The role of women in India has in fact been a ‘loss and gain’ business, with their influence fluctuating from time to time. This paper attempts to examine the contribution of women in the field of literature under the Islamic rule in India. During the Sultanate as well as the Mughal period, although the status of women was comparatively lower than their male counterparts, this period saw some significant literary contributions from women. This paper first analyses the status of women during the Islamic rule in India, and then outlines their significant literary contributions.
Keywords
Bhakti movement; Mughal period; Persian literature; women in India
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