Marriage among the Hindus was considered a sacramental union and it continued to be so throughout the entire Hindu period.
The manu smriti says I hold your hand for saubhagya (good luck) that you may grow old with your husband, you are given to me by the just, the creator, the wise and the learned people.
Hindus conceived of marriage as a union primarily meant for the performance of religious and spiritual duties. It could not take place without the performance of sacred rites and ceremonies and it was a permanent and eternal union
However with changes in the society marriage among the Hindus which was essentially a sacrament partook the nature of a contract. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 covering entire India except the state of Jammu & Kashmir has reformed the Hindu law of marriage. more read a http://www.helplinelaw.com
Tthe Constitution of India gave women equal rights with men from the beginning, this includes the right to vote. The Constitution was adopted in 1950, 3 years after India got its independance in 1947.
Women's rights began changing in the decades before the war and women won the right to vote. After the war women were expect to quit their job upon marriage and only the very poor or single women worked and were not paid equally. Australia is still behind Canada and the US on women equality.
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In modern India, women have achieved high offices in India including that of the President, Prime minister, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition, and more. The current President is a woman. Women have the same rights as men.
It gave women the right to vote.
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Because she received a scholarship to study in India for two years after graduating from Smith College. She was determined to avoid getting married to her fiancee, feeling that marriage wasn't right for her. So, she seized the opportunity and went to India and learned a great deal about the way women are treated internationally.
In Hinduism women have always been holding very high position but during Mughal period and the British Raj, women did not get good treatment resulting in social imbalance. With the passage of bills like Hindu Code Bill and Hindu Marriage Succession Act, women have got equal rights in the property of her parents or husband. In Panchayats women have 50% right and now with the passage of Women's Right in the Parliament Bill, women shall have one third seats reserved for them. The result is that today the President of India is a woman and the Speaker of Lok Sabha, the highest body has a women Speaker.
women won the right to own property after marriage
Tthe Constitution of India gave women equal rights with men from the beginning, this includes the right to vote. The Constitution was adopted in 1950, 3 years after India got its independance in 1947.
Women are treated right in Asia since they are politically involved. Also people believe in goddesses in Hinduism the main religion in India. This clearly shows that women have same rights.
Women do it all the time with "Mr. Right", so in keeping with equality, I see no reason why you can't.
The legal age for marriage in India is 18 for girls and 21 for boys.
according to me, the following are the basic law for women in India - Share in Fathers property, Right of maintenance from husband, and Protection from Police harassment. Farhana