Introduction

From the very historic era to the present, in most of the societies, the women agonized subordination and were allocated a morally purposeful role. According to Confucius, the inferiority of women to man was the best principles of administration. Aristotle believed the region of the man over the woman in the organization of the domestic to be ordinary and essential. The Hindu Sage, Manu, judged women to undying burden. Greeks had their women in home as a prisoner and were not permitted to follow their rights. Even under Mohammedan text of theology and Shariat, the women are considered half of the male in status. Saint Tulsi Das in his famous epic Ram Charit Manasa says that if women are liberated they shall become corrupt, it makes people still believes that female have no right to personal liberty.

This concept is contrary to the prevailing concepts of justice which consisted in some sort of equality. Actually the people have wrong perception to the word feminism and also have interpreted it in wrong way. Feminism never means for superiority of women over men, this is what generally the people think. The term feminism actually means for bringing gender equality which means equal legal protection of women as men have. Pre-colonial women’s role and social structures disclose that feminism was conjectured inversely in India in comparison to that of west.

It has been recognized in modern times that the constitutions has a major role in ensuring gender justice in any country. The Indian Constitution is a durable device and alive article through which government able to work along with the gender equality. It makes outline describing the procedures, powers, structure, and duties of government institutes and also initiates fundamental rights, directive principles of state policy and the responsibilities of residents.