The basic objective of this presentation is to examine the changing role of women in Indian society. This concern is not merely academic but is central to the process of emerging development in India. There is a need to critically evaluate the various plans/programmes undertaken for emancipation of women in India and also make a SWOT analysis of the position of women in India at present.

1. Emerging Role of Women in Indian Society- Journey from Kitchen to Cosmos

3. Introduction Women’s roles in India have been changing and women are now emerging from the past traditions into a new era of freedom and rights. The basic objective of this presentation is to examine the changing role of women in Indian society. This concern is not merely academic but is central to the process of emerging development in India . There is a need to critically evaluate the various plans/programmes undertaken for emancipation of women in India and also make a SWOT analysis of the position of women in India at present.

8. Goubert Market, Pondicherry

9. all smiles but a homeless fa mi ly Nuns being raped

10. Women at work Women waiting for work

11. Lalita Gupte : Former Joint MD of ICICI Women in Banking & Finance Kalpana Morparia: CEO, JP Morgan & Co

12. Women in Business and technology Arnavaz Aga Popularly Anu Aga: Businesswoman and former chairperson of Thermax India Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon Limited Neelam Dhawan, MD Hewlett Packard, India

13. Simone Tata: chairman of the company Trent Limited (a Tata Enterprise) Priya Paul, President of The Park Hotels Director of the Apeejay Surrendra Group, Late. KALPANA CHAWLA (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT

14. Shahnaz Husain (Shahnaz) was another successful woman entrepreneur of India. She poularized herbal treatments for beauty and health problems. Shabana Azmi: This natural actress is known for her trend-setting performances in experimental cinema. Mira Nair: Pioneering the genre of films expressing NRI angst, her first movie Salaam Bombay won 25 international awards . The page-3 newsmakers

15. Women with a difference Romila Thapar: This Indian historian’s most read works include Asoka and the Decline of the Maurya, A History of India Volume One, and Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300. Mayawati: The first dalit woman to become the chief minister of any Indian state, has since been successfully elected as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh four times now.

17. Thank You Nazia Sultana Assistant Professor Osmania Univeristy Email:01.nazia@gmail.com