Liberating Indian Women from Slavery: An Analysis of Dr. Ambedkar’s Contribution for Uplifting Indian Women’s Rights

Abstract In the long history of humanity and its development, woman has always been as vital as man, yet she has always been looked down upon as an inferior creature. This position of women, throughout the ages, prevails not only in family and society but also in the matters of privileges and rights. In India, Women’s condition had been much better in Indus Valley civilization which itself was a matriarchal civilization. They enjoyed many privileges even in early Vedic period. But in later Vedic period, their condition started deteriorating due to the imposition of various unnecessary moral and religious laws. Hindu lawgiver, Manu, added fuel to fire when he codified all such laws with many more in Manusmiriti, a dominant law book on social, religious and moral values. Women’s condition had gone through a radical change from worse to worst with Muslim invasion. In view of this pathetic condition of Indian women, many social reformers tried their best to elevate women’s condition in the society. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was one of them. He has done a pioneering work to improve the status of women in Indian society. This research paper is an endeavor to seek the contribution of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar for the upliftment of Indian women’s right