Women’s right and Social Evils
Women were subjected to oppression since ages. Several rights have all along been denied for women. Women were prevented from getting educated and job opportunities. Men were permitted to be polygamous. Women were subjected to atrocities due to dowry. Women weren’t given share in their husband’s property. Women weren’t given share in their parent’s property. Female infanticide existed in this nation. Scientific researched have shown that getting women married at young age have serious consequences for them. Women were considered to be baby yielding machines. Widows were never allowed to get remarried.
The only option that an Indian women had after the death of her husband is to enter the pyre or lead the life of widow. Women didn’t have the right to divorce. Inspite of practising her own religion even after marrying someone from another religion, a women isn’t considered to belong to her religion. Most of these issues have been sorted out due to various legislation as far as Hindus are concerned. Still it is stagnant with regard to Muslim women. Hence to ensure all religious women get rights equal to that of men Uniform Civil Code has to be enacted.
Numerous castes and inequalities that exist as a result of them in the society is the primary reason for our country not getting developed. In order to wipe the problems and inequalities resulting out of Caste, Caste themselves need to be abolished. Inter Caste marriages weren’t permitted and Honour killings happen in the society when people try to inter-marry. The only solution is to consider everyone as Indian and bring all under a Uniform Civil Code.
Every nation in the world has Uniform Civil Code
Other than India every other Western nation that are considered to developed has implemented Uniform Civil Code. Take any nation in the west may it be United States, Australia, France, Germany, England, Portugal they all have Uniform Civil Code. Hence the developing nations should also implement Uniform Civil Code like these developed nations.
Bible is the only Holy book of Christians across the world. They have organised their way of life based upon that. Quran form the base of Muslims. They have their life based on Sharia. Unlike Christians and Muslims Hindus alone are divided as Jatis and Sampradayas. In-spite of these divisions Hindus have come forward to codify their customs as Hindu Code Bills sixty years back.
But India is a Secular state. It can’t afford to let each religion have its own laws like this. All these need to get replaced with a Uniform Civil Code. We need to adopt ourselves to Universal truths and trends.