Indian Women And Army

Although India has adapted very fast in accordance with the changing trends, something which still lacks change is the condition of women. Women have been suffering from hard repression since centuries, and still in the modern world of 21st century they are facing more or less the same problem.

Take for example army. Although Indian women have been given place in the Indian army, but they are still viewed as incapable when compared to men, as they are still not under permanent commission.

I don't know what has happened to our thinking… What is the reason for all this?

Do we consider our women weak as if they can't do physical work? I would stress upon the fact that in some places they still carry a pot of 20 kg on their head and walk miles… Can't they carry a gun in their hands, just as they help the farmers in the farming work?

As for the denial of an Officer’s rank in the Indian Army, I can’t understand the logic. They, in fact, have great management skills, the live examples being our homes that are still managed by our mothers.

The main reason is that most of the JCO's and jawans who hail from the villages are still not able to accept women as their leaders in the combat situations. And some women officers are unwilling themselves due to family background and responsibilities.

So we all need a united effort to change the present situation, because then only it will give the women confidence that they are equal in all respects.

Women SHOULD be given their rights and we should all extend our encouragement and support to them.


Jai Hind!

Kushagra Sharma

Y13 Undergraduate, The LNMIIT, Jaipur