Women's Role in Indian Independence
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Commodities like oil, ghee, rava, maida, would become scarce just as Diwali was near at hand. Kerosene had become very expensive. Women came together brandishing their ______ and took part in the demonstration.

rolling pins

Women had participated extensively in the freedom struggle. Women have also made important contributions in all fields in the post-independence period, too. That is what we will study in this chapter as also the laws enacted for women and other weaker sections. Manifestation of woman power : Women, who have to face the brunt of scarcity of supplies and rising prices, gave a show of their strength as an organised entity in 1972. Under the leadership of the socialist leader Mrinal Gore, women in Mumbai participated in a demonstration which came to be known as the ______ demonstration.

rolling pin

This movement met with success and the public got a glimpse of the united power of ______.

women

The Chipko movement : Another show of constructive woman power was seen during the Chipko movement in 1973. Trees from the forests in the foothills of the Himalayas were to be cut down for commercial purposes. Chandiprasad Bhat and Sunderlal Bahuguna had started a movement to prevent this. Women followed the strategy of holding hands and encircling each ______.

<p>tree</p> Signup and view all the answers

Women had participated extensively in the ______ struggle.

<p>freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

Women have also made important contributions in all fields in the ______-independence period, too.

<p>post</p> Signup and view all the answers

Women, who have to face the brunt of scarcity of supplies and rising prices, gave a show of their strength as an organised entity in ______.

<p>1972</p> Signup and view all the answers

Under the leadership of the socialist leader Mrinal Gore, women in Mumbai participated in a demonstration which came to be known as the ______ demonstration.

<p>laatne morcha</p> Signup and view all the answers

Commodities like oil, ghee, rava, maida, would become scarce just as Diwali was near at hand. Kerosene had become very ______.

<p>expensive</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Chipko movement : Another show of constructive woman power was seen during the Chipko movement in ______.

<p>1973</p> Signup and view all the answers

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