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Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the questions that follows.We have never asked for privileges Hansa Mehta of Bombay demanded justice for women, not reserved seats, or separate electorates. We have never asked for privileges. What we have asked for is social justice, economic justice, and political justice. We have asked for that equality which alone can be the basis of mutual respect and understanding, without which real cooperation is not possible between man and woman.1. How could the women be empowered economically mention. 2. What could be the basis of mutual respect among men and women? Explain. 3. Why did Hansa mehtra not demand reserved seats for women? Explain |
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Answer» (i) (a) By equal right to property and access to education to hold jobs to empower them economically. (b) Equal opportunities for jobs and equal pay. (ii) (a) Equality and cooperation between genders. (b) Women being treated at par with men. (iii) (a) Hansa Mehta did not demand reserved seats and separate electorates for women because she realised not only would it be divisive in nature but create resentment. (b) She did not went privileges for women but to empower them by their own efforts. (c) The saying goes not to give them fish but should teach them to catch the fish so that they could become self-sufficient and not dependent. |
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