Feminist Threads in the Fabric of the Constitution of India

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53724/lrd/v9n4.3

Keywords:

Feminism, equality, gender equality, feminist Constitution

Abstract

In this paper, the researcher deals with the idea of feminist Constitution in the context of Indian Constitution. This research paper dispenses the meaning of feminism, feminist Constitution, the contribution of women in the making of the Indian Constitution and the Articles of the Constitution which reflects the idea of the feminism. The sole objective of the paper is to highlight the beauty of the Constitution from the perspective of the feminist thoughts. The feminism is not only about equality to women. It has wide meant which includes social, economic and political equality to all genders without any discrimination. This concept was initially born to preserve the rights of the women and uphold the equality in the respective fields. But, concept in the contemporary world stated equality to all genders without any discrimination. It is the beauty of our constitution that although our Constitution was framed and enforced in earlier time but it is drafted with such conscious mind that it includes provisions that takes away discrimination and sustain the equality to all.

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Published

30-06-2025

How to Cite

Kriti Saxena. (2025). Feminist Threads in the Fabric of the Constitution of India. Legal Research Development, 9(IV), 09–20. https://doi.org/10.53724/lrd/v9n4.3

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