Which development in the history of the women's movement in India took place in the mid-1970s?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A renewal of the women's movement
Option (1) A lull after the trauma of Partition — Incorrect. A lull came in the years soon after 1947, and some blame the trauma of Partition for it. It belongs to the period just after Independence, nearly three decades before the renewal.
Option (2) The founding of national women's organisations — Incorrect. National women's organisations were founded in the early decades of the twentieth century, before Independence. This is an earlier stage of the movement.
Option (3) A renewal of the women's movement — Correct. In the mid-1970s the women's movement in India was renewed. Some call this the second phase of the Indian women's movement.
Option (4) Women's part in the Tebhaga movement — Incorrect. Women took part in the Tebhaga peasant movement of Bengal in the 1940s, before Independence. It belongs to the struggles of the pre-Independence years.
NCERT (2026-27): “Post 1947 “In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India. Some call it the second phase of the Indian women’s movement. While many of the concerns remained the same that there were changes both in terms of organisational strategy, as well as, ideologies.” |