Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
महिला सक्षमीकरण
/mahila sakshameekaran/Roman
English meaning: Women's Empowerment
Definition
The process of increasing women's social, economic, and political strength. Maharashtra has strong traditions of women's leadership — from Savitribai Phule (education pioneer) to modern SHG networks where thousands of rural women run cooperative enterprises.
Example
“महाराष्ट्रात महिला सक्षमीकरणाची परंपरा सावित्रीबाईंपासून आहे.”
In English: “The tradition of women's empowerment in Maharashtra goes back to Savitribai.”
Literary Heritage
“जाती भेद नको, धर्म भेद नको, माणूस माणसाशी माणसासारखा वागो”
/jātī bheda nako, dharma bheda nako, māṇūsa māṇasāśī māṇasāsārakha vāgo/
“No caste distinctions, no religious divisions — let person treat person as a human being.”
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- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M