India is celebrating 75 years of independence, cherishing its achievements the fields of science, space, and economic development and simultaneously reassessing and redefining its priorities for the next 25 years. There are no apprehensions regarding the fact that women have played a key role in creating a prosperous India throughout this journey. Yet even today women are not free from shackles. They are deprived of health, nutrition, education, employment opportunities, financial independence, and even economic and reproductive rights.
