INTRODUCTION:

After independence, human rights were acquired in the name of fundamental rights for the overall development of the citizens of India. For that various clauses were added in Part 03 of the Constitution according to which every citizen of India got 6 main rights. 1. Right to equality, 2. Right to liberty, 3. Right against exploitation, 4. Right to freedom of religion, 5. Cultural and educational right and 6. Right to constitutional provision.

The Government of India and every state government has been striving during the 63 years period from 1947 to 2010 to ensure that every citizen gets these constitutional rights of human rights. Many schemes like reservation scheme for women, free education scheme, widow assistance scheme were implemented. As a result, women were deprived of human rights. Although the constitution has been an important factor for the development of women nowadays, as a result of the impact of traditional and conservative factors in the Kshatriya families, it has been found in the primary study that the Kshatriya women have not been able to get the same rights against exploitation as the women of other castes. Implications as rights and their consequences have been studied in the present.

RESEARCH PLAN:

Objectives of the Study:

To examine the impact on Kshatriya women of the basic rights granted by the Constitution ie human rights equality freedom and freedom from exploitation after independence.

To examine the change in the social position and status of Kshatriya women as a result of the impact of human rights.

To examine the extent to which Kshatriya women have enjoyed human rights i.e. fundamental rights provided by the Constitution after independence.

Scope and Area of Study:

Kshatriya families of Bhavnagar district have been included in the present study.

Study Method:

In the present study, 300 Kshatriya families of Bhavnagar district have been visited through field study method and the present study has been studied through documentary study method based on documentary literature.

Method of Data Collection:

Reference data and statistical data for the study have been collected from the women of 300 families of Bhavnagar district through scheduled visit and observation method and from documentary literature.

Mode of Demonstration Selection:

300 families were selected as sample from 10 talukas of Bhavnagar district and main city Bhavnagar in which 10 villages with one Kshatriya dominant village as main per taluka were selected. 15 families per village, 150 families from 10 villages and 150 families from Bhavnagar city totaling 300 families were included in the study.

Study Tables:

Table 1: Table showing the extent to which women are informed or aware of the fundamental rights enjoyed by women.

Sequence	Detail	Number
1	Women completely unaware of human rights	42
2	Women with incomplete information about human rights	238
3	Women with information about human rights	17
4	Women fully informed about human rights	03
	Total	300

Table 2: Table showing respondents' views on whether or not women should receive human rights.

Sequence	Detail	Number
1	Human rights must be met	218
2	No need for human rights	82
	Total	300

Table 3: Table showing respondents' opinion of barriers to women's enjoyment of human rights.

Sequence	Detail	Number
1	Obstacles are created	132
2	Obstacles arise only at certain times or situations	104
3	Obstacles are not created	64
	Total	300

Table 4: Table showing occupation of women in family.

Sequence	Detail	Number
1	House wife	214
2	Employment	05
3	Helping family business	11
4	Business/ occupation	00
	Total	300

Table 5: Table showing property in the name of women in the family.

Sequence	Detail	Number
1	Houses	04
2	Land	03
3	Policy of LIC	32
4	Vehicle	11
5	bank account	34
6	Other property	01

Table 6: A table showing the number of families in any property held in the name of a woman.

Sequence	Detail	Number
1	Families holding property in female name	48
2	Families not holding property in the name of female.	252
	Total	300

ANALYSIS OF DATA:

From the information obtained during the study, it is found that there are 42 women who are completely unaware of the fundamental rights even today. While there are 238 women with incomplete knowledge or awareness about it. 17 women have knowledge about human rights. While only three women are fully aware of human rights. This proportion shows a very low awareness of human rights among Kshatriya women.

218 women are of the opinion that women are entitled to human rights. While 82 women accept the supremacy of the male dominated social system. According to him there is no need for human rights among Kshatriyas According to him the traditional position and role of Kshatriya women is ideal, and it does not create any problem in women's life. Women are not exploited by doing housework within the family but consider it as their duty. When the right to property is given to a man, his freedom or equality is not taken away. And they consider it ideal to have a man as the head of the family.

132 women have given the opinion that obstacles are created in the enjoyment of human rights during social life. 104 women have given the opinion that it is not in every time or situation but in the in-laws' party or at the time of the share of the father's property or at some social occasion that it is created in the basic rights. While according to the opinion of 64 women, there has never been any obstacle to human rights in their life. That is, there is still a majority of women who are deprived of the enjoyment of human rights among the Kshatriyas.

According to the table showing the occupation of Kshatriya women, in 214 families not a single woman was engaged in any occupation or job. That is, she worked only as a housewife in the family. While in 5 families only women were employed. In which there was 1 government, 3 private and 1 semi-government jobs. There were 11 families with a female member helping in the family business. When the female member was engaged in any kind of business or occupation, no family was included in the study. This information shows that the economic status of Kshatriya women has not changed. According to the information received about the reason why she did not become self-sufficient, some women were given the opinion that traditional customs followed from generation to generation among Kshatriyas in doing jobs etc.

Information on family property of Kshatriyas shows that 48 families had property in the name of women, while 252 families had no property in the name of a woman. The number of families where the main asset of the family is house, land or vehicle owned by women was minimal, while the LIC. The number of women owning assets like insurance policies, bank accounts was less. It shows that women in Kshatriya families are still not given equal rights regarding property.

FINDINGS OF THE STUDY:

There seems to be awareness among the younger generation of Kshatriya women about the human rights provided by the constitution, but the knowledge of human rights among adult or older women is found to be negligible.

Even among young Kshatriya women, awareness of human rights has increased as education increases.

As a result of the human rights enshrined in the Constitution, women have begun to own family property but the proportion appears to be very low.

The extent to which women have been given the right to take social decisions in the family is very low. Still there is no significant change in male ministerial system in families.

Education among Kshatriya women has increased as a result of human rights impact. But still the level of education among Kshatriyas seems to be low as compared to the level of education of other upper castes. The main reason behind this is that among the Kshatriyas, there is still a negligible tendency to employ women. Even today, the traditional attitude and belief that Kshatriya women's sphere of activity is home and family has survived.

Among the Kshatriya women, there is a negligible amount of work of Jana activity on the means for the family by helping by working or joining business.

According to the majority of the female respondents covered in the study there is no problem for women in the traditional system of women doing housework and male minister families, according to them the traditional system in Kshatriya families is the ideal system.

Kshatriya women have become active in the political arena and have got posts in the political arena like corporator, district or taluka panchayat member, sarpanch but these are given only for the purpose of filling up the women reserved posts. All employed women are managed by their husbands. While female respondents who take decision about their role and work independently are not seen. This is evident from the information obtained during the study.

The data obtained during the study shows that still there is no significant change in the economic family status of Kshatriya women. At the same time, the importance of his caste status has also decreased.

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Received on 11.07.2023 Modified on 16.08.2023

Int. J. Rev. and Res. Social Sci. 2023; 11(3):159-162.

DOI: 10.52711/2454-2687.2023.00025