Piyusha Pradhan, Advocate, Odisha, India Simran Sahoo, Ph.D. Scholar, KIIT School of Law ABSTRACT This paper explores the continued status of women in India within the context of the overall cultural climate that reveres women, including the worship of goddesses as well as the national icon Bharat Mata, but at the same time considers the long-term trends of oppression and subordination of women. In particular, the paper analyses the development of the position of women from being mere victims...