The democratic movement in Asia . ngdom! And ye shall get it if ye mercy endureth forever for those that de-serve it. May you try your best to deserveeven a particle of it. Yours truly, S. S. Bhat. The part which the missions are playing inIndia in the emancipation of women is a brilliantstory. Unfortunately few of the incidents whichillustrate the character of the influence can betold. I have sat by the hour in breathless interestlistening as women missionaries and their assist-ants told of what happens behind the purdah,only to be solemnly sworn at the end of eachtale not to divu
The democratic movement in Asia . ngdom! And ye shall get it if ye mercy endureth forever for those that de-serve it. May you try your best to deserveeven a particle of it. Yours truly, S. S. Bhat. The part which the missions are playing inIndia in the emancipation of women is a brilliantstory. Unfortunately few of the incidents whichillustrate the character of the influence can betold. I have sat by the hour in breathless interestlistening as women missionaries and their assist-ants told of what happens behind the purdah,only to be solemnly sworn at the end of eachtale not to divulge enough of the facts to makethe story worth repeating. The Indian, whetherhe be Hindu or Mohammedan, is extremelysensitive on the subject of his treatment ofwomen. He feels that the missionary has mis-represented his case. The missionary knows, onthe other hand, that to publish what she knowswould immediately close the door of the zenanaand make the continuance of her work all butimpossible. I have purposely drawn Indian [150]. THE SOCIAL ORDER OF THE IN-DIAN VILLAGE IS REVEALED IN THESTATUS OF ITS WOMEN. THERE AREINDICATIONS THAT THE CLOSE OFTHE WAR WILL MARK THE OPENINGOF A NEW ERA FOR THE WOMENOF THE EAST AS WELL AS OF THEWEST. THE EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN gentlemen into a discussion of the place of womenand argued with them even hotly for the sakeof bringing out their best defense. At lengthone comes to the point where our premises areirreconcilable. The average Indian has the un-shaken conviction that woman is essentially aninferior creature. He is possessor, protector, andlord. It must be admitted that there is a certainbasis in truth for his contention, so far as itrelates to his race. The Indian woman has beenimprisoned for centuries, suppressed, and re-pressed. This heritage from the past has leftits mark on the woman of today. The purdahis a protection which, in the present estate ofIndian women, it is not very desirable to Indian womanhood can be emanci
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