Vol. 7 No. 6 July 2024
Exploring Non-Political Perspectives: The Influence on Santal Women as a Minority Perspective
Authors/ Publisher: Mst. Rajia Sultana
Abstract:
The objective of the study is to identify the factors contributing to the apolitical views of Santal women as an ethnic minority perspective. The study focuses on discrimination, different cultural and physical traits, conservative mentality, financial insolvency, lack of time and patriarchal society that make Santal women apolitical. Although traditional society has transformed into modern society due to consciousness, the universal right to education, and the empowerment of women, Santal women are still apolitical. It is examined in the study that their participation in voting is high and they also participate in election campaign although 95 percent of women are apolitical while they all go to vote uninfluenced by the citizen rights and awareness. Rather, they go to vote influenced by the festive atmosphere. The analysis also reveals that political participation of Santal women is not effective but rather symbolic. The findings of the study show that as a minority ethnic group Santal women feel insecurity and inequality about participating in politics and women were discriminated against compared to mainstream Bengalis.
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