People generally speak of women as the weaker sex. At least now Bharatiyas recognise that women cannot be considered as weak. The woman in charge of the home plays the main role in bringing good name and fame to the home. Not only in respect of individual homes, but also in the good name of the country and the world woman plays the main role. From ancient times, woman has been held in high esteem as Gruhalakshmi, the woman is always ready to sacrifice her own comforts and even her life for the sake of upholding the honour of the home and family. 

A woman has seven good qualities; Satya (truth) Prema (love), Dharma (righteousness), Shanti (peace), Sahana (tolerance), ananda (bliss), Svanubhuti (spirituality). She is the woman of the home, Illallu, who is behind the good reputation of the home. Similarly, women play a major role in upholding the prestige of the state or country and even the world.

The women at home is termed as the Goddess of the house ‘Gruhalakshmi’. When her husband faces difficulties, she readily shares the burden and is prepared to do anything, undergo any suffering or even sacrifice her life for the welfare of her husband and family. The woman is the embodiment of sacrifice. Though the male counterpart also may sacrifice, it will be with a selfish tinge, while a woman’s sacrifice is absolutely selfless. Therefore, we should be proud of our women. If Bharat is living up to expectations, in spite of having faced many foreign invasions and crisis, it is in no small measure due to the womenfolk. (SEKH, pp. 43-44)