Árdís - 01.01.1954, Side 65

Árdís - 01.01.1954, Side 65
Ársrit Bandalags lúterskra kvenna 63 in ancient times. Under his regime they could serve the public not in the role of women, but as individuals. Women from all walks of life—from all castes—now take part in the ruling of India. There are proportionately more women in the Indian Government than in any other government in the world, despite the fact only twelve percent of the nation is literate. One thing that distresses Madame Pandit is, how little ad- vantage western women take of their freedom, and how very small a part they play in public enterprise. She feels that women of North America in particular, take more interest in femininity than in individuality, that too much stress is made on fashions and glamour, not enough on women as persons. Madame Pandit wants woman to be “an individual with a useful contribution to make to society in her own right”.* In that way she feels they could greatly aid in procuring world peace. Madame Pandit wishes to make it clear that Indians are not against Christian Missions, but she feels that at the present time, missions are associated in the minds of the multitude with the hated foreign domination. In their new-found independence the Indians do not wish to be reminded of former subservience. She feels, however, that this will pass and that before long missionaries will again be welcomed and they will again be revered for their unselfish devotion to the teachings of The Saviour. She also states that “Ghandi found his guiding principles not only in his own native religion and philosophy but in other sources, particularly in the teachings of Jesus”**. Madame Pandit wants to do away with prejudices which divide peoples of the world and prevent understanding. She thinks that both the East and the West must become truly democratic before democracy can embrace the entire world. Both must drive out ignorance, illiteracy, poverty, disease and hunger. Then and only then, can true democracy be achieved. To do this we must have peace and then we will secure a Lasting Peace among the peoples of the world. *Christian Century, November 11, 1953. **Christian Century, November 11, 1953.
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