They are hardworking and in many families’ women replace men in financial and domestic roles but they are not privileged in their hutti's and in the society. Though there is a constructive growth, there are some facets that badaga women need to change. Badaga women are located in the Nilgiri district and are known for their hospitality. Perhaps it is because of the unawareness and ignorance and most importantly the unwillingness that stops rural women from enhancing their skills. But there are many obstacles for women in villages, which stop them from exposing themselves to the society. Women in villages are also equally talented and biologically strong when compared to women in the cities. But several researches say that three in ten companies have no woman. But the society strongly believes that only women in corporate leadership positions can contribute more to the growth of a country. Many women in villages do a lot of work which includes spinningand plantation. Empowerment should be aimed for both women in rural and urban. Women upliftment and empowerment should be aimed globally as it is still a stigma in many places around the globe. The real growth of women in social and economic life lie in relishing domestic independency and right to take decisions in family and in society is women empowerment. ****Research Supervisor, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore ***Associate professor, Department Of English, Amrita School Engineering AVVP, Amrita University, Ettimadai, Coimbatore – 641112 **Research scholar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore *Assistant professor, Department of Humanities and Languages, Sona College of Technology, Salem-636005

Moorthy Saraswathy *, **, Dr. Kumar Geetha Senthil ***, **** Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and HumanitiesĪ Case Study on the Lifestyle of Badaga Women in the Blue Mountain District of Tamil Nadu, India

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