Women have been seen through the lens of art from the very commencement of civilization. Beauty itself was personified in the form of a woman. An effort is being made to analyse various shades that have been concatenated with her image over the period. Women have been an important part of society. She has played many important roles like homemaker, mother, wife, and at times lover. Women have equally participated in many activities like paintings but never got the recognition that they deserve. The popular paintings of Ajanta paintings have also shown females as highlighting the fertility part in their ample curves. This movement is further explained in the Mauryan and Buddhist periods, where they represented women as the Yogini. Also, in Khajuraho sculptures, women are revealed as Apsaras and Surasundaris who are involved in various activities. Here female nudity has been regarded as a powerful fertility charm. Artists in Rajasthani miniature painting often represented moods (bhava) through a female character known as the Leading lady (nayika). In his paintings, Raja Ravi Verma described the divine aspect of ladies. Amrita Shergil, India's most recognized female artist, also created feminist works. M. F. Hussain's favourite topics were likewise ladies. The representation of women in this situation is cynosure. Women's socioeconomic standing has been mirrored by Indian artists throughout history. However, women in India in the twenty-first century have numerous challenges, and their social standing is rapidly changing. Women in India are now seen not only as nurturers and mothers but also in a variety of important jobs in society. This paper analyses how contemporaries interact in this study.
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