India, March 8 -- I believe every Indian woman can seek inspiration from legendary individuals like Gargi, that extraordinary Indian woman sage, who is said to have challenged her seniors with disturbing questions on the nature of human existence and the life of the soul. Gargi's example reminds us that if a woman can contemplate the origin of the universe, then there is no field of activity or realm of thought that is not within her reach. In our time, women are breaching traditional bastions and excelling in their professional roles. They do so because women before them have fought even tougher battles. For instance, the field of foreign relations and diplomacy was, for long, the exclusive preserve of men. The very thought that statecra...