Legal reforms have played an important role in raising awareness of gender issues by challenging discriminatory practices, protecting individuals from violence and exploitation, and establishing equality as a legal and social principle. In the Indian context, gender-related legal reforms have developed through constitutional provisions, legislation, judicial interventions, institutional mechanisms, and policy measures. These reforms have not only provided legal remedies but have also helped people recognise that many forms of discrimination and violence are matters of rights, justice, and public concern rather than merely private or cultural issues. The Constitution of India provides the fundamental legal basis for gender equality. Article 14 guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the laws, while Article 15 prohibits discrimination on grounds including sex. Article 15(3) permits the State to make special provisions for women and children, thereby recognising that substantive equality may require protective and supportive measures. Article 16 provides equality of opportunity in public employment. The Directive Principles also encourage equal livelihood opportunities and equal pay for equal work. These constitutional provisions have contributed to public awareness by establishing gender equality as a fundamental democratic value and by providing a basis for challenging discriminatory laws and practices. The legal reform relating to equal remuneration has also contributed to awareness about women's economic rights. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 sought to ensure equal remuneration for men and women performing the same or similar work and prohibited discrimination in recruitment and employment on the ground of sex, subject to specified conditions. Its provisions were subsequently incorporated into the Code on Wages, 2019, which contains the principle of non-discrimination on the ground of gender in wages and recruitment for the same or similar work. Such legal measures have encouraged recognition of women's contribution to the workforce and brought attention to gender inequalities in employment and earnings. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 was an important reform aimed at addressing dowry-related exploitation. Dowry has historically been connected with economic pressure, harassment and violence against women. The legislation made the giving and taking of dowry punishable and helped transform dowry from an accepted social custom into a legally recognised social problem. Related provisions in the Indian Penal Code, and later corresponding provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, have addressed cruelty by husbands or relatives and dowry-related deaths.