Role of Women in Ancient India

42 January - 2016 Odisha ReviewWomen are the gift to the society. During ancientperiod of India , Women played a significant Rig Vedic Women in India enjoyed high statusin society. Their condition was good. The womenwere provided opportunity to attain highintellectual and spiritual standard. There weremany Women Rishis during this period. Thoughmonogamy was mostly common, the richersection of the society indulged in polygamy. Therewas no sati system or early marriage. Butfrom enjoying free and esteemed positions in theRig-Vedic society, Women started beingdiscriminated against since the Later-Vedic periodin education and other rights and facilities. Childmarriage, widow burning, the purdah andpolygamy further worsened the Women s epics and Puranas equated womenwith property.

prostitutes sometimes went into Buddhist nunneries. As Hinduism developed, certain facets became dominant: the caste system, karma, dharma, and reincarnation. There were originally four main castes, and women were represented in all of them. Caste determined whom you associated with, who you could marry , and your diet.

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