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Jan 8, 2019 · Dr. Radhika Kapur. Abstract. The main purpose of this research paper is to acquire an understanding of the status of. women in ancient India. In ancient times, the women were considered with...
- Radhika Kapur
This paper presents an analytical account of women's economic rights in ancient India. The central argument of the study is that there has been a gradual evolution in the proprietary rights of women in ancient India. In it an attempt has also fc?en made to co-relate the changes in their economic rights with social factors and forces.
Ancient and Early Medieval periods Krishna at Goddess Radharani's feet. Women during the Vedic period enjoyed high status with men in all aspects of life. Works by ancient Indian grammarians such as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period.
Abstract. It is well. known by now that women receive little or no attention in traditional historical writing. One reason for this is that traditional history has tended to focus on areas of human activity in which men were dominant — politics, wars, diplomacy — areas in which women had little or no role.
- Aparna Basu
- 1991
Ancient and medieval era Hindu texts present a diverse picture of duties and rights of women in Hinduism.
Mar 7, 2020 · Introduction. Women as a category is considered as subordinate to men throughout the ancient Hindu law statutes. Her own agency had been discarded and she had been made dependent upon and controlled by male (relatives and others as well) for her basic needs.
The author’s intention with all of the above is to give the reader a comprehensive outline of the essential legal, historical, socio-economic and religious factors which influenced and moulded the legal position of women and their rights in India in the period between 500 B.C.E. and 1772 C.E. . 2. Clash or duality of the gods of justice?
