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Question
Describe the social life of the Rig Vedic Aryans with reference to the following:
Position of Women
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Solution
With reference to the given heads the social life of the Rig Vedic Aryans is described below:
Position of Women: Women were given equal status to that of men in society. They were permitted to participate in all the religious rites. Gaining education had not been restricted to them. There were women scholars who composed hymns and were well-versed in the sacred scriptures. Girls could seek husbands of their own choice. Monogamy was in custom, but polygamy was also practiced by many. Child-marriage, the Sati system, and Purdah did not exist among the Aryans, The women attended all social functions and gatherings. The general tendency of people was to have male births rather than females. They used to perform prayers seeking the birth of the male child. But, in the case of females, people had a repulsive attitude they did not like to have female-baby.
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