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Write about the Vedic women in a paragraph.
Answer in Brief
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Solution
- In Rig Vedic society, women relatively enjoyed some freedom.
- The wife was respected as the mistress of the household.
- She could perform rituals in her house.
- In Rig Vedic period widows could remarry.
- But they were denied to inherit parental property.
- They played no role in public affairs.
- In the later Vedic period women’s position declined, demand to perform rituals and marriage rules became more rigid.
- Polygamy became common, and women were denied an education.
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