Women’s Position in Ancient Indian Period
- Author Jaswinder Kaur
- DOI
- Country : India
- Subject : Literature
Keywords : Ancient, India, women, man, position, society, education, Literature, Religion, Marriage, widow
Abstract
The situation of women in ancient Indian society was better. But in the period of middle age it got deteriorated. Indian society became male dominated society. Women were started to be treated as man’s slaves. The Rig Vedic Women in India enjoyed high status in society. Their condition was good. The women were provided opportunity to attain high intellectual and spiritual standard. There was no sati system or early marriage. But from enjoying free and esteemed positions in the Rig-Vedic society, women started being discriminated against since the Later-Vedic period in education and other rights and facilities. Child marriage, widow burning, the purdah and polygamy further worsened the women’s position. The situation of women in Ancient Indian Literature is immense. Ancient India had many learned ladies. Panini mentioned of female students’ studying Vedas. Katyana called female teachers Upadhyaya or Upadhyayi. Ashoka got his daughter, Sanghamitra, inducted into preaching Buddhism. Women did write Sanskrit plays and verses, excelled in music, painting and other fine arts. They also wrote many parts of Punjabi literature’s i.e. poetry, play, story and verses.
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