Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
An unmarried young learned daughter should be married to a bridegroom who like her is learned.
Never think of giving in marriage a daughter of very young age (RV 3.55.16).
"The women selects her loved one as her husband. The term for the bridegroom was vara, the
chosen one. The happy and beautiful bride chooses (vanute) by herself (svayam) her own
husband" (RV 27.12).
Young girls had the freedom to go out to attend fairs, festivals and assemblies
"The home has, verily, its foundation in the wife, The wife and husband, being the equal halves
of one substance, are equal in every respect; therefore both should join and take equal parts in all
work, religious and secular." (RV 5, 61. 8).
"Parents should gift their daughter intellectuality and power of knowledge when she leaves for
husbands home. They should give her a dowry of knowledge".
(AV 14.1.6)
"Girls should train themselves to become complete scholars and youthful through Brahmcharya
and then enter married life."
Oh woman! You are the keeper of knowledge of all types of karma (AV 7.47.1)
Women should take part in the legislative chambers and put their views on forefront
(Source: Mera Dharma, by Priyavrat Vedavachaspati )
These are just few of the references depicting the respect for women that one will find in our
ancient culture.
YES our Sexist leaders we should not ape the west and instead of following your suppressed
version of Indian culture , embrace the rich Indian culture which will even put the liberal west in a
second thought about the respect of women in their society.
Now durga has come into another avatar : An avatar of Nirbhaya to bring an awakening about the
respect of women and put an end to these Maheshasur Mindsets who for centuries have been
suppressing them to camouflage their weaknesses.