Ramayana Themes: Woman's Roles
In the early patriarchal societies Men dominated over the Aryan societies. Every area of social prominence was completely run by men: priests, warriors, tribal chiefs, etc. Woman had very little power in this political/public society. Their main purpose in life was to “influence family affairs” and to be devoted/take care of their children while the man was busy making all the decisions. “Woman could not inherit property, unless a family had no male heirs. Only men could preside over family rituals that honored departed ancestors. Since they had no priestly responsibilities, women rarely learned the Vedas, and formal education in Sanskrit remained almost exclusively a male preserve. The patriarchal spokesman of Vedic society sought to place women explicitly under the authority of men.” Sadly for women, their place in society would not be elevated for many years to come. Around the time of the first century B.C.E. a mysterious sage brought a work that was inspired by Manu (the Indian god) ca
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RK Narayan, Manu Indian, Woman’s Roles, Rama Sita, formal education, aryan society,
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