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1. SEMESTER - IV
AIHC & Arch-C-401: Ancient Indian Social Life and Institutions
Unit III : Position and Role of Women
8. Position and status of women in society
9. Role and contribution of women to society
Sachin Kr. Tiwary

2. Why Son was more important than a Daughter in Ancient India ?
Son vs.
Daughter
Economic
Reason
Safety
Reason
For War
as Soldier
Physically
Week
For all the
Rina/
Moksha

3. Forms
of
Female
Mother
Sister
Daughter
Wife
Widow
Scholar
Goddess

4. Goddess
Lakshmi (the
goddess of
fortune and
queen of Lord
Vishnu)
Sarasvati (the
goddess of
learning)
Durga (the
goddess of
strength and
power)
Subhadra
(Krishna’s sister
and
auspiciousness
personified)
Kali (the power
of time)

5. Vaidik
Female
Scholars
Visvavara,
Shashvati,
Gargi,
Maitreyi,
Apala,
Ghosha,
Aditi
Sikta
Lopamud
ra
Nivavari
Atreyi

6. • Vaidik Period- Rights are equal to male.
• Uttar Vaidik Period- Status decrease.
• Mahajanapad Period- Buddhism did little for women
• Mauryan - Maurya kings often employed female bodyguards, spies
and ‘Striadhyaksha mahamatras’.

7. पिता रक्षतत कौमारे भताा रक्षतत यौवने ।
रक्षन्तत स्थपवरे िुत्रा न स्त्री स्वातत्यमर्ातत ||
- (मनुुःस्मृतत 9/3 अध्याय/श्लोक)
क
ु मार अवस्था में पिता रक्षा करते हैं
जवानी में वह ितत क
े संरक्षण में रहती है और
बुढािे में िुत्र उसकी देखभाल करते हैं;
इस प्रकार स्त्स्त्रयों क
े ललए स्वतन्त्त्रता नह ं है।