Indian Women Empowerment from Harappa-Mohenjo Daro Period to Modern Time

Download or read book Indian Women Empowerment from Harappa-Mohenjo Daro Period to Modern Time written by Dr. K.V. Ram and published by Niruta Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of Indian women from prehistoric times to the present. The sources for this are Harappa and Mohenjo Daro archeological sources, Vedas, Upanishads, Epics, and Dharmashastras. They are different as authorities content, and time of composition. It is difficult to state the exact time of the works and the exact time to which the narrated events belong. Only approximate age can be said. Because of this difficulty, a general account of women’s status, position, and social conditions which influenced them over a few centuries is given. The study covers the period from Harappa and Mohenjo Daro civilization, Aryan, Post Aryan, Vedic, Upanishad, Sutra and Epic periods.