Question

role of women in agriculture in vedic period

Answer 1

Role of Women in Agriculture in Vedic Period:

• The Vedic period was a free society where males and females enjoyed the freedom to live as wanted to.  

• The women would attend the Veda, education and other fine arts skills.

• They were considered to be strong and called the ‘ardhangini’ and they enjoyed total freedom in society.  

• They helped their husbands in the fields and there was no purdah system.  

• The husbands would consult with their wives on the matters of finance and other important decisions.