Short note on the women's in Rajput society..??
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Women suffered from several handicaps although their honour was very dear to the Rajput’s. They continued to be denied the right to study the Vedas. However families of higher families received higher education. They followed higher ideals. They gladly immolated themselves along with the dead bodies of their husbands.
This practice later degenerated and ‘Satipratha’ emerged; earlier there was the ‘Johar’ ceremony. The womenfolk immolated themselves ‘en-masse’ on a burning pyre. There was no ‘purdah’ system. ‘Swayamvar’ type of marriage was in vogue in several royal families. Infanticide and early marriage of girls came into practice.
This practice later degenerated and ‘Satipratha’ emerged; earlier there was the ‘Johar’ ceremony. The womenfolk immolated themselves ‘en-masse’ on a burning pyre. There was no ‘purdah’ system. ‘Swayamvar’ type of marriage was in vogue in several royal families. Infanticide and early marriage of girls came into practice.
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