what was the condition of women in the early vedic period
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In early Vedic period, women who enjoyed both their autonomy and their role as wives were considered to be ardhangini (better half) and sahadharmini (equal partner).
the womenfolk had a high status in the society.
Women were highly respected in the family a well.
A married woman used to perform religious ceremonies as a partner of her husband.
Despite the prominence of men in family women were considered as the masters of the household.
Unmarried women could pursue their study staying in the house of their parents.
The family tended to be more patriarchal.
In contemporary books women have been depicted as one of the evils In the Later Vedic period women were not allowed to participate in the tribal assemblies.
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