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Continued from yesterday's thread.Hindu society did not have anything akin to purdah although there were certain restrictions on the movement of women. They could go out with friends and relations

The word ghoongat is derived from the Sanskrit word अवगुण्ठन which essentially means to conceal or cover. Most prominent Sanskrit dictionaries agree upon this part. Popularly, ghoongat is a piece

A fun thread on idea of women's modesty through the ages in different cultures. Altekar in his book Position of Women expalins in short how the women from all over

These three verses are often citied to show misogyny in Manusmriti. That's certainly not the case. Common sense when applied, will prove that these verses mean the exact opposite of

In continuation of yesterday's thread regarding military and administrative training given to women in their formative years. Yesterday we explored, very briefly, how historically women were trained. Today, let's look

I am reposting the evidence that women did get initiated into Vedic studies. @Shwet__ketu had done this but had to delete the post because of their mass reporting. Some SS

In his letters describing the India Mission, Carey has given us an insight into how the society functioned then, of how the minds of the people worked and what methods

William Carey landed on the Indian soil in the year 1793. He spent the remaining years of his life in India. He was a British missionary, a translator and a

Hemachandra Vikramaditya (Hemu)Raja Hemchandra Vikramaditya or as popularly referred to as Hemu, was the Wazir at the court of the fourth Sultan of the Sur Dynasty, Adali or Muhammad Adil

Ramdas Swami also known as Samarth Ramdas Swami was a 17th century संत. Born as Narayan in a Brahmin family on the auspicious day of Ram Navami in the year

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