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This thread is specially for the savarna women who have been constantly abusing and mocking babasaheb from past two days.
Given below are some quotes on women from *MANUSMRITI*
Given below are some quotes on women from *MANUSMRITI*
Chptr 2 verse 213: it is in the nature of women to seduce men and with those men who are firm in nature.
Chptr 2 verse 214: a women's character is capable of only misleading men (by sexual desires) and not only fool but wise men fall in trap of women. Both become slaves of desire
Chptr 2 verse 214: a women's character is capable of only misleading men (by sexual desires) and not only fool but wise men fall in trap of women. Both become slaves of desire
Chapter 9 verse 2 & 3: women must be in control of males in the family (father in childhood, husband after marriage and son after the death), she should always be dependent on males and if she's attached to sensual enjoyments then she must be controlled by someone.
Chapter 9 verse 416: the wife, the son and the slave have no right to have property and if for a chance they acquire any property then the property of wife will belong to husband, son's property will belong to father and the slave's property with belong to his master.
Chapter 11 verse 36-37 : women were not allowed to pray/ perform daily sacrifices advised by vedas and if women performs those sacrifices then she will go to hell.
Chapter 5 verse 154: thought the husband is of no character, or sexually involved somewhere else or is of no particular good quality still the wife should worship him constantly as a god being a good, loyal and devoted wife.
Chapter 5 verse 153: once a women is wedded to her husband she should accept his husband as ultimate happiness in this world and in the next one as well.
Chapter 5 verse 150: a women should always be happy and should be bright in her household work, and indulged in cleaning utensils, should take care of household stuff economically in expenditure as well.
Chapter 5 verse 89: funeral rites which are performed on the death will be withdrawn from the women who does not believe in hindu religion, who has the nature of moving freely who doesn't allow someone else to control her, women who face miscarriage and the ones who drink alcohol
Chapter 9 verse 45: no choice of divorce.
Chapter 8 verse 299: apart from men rest everyone in the family if committed any sort of mistake will be beaten from bamboo stick.
Chapter 8 verse 299: apart from men rest everyone in the family if committed any sort of mistake will be beaten from bamboo stick.
Chapter 9 verse 67: killing women, shudra, vaishya, kshatriya, atheists and people who drink, comes under minor offence.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was the first one to burn manusmriti as the symbol of rejection of the religious basis of untouchability and the torture happening with women and shudras. Babasaheb burnt manusmriti publicly as he believed that the books contains
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inhumane behaviour not only with women but also with shudras.
In an interview with T. V. Parvate in 1938, Babasaheb said:
In an interview with T. V. Parvate in 1938, Babasaheb said:
