Culture, Gender And Literature of Ancient Indian

Author(s)	Nabanita Dutta
Country	India
Abstract	This paper demonstrate the status and position of women during the period of Indus valley civilizations, early and later Vedic period, epic period, period of Dharmashastra and Purana as well as position of women in Buddhism and Jainism in order to get a full picture of the status of women in ancient text and religious culture India. In this paper, we shall look also into the history and explore the status of Indian women from ancient times, Indian women's place in literature, and their contribution to literature. As revealed from ancient literature and original text by this study the women of ancient India were not so degraded as their position was degraded in medieval and modern era when women were start to face suppression, oppression, and the institutional practices like child marriage, bigamy, polygamy, dowry, pardah, sati and devadasi.
Keywords	Women, Equity, Literature, Religion, Polygamy, Devadasi.
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023
Published On	2023-10-19
Cite This	Culture, Gender And Literature of Ancient Indian - Nabanita Dutta - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7690
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7690
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gswg58

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