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It is commonly known that Shivaji Maharaj maintained a top-notch spy network. It was made even more effective by the frequent use of the most unexpected people as spies. Did you...
The KhiIafat movement was, by definition, lsIamic. Also known as the Caliphate movement, its goal was to oppose British sanctions against the Caliph and restore the Ottoman Calipha...
Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus and their struggle to keep the rite to sacred thread and vedic rites over the years is a perfect case study for this. Often times Smritis and Puar...
Apparently women are merely objects of lust as per scholars of both lsIam and mediaeval Hinduism. Unless kept covered, they possess the capacity to incite even most learned people...
Sati, glorious choice? The below screenshot is from THE PERFECT WIFE: The Orthodox Hindu Woman according to the Stridharmapaddhati of Tryambakayajvan by Julia Leslie. The writer...
Not only were the women educated in ancient times, but we also find them in the position of teachers as well. The term Upādhyāyā exclusively denotes a lady who is a teacher. Wherea...
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 frien...
Continuing yesterday's thread on ghoongat or a veil. Verious references from scriptures were presented yesterday to show that women led a free life and were not secluded in any way...
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, ghoo...
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 the world were t...
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...
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...