In a patriarchal society such not so civilized practices have been followed and many of our social reformers raised their strong voice from time to time with some results.We did even worst things to widowers in the name of 'Sutee' - and that too quoting scriptures which did not exist!
Hindu religion originated in India and is in way affected by what Muslim or christian follow. Traditionally, Hindu women are always tied to male- father, husband or son. Chanakya said that a woman should never be independent.
I am against double standard in Hindu religion. There is restriction even on wearing good clothes and food on widows. The condition of Bengali widows in Vrindavan (Mathura)is pathetic. Once, the widows were killed by burning (Sati) with dead husband's body. Raja Ram Mohan Roy performed Herculean job of ending Sati.
Women need be economically self dependent and fight against all such injustice. As the men are dominant gender and bread winner, they enjoy higher social status. This needs be changed.
Sir...
Isn't it Manu who wrote Manushastra...
First three sentences, I can't quote.....It says, at childhood, father protects a girl, at youth her husband and at old age, son. so, "na stree swaathantraym arhathi"(So, a woman doesn't deserve freedom)...actually, that sentence only was misinterpreted, leaving all the other sentences of that quote.....
He only meant, a woman should always be protected by anyone
Hindu religion originated in India and is in way affected by what Muslim or christian follow. Traditionally, Hindu women are always tied to male- father, husband or son. Chanakya said that a woman should never be independent.
I am against double standard in Hindu religion. There is restriction even on wearing good clothes and food on widows. The condition of Bengali widows in Vrindavan (Mathura)is pathetic. Once, the widows were killed by burning (Sati) with dead husband's body. Raja Ram Mohan Roy performed Herculean job of ending Sati.
Women need be economically self dependent and fight against all such injustice. As the men are dominant gender and bread winner, they enjoy higher social status. This needs be changed.
Sir...
Isn't it Manu who wrote Manushastra...
First three sentences, I can't quote.....It says, at childhood, father protects a girl, at youth her husband and at old age, son. so, "na stree swaathantraym arhathi"(So, a woman doesn't deserve freedom)...actually, that sentence only was misinterpreted, leaving all the other sentences of that quote.....
He only meant, a woman should always be protected by anyone
Manu is author of 'manusmriti'. Manusmriti is Hindu Law. This favors the higher castes and male. Punishment for same crime is light for Brahmin and severe for lower caste. Many provisions of manusmriti favor men as against women.
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Now we are in 21st century and in modern world generation so there is nothing like a widow should not get remarry and all. Even in villages also they are performing remarriage to the widows
I am against this rule which the widow has to face.
In our hindu culture,i don't understand why only Women has to face with many issues. Its really bad.
Now we are in 21st century and in modern world generation so there is nothing like a widow should not get remarry and all. Even in villages also they are performing remarriage to the widows
Yes,We people are now opening ourselves and removing those rituals from the widow,but still there are some villages,where the women is treated like a hell.
