Women in Hindu Society: A Critical Appraisal of their Status in India from the Vedic Period to Modern Times/
During the Vedic period, as also in the ancient period, the birth of a female child was accepted although a male child was preferred. As time passed, the conditions for a girl in society changed for the worse, eventually leading to the heinous crimes of foeticide and infanticide. Despite the efforts...
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Mumbai:
Indus Source Books,
c2011.
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