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Works by ancient Indian grammarians such as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period. [1] [2] [3] Rig Vedic verses suggest that women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their own husbands in a practice called swayamvar or through Gandharva marriage. [4]
This is a list of famous and notable people from Madhya Pradesh, India. [1] This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is based on the extent of their popularity. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well known during the peak of their popularity.
Maitreyi, who is also mentioned in a number of Puranas, "is regarded as one of the most learned and virtuous women of ancient India" [30] and symbolizes intellectual women in India. [16] A college in New Delhi is named after her, [ 4 ] as is the Matreyi Vedic Village, a retreat location in Tamil Nadu .
Dinshah Fardunji Mulla (1868-1934): Indian author of legal reference books, appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1930, assistant editor of Pollock’s Commentaries on Indian Contract Act; Mithan Jamshed Lam (1898-1981): First female Indian lawyer to practice law in the Bombay High Court, first female Sheriff of Bombay, and noted women's rights activist.
Ancient Indian women writers (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Ancient Indian women" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Narendra Singh Negi – Indian folk singer; Chander Singh Rahi, prominent folk singer and researcher from Uttarakhand. Fondly described as the “Bhishma Pitamah of Uttarakhand folk music” Pritam Bhartwan – Indian folk singer; Jubin Nautiyal, Indian singer; Neha Kakkar, Indian singer; Sonu Kakkar, Indian singer; Pratyul Joshi, Indian singer
The king was elected by an electoral college consisting of princes and nobles from the Kshatriya clans. It was customary that the most beautiful women in the land, rather than marrying one man, dedicated themselves to the pleasure of many. [13] Amrapali grew up to be a lady of extraordinary charm and grace, and was talented in many art forms. [13]
Fane remarks, in her article published in 1975, that it is the underlying Hindu beliefs of "women are honored, considered most capable of responsibility, strong" that made Indira Gandhi culturally acceptable as the prime minister of India, [148] yet the country has in the recent centuries witnessed the development of diverse ideologies, both ...