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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]
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. [31]
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.
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 ...
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.
Manuel Aaron, first Indian to earn the title of International Master; Murugan Thiruchelvam, chess player from United Kingdom; Krishnan Sasikiran, Grandmaster and Arjuna Award winner for chess (2002) S. Vijayalakshmi, six-time women's national champion of India; first woman Grandmaster from India; Arjuna Award winner for chess (2000)
Currently, the only Turing Award winner from India. Suri Bhagavantam, famous Indian scientist and administrator who worked and collaborated with C.V.Raman He worked as Director of the Indian Institute of Science and the Defence Research and Development Organisation and as adviser to the Indian defense ministry. Yelavarthy Nayudamma
Ghosha (Sanskrit: घोषा) was an ancient Vedic period Indian philosopher and seer. From a young age, she suffered from a disfiguring skin ailment. According to legend, Ashvini Kumars cured her and restored her youthfulness, health and beauty. Consequently, she got married and had a son.