International Conference On Indian History

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<!--QuoteBegin-anjani+Jan 13 2009, 01:57 AM-->QUOTE(anjani @ Jan 13 2009, 01:57 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->“The reality is that all the three ancient code books of Hindus – Manu Smriti, Narad Smriti and Yajnavalkya Smriti – have a common theme of social welfare and an egalitarian society, with a very high status assigned to women and the deprived sections.”

He said that the much-maligned Manu Smriti says the house in which women are not respected shall be soon destroyed. It directs that the daughter-in-law and pregnant women should be fed first and gives protection to personal property of women from the law of adverse possession.

“All three Smritis have recommended lenient penalties for women compared to men and have prescribed death penalty for rape of a woman under police custody,” he added. “Such kind of enlightened status of women was not found anywhere else in the world during the ancient times.”
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Common curse in hindi heartland: beti shall not be given to you (tinku gives this curse to bacchan in agneepath). Actually, betiyann are even exempt from touching feet in some traditions, and you will have elder brother touching the feet of his younger sister.