Position of Women in Vedic Ritual

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The author wrote this book as his doctorial thesis, approved for the degree by the University of London. This book clears the haze regarding the position and status of women in the Vedic rituals, be they household or imperial rituals. Women in various roles are noted as daughters, as wives, as widows, as mothers, and as sisters. Being a book of rituals, many are described, including Agni Samskara, Sraddh, Pasuyaga, Udaniyesti, Vajapeya, Rajsuya, Purusamedha, Vasvideva, Girhashanti, Pitryajna, Naga Bali, Pumsavana, Karnavedha, etc. The book ends with 3 appendices - one each on, the sister, the wife in Indian literature, and notes on the chief wife. This book was first published in 1956.

Jatindra Bimal Chaudhury was born in 1964. He is an Indian-born author and editor. He has 144 works in 217 publications in 2 languages and 529 library holdings to his credit. His genres of works are Drama, Criticism, interpretation, Academic theses, and History. He is the author of various books such as- The contribution of women to Sanskrit literature; The Dina- Dasa-Raghunatham: a new Sanskrit drama on Raghunath Das Gosvami- Prabhu, one of the six Vrindavan Gosvamins; The Ananda Radham on Sri Radha; a new Sanskrit drama; Mahaprabhu-Haridasam - The Mahaprabhu- Haridasam; a new Sanskrit drama on the life of Haridasa, one of the greatest devotees of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu of Bengal; Bharata- hrdayāravindam- Bharata hridaya-Aravindam; a new Sanskrit drama; Mahimamaya-Bharatam. The Mahimamaya-Bharatam; or, the Glory that India is-A new Sanskrit drama on a modern subject.

In the preface to the second edition of my work "The Position of Women in the Vedic Ritual," I have nothing more to add to what I said in the first edition.

The first edition was undertaken at a time when paper was scarce and many difficulties had to be faced due to the aftermath of the second World War. The work was well-received by the scholarly world and the first edition came to be exhausted within a few years of its publication. However, it is a matter of great regret that due to my preoccupation with other publications, the second edition could not be undertaken earlier.

It is indeed a matter of gratification that Women in Free India have made phenomenal progress in all spheres of life and culture within a short period. Hence it is but natural that a greater interest in the position of Indian Women throughout the Ages is being evinced to-day than ever before. It is indeed very striking that though there have been great upheavals-political, social, religi. ous-in India with consequent repurcussions on Women in particular, Women of India have always been respected as the Highest emblems of Divinity, Purity, Sanctity and Sublimity.

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