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May 23rd, 2008 | 25 Comments | Posted in Great Hindu

Here is a list of the myths propagated by anti-Hindus to malign Hinduism on women’s issues..
1. The Hindu Woman has no right to divorce her husband.
Absoulte crap ! Divorce in Hindus is governed by a modern laws under the ‘Hindu Marriage act 1955. Please see this link and I challenge you that Hindu women have a modern democratic law protecting them and they enjoy facilities that no muslim woman can even dream of ! See divorce section no.13 – there are over 50 options for the woman ! I challenge you to show me any islamic law giving so many priviledges to women !http://www.sudhirlaw.com/HMA55.htm
2. She has no property or inheritance rights.
Nonsense ! THE HINDU SUCCESSION ACT OF 1956:This Act recognized an equal right for women in the matter of inheritance of property. She can inherit the property of father along with her brothers. She can also sell or mortgage the inherited property or use it for herself. For the first time absolute ownership was conferred to a woman by this Act.In muslims the sisters get half of the brothers !
3. Choice of partner is limited because she can only marry within her own caste; moreover her horoscope must match that of the intending bridegroom/family.
Sorry, wrong again ! Castes are not seen during marriage. Horoscopes are only matched if it is an arranged marriage.
4. The family of the girl has to offer an enormous dowry to the bridegroom/family.
Nonsense again !Dowry is given as a gift, and not demanded !It is illegal to demand dowry ! The girl can report to the police if her husband or inlaws demand dowry !See the law:THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT OF 1961(there are new latest ammendments to the act- I will post them at your request)
5. If her husband dies she should commit Sati (being cremated with her dead husband). Since today’s law forbids Sati, society mainly punishes her in other “holy”
Please provide statistics of Sati for the past 50 years ! Are you living in a dream world ? Read the sati prevention act 1829 and 19875. She cannot remarry.Crap again:In the case of widows.See this :THE HINDU WIDOW RE-MARRIAGE ACT OF 1856:This Act allowed widows to remarry and section 5 of this Act ensured her to enjoy all the rights which a married woman did.In the case of divorced women :http://www.sudhirlaw.com/HMA55.htmDivorced persons. When may marry again.- When a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce and either there is no right of appeal against the decree or, if there is such a right of appeal, the time for appealing has expired without an appeal having been presented, or an appeal has been presented but has been dismissed, it shall be lawful for either party to the marriage to marry again.
6. The widow is considered to be a curse and must not be seen in public. She cannot wear jewelry or colourful clothes. (She should not even take part in her children’s marriage!)
Please wake up and come to reality !THE HINDU WIDOW RE-MARRIAGE ACT OF 1856:This Act allowed widows to remarry and section 5 of this Act ensured her to enjoy all the rights which a married woman did.
7. Child and infant marriage is encouraged.
See this:Conditions of a Hindu marriage :( iii) the bridegroom has completed the age of twenty one years and the bride the age of eighteen years at the time of the marriage;http://www.sudhirlaw.com/HMA55.htm
8. Bride burning for dowry:
There are stringent laws against this. Besides mainstream Hindus shun and boycott such shameful incidents which are grossly exaggerated by the post-modern media.
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    Anonymous Says:

    “All wife of the host reciting three mantras go round the horse. While praying, they say: ‘O horse, you are, protecter of the community on the basis of good qualities, you are, protecter or treasure of happiness. O horse, you become my husband.’” – Yajur Veda 23/19.

    “After the animal is purified by the priest, the principal wife sleeps near the horse and says: ‘O Horse, i extract the semen worth conception and you release the semen worth conception’” – Yajur Veda 23/20.

    The horse and principal wife spread two legs each. Then the Ardhvaryu(priest) orders to cover the oblation place, raise canopy etc. After this, the principal wife of the host pulls penis of the horse and puts it in her vagina and says: “This horse may release semen in me.” -Yajur Veda 23/20.

    Then the host, while praying to the horse says:

    “O horse, please throw semen on the upper part of the anus of my wife. Expand your penis and insert it in the vagina because after insertion, this penis makes women happy and lively” – 23/21.

    In the vedic age, the customs of polygamy was prevalent. Each wife spent most of the time devising ways and means to become favourite to her husband. Clear references are available in ‘Rig Veda’, (14/45),’ and Atharva Veda (3/81)’

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    Anonymous Says:

    Hindu women do have the right to divorce a man. And their reasons can be absolutely justified. However, the society is often not so open-minded and often people turn their backs on women who are divorced. I have met Brahmin women who felt they had no support from society because they had divorced. They felt totally alone and stigmatized by their own community. People were not so interested in the reasons why they divorced, but that they divorced. The government can make rules and laws but that does not mean that people also evolve accordingly. In the cases I knew the women finally decided to join the Christian Church or some other religion so that they had a community who would accept them as they were. I am a Brahmin myself and I feel it such a shame how some Hindus treat women who have divorced. Some of the women I came to know developed serious mental problems due to the way society treated them. It is a shame. I feel very very bad about this. The problem for this lies perhaps in the fact that Hindu culture is often not really understood. People follow rituals and don’t know why etc. Then the value of a culture is not practiced. Especially when a woman is not treated well in a house then the Gods are not happy. That is written in the scriptures. I also feel the a person does not have to stay with a person who treats them badly. We are all responsible for ourselves and our own salvation. If we waste our lives with people who degrade us then we have to pay the price of lost time and energy. Some think that it is their karma to be ill-treated. But that is wrong. If we know it better and can free ourselves from violence then we should do that and move on with our lives. Unfortunately many Hindus don’t know their own religion well enough to act in a better way towards divorced women. Hinduism is a very tolerant religion and has great ethics but if we have half knowledge and lack understanding then it can be fatal. Life is meant for growth of our personality, understanding etc in a positive way. If a relationship really does not allow such growth, and we should move on. That is not judgment, but understanding.

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    Aryan Says:

    Here’s how you can tell the chaprasi in chief, how exactly you feel about his govt’s non-existent ‘fight’ against terror! Feel free to REALLY let him know exactly how you feel, I just did, in choice language, this eunuch deserves no respect!

    http://pmindia.nic.in/write.htm

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    Indian Rock Says:

    Dear Deepak,
    Talk practical. You need to visit villages to see the plight of widows and issueless women. The Acts were made later but the people are still in hangover of old age traditions. There should be some change in the religious scriptures and mentality of people.

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    Sapr333 Says:

    Deepak Kamat>>>Here is a list of the myths propagated by anti-Hindus to malign Hinduism on women’s issues… The Hindu Woman has no right to divorce her husband>>

    You should be specific who those anti-hindus are.. If you are talking about Moslems/Bin-Ladens, then they really fall in to your idea of Hinduism.. yes, they are open to Divorce ..

    When it comes to Christianity, its not so much open to divorce, it accepts only annulement, which according to your idea of Hinduism, may not sound right.

    I am not sure if you would still agree to the terms of SATI/or using Kshatriya’s wife as a night-stand for a Brahmin, again in the name of your idea of Hindu gods..

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    Sapr333 Says:

    Deepak Kamat responds>>>Please provide statistics of Sati for the past 50 years ! Are you living in a dream world ? Read the sati prevention act 1829 and 19875. She cannot remarry.>>>>

    Kamat is taking a nose-dive here.. He is proclaiming hinduism is free of sati only for last 50 years,, where as he wants to claim the greatness of Hinduism over the so called previous 4950 years.. Was that not a crime so long..

    And he carefully forgets, that SATI was brought down by the BRITISH LAW in 1829, not by RSS/Bajrandal…

    I think he is in a state of confusion facing hindu dogma Vs Reality in life..

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    Indian Rock Says:

    Hi Deepak,
    1.Do you know who initiated formal education for girls and why majority of people were against ?
    2. Who amended the law to eradicate sati? Was it correct to practice sati?
    3.Why the law was enforced to abolish child marriage ? what is wrong with child marriage?
    4.Which system infused radical thinking amongst the Indian social reformers ?
    5.What is the signifiance of Devadasi system in Modern Hindu world?
    7.Why still in villages the witchcraft and other taboos exist?
    8.What is the use of “varna system” in modern world- is it still relevant?
    9. Which system of Medicine brough women the medical field and allowed them to render yeomen service for mankind?
    10. which system brought the social security for employees in terms of insurance, pf, gratuity, pension etc
    11. When the concept of widow remarriage came into existense in India?
    12. Why the issueless and widow women are not invited for any auspicious occasions ?

    don’t just talk about Govt acts and rules. What is your view as a “Saraswath Hindu”

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    Sapr333 Says:

    >>>New Status of women in Hinduism>>

    Funny,,,, Deepak Kamat has chosen Aishwarya Rai as Brand ambassador for Hindu women..

    Yes, he would definitely wants back his glorious days of Devadasi’ism.

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    satya Says:

    I think the points proposed here have not gone well with Indian ladies, grossly miscalculated by Deepak “kokke” kamath. Very amateur.

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    s.p. attri Says:

    PAKISTAN-JEHADISTAN-TERRORISTAN:TRIPLE-STAN
    By S.P. Attri ( USA )
    —————————————————————————
    1. Pakistan/ Jehadistan/ Terroristan. This land of the Pak ( pure ) is the terrain of triple-stan ( or triple-satan ). Its injudicious people have been brain-washed into Kafir-Hatred, and extra-strength Jehad, by the imbecilic grease monkeys of Islam ( Islamic-Clergy ), through promises of a sure ticket to Janat ( Moslem’s Paradise ), which is the goal of every single Moslem.
    It does not occur to imprudent Moslems that, these promises are big-fat lies, and what they are getting is., a Bum-Dope from the Islamic Clergy..
    Worse yet, every Moslem ( especially Pakistani ) is taught that, Allah has bought Islam’s Followers, in exchange for the gift of Janat, provided they fight in the way of Allah, provided they kill & get killed. This is a promise binding upon Allah, and who can fulfill this covenant truer than Allah ?
    2. This contract, between Allah & his Moslems, reveals the real nature of Allah & his Jehad. This contract will not be considered a Legal-Contract, in any court of a civilized country. It is Not a legal contract, but it is Binding ( upon the Moslem ). This contract exposes Allah’s morality &demonstrates that:
    Allah has no respect for human life. Every civilized society regards murder as the most heinous crime, but Allah considers this horrid-activity ( Jehadic-Killing ) as a Sacred-Duty of the Moslem. Allah declares that this contract is so beneficial to a Moslem that, he ranks it as a bargain.
    To make sure that Believers ( that is, Moslems ) commit these kinds of detestable-misdeeds, Allah assures the Believers that he ( Allah ) is the best keeper of promises. Thus with these kinds of promises, Allah legalizes all horrors of murder, war, and immorality.
    Further, Jehad is not ordinary, run-of- the mill, contract. It is a Divine-Command ( of Allah ), which ranks it into the same category, as the five basic cannons of Islam. What is noteworthy here is that, Allah encourages believers to be “ Willing-Terrorists ,“ with promises of protection & very attractive rewards in Janat. In one Hadis ( House of Imran ), Allah asks:
    “ Those believers who have been slain in the way of Allah, are not dead, so why should they be afraid of death ? “
    Read-out of this question is simplicity itself. It means that Allah wants his believers to, continue their acts of terrorism, without any qualm, concern, or compunction.
    3. It appears from Quran ( Allah’s Commands ) that Terrorizing Kafirs ( Non-Moslem Infidels ) is the Basic ( and Sacred ) duty of a Moslem.
    Is anybody surprised at the recent terrorist-attack on the city of Mumbai ? This terrorist-attack is 100 % Jehad, and totally in compliance with the teachings of Islam.
    Think of the great evil that has befallen on this world, as a result of Hazrat Mohammad‘s fanaticism. Think of hundreds of millions of innocent Kafirs, who have been murdered through his despicable-teachings, mothers bereft of their children, children made orphans, whole countries & cultures destroyed, and hundreds of millions of innocent people massacred.
    Moslems are taught that, every ritual, form, image, or ceremony , carried out by a Kafir ( Non-Moslem ) is Kufr ( Sinful ). The Moslem does not think so, when it comes to his own shrine of Kaaba. Every Moslem, wherever he prays, must imagine that he is standing before the Kaaba. When he makes a pilgrimage to Kaaba, he must kiss the black-stone ( an idol ) in the wall of the shrine. But Moslems have never been accused of being either terribly smart or immoderately consistent. In fact, they are highly deviant & contradictory.
    4. Regardless, however, Islamic religion allows a Moslem to kill Kafirs, that is, all those who are not of his religion. It is “ clearly “ stated in Quran:
    “ Kill the Kafirs ( Infidels ) if hey do not becomes Moslems. They must be put to fire & Sword. “
    In the entire history of mankind, there has not been a religion, which has shed so much blood, and which has been so cruel to Kafirs ( Non-Moslems ) as Islam. Quran’s teaching to Moslems is that:
    “ It is a mercy to kill Kafirs ( Non-Moslems ), and it a sure way for a Moslem to get to Janat ( Moslem’s Paradise ), where he will have the wildest-sex with 72 houries. “
    Think of the colossal amount of blood that has been shed by Moslems, in pursuance of this imbecilic belief of Islam.
    History of India is filled to repletion, with accounts of Moslem’s barbarism against the Kafir-Hindu. Wave after wave of Moslem barbarians rolled over, the sacred land of our Bharat Varsha. “ Allah Ho Akbar “ has rent the skies of India, for hundreds of years. No Hindu knew what moment would be his last.
    A Moslem’s watchword is:
    “ There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet “
    Every thing else beyond that is only bad, and must be destroyed forthwith.
    5. Because of these teachings of Islam, a Moslem has believed that:
    The Hindu is idolatrous, hateful-Kafir, hence in this life he deserves to be killed, and in the next, eternal hell is in store for him
    Is there any doubt in anybody’s mind that, Islam has a commitment to high level of brutality & barbarism, against the Kafirs of the world ?
    5. What should the Hindus do ?
    The Hindus ought to be unsparing in dealing with, the ruthless Jehadis of Islam, and crack the hell out of Pakistan.
    Surinder Paul Attri PAKISTAN-JEHADISTAN-TERRORISTAN:TRIPLE-STAN
    By S.P. Attri ( USA )
    —————————————————————————
    1. Pakistan/ Jehadistan/ Terroristan. This land of the Pak ( pure ) is the terrain of triple-stan ( or triple-satan ). Its injudicious people have been brain-washed into Kafir-Hatred, and extra-strength Jehad, by the imbecilic grease monkeys of Islam ( Islamic-Clergy ), through promises of a sure ticket to Janat ( Moslem’s Paradise ), which is the goal of every single Moslem.
    It does not occur to imprudent Moslems that, these promises are big-fat lies, and what they are getting is., a Bum-Dope from the Islamic Clergy..
    Worse yet, every Moslem ( especially Pakistani ) is taught that, Allah has bought Islam’s Followers, in exchange for the gift of Janat, provided they fight in the way of Allah, provided they kill & get killed. This is a promise binding upon Allah, and who can fulfill this covenant truer than Allah ?
    2. This contract, between Allah & his Moslems, reveals the real nature of Allah & his Jehad. This contract will not be considered a Legal-Contract, in any court of a civilized country. It is Not a legal contract, but it is Binding ( upon the Moslem ). This contract exposes Allah’s morality &demonstrates that:
    Allah has no respect for human life. Every civilized society regards murder as the most heinous crime, but Allah considers this horrid-activity ( Jehadic-Killing ) as a Sacred-Duty of the Moslem. Allah declares that this contract is so beneficial to a Moslem that, he ranks it as a bargain.
    To make sure that Believers ( that is, Moslems ) commit these kinds of detestable-misdeeds, Allah assures the Believers that he ( Allah ) is the best keeper of promises. Thus with these kinds of promises, Allah legalizes all horrors of murder, war, and immorality.
    Further, Jehad is not ordinary, run-of- the mill, contract. It is a Divine-Command ( of Allah ), which ranks it into the same category, as the five basic cannons of Islam. What is noteworthy here is that, Allah encourages believers to be “ Willing-Terrorists ,“ with promises of protection & very attractive rewards in Janat. In one Hadis ( House of Imran ), Allah asks:
    “ Those believers who have been slain in the way of Allah, are not dead, so why should they be afraid of death ? “
    Read-out of this question is simplicity itself. It means that Allah wants his believers to, continue their acts of terrorism, without any qualm, concern, or compunction.
    3. It appears from Quran ( Allah’s Commands ) that Terrorizing Kafirs ( Non-Moslem Infidels ) is the Basic ( and Sacred ) duty of a Moslem.
    Is anybody surprised at the recent terrorist-attack on the city of Mumbai ? This terrorist-attack is 100 % Jehad, and totally in compliance with the teachings of Islam.
    Think of the great evil that has befallen on this world, as a result of Hazrat Mohammad‘s fanaticism. Think of hundreds of millions of innocent Kafirs, who have been murdered through his despicable-teachings, mothers bereft of their children, children made orphans, whole countries & cultures destroyed, and hundreds of millions of innocent people massacred.
    Moslems are taught that, every ritual, form, image, or ceremony , carried out by a Kafir ( Non-Moslem ) is Kufr ( Sinful ). The Moslem does not think so, when it comes to his own shrine of Kaaba. Every Moslem, wherever he prays, must imagine that he is standing before the Kaaba. When he makes a pilgrimage to Kaaba, he must kiss the black-stone ( an idol ) in the wall of the shrine. But Moslems have never been accused of being either terribly smart or immoderately consistent. In fact, they are highly deviant & contradictory.
    4. Regardless, however, Islamic religion allows a Moslem to kill Kafirs, that is, all those who are not of his religion. It is “ clearly “ stated in Quran:
    “ Kill the Kafirs ( Infidels ) if hey do not becomes Moslems. They must be put to fire & Sword. “
    In the entire history of mankind, there has not been a religion, which has shed so much blood, and which has been so cruel to Kafirs ( Non-Moslems ) as Islam. Quran’s teaching to Moslems is that:
    “ It is a mercy to kill Kafirs ( Non-Moslems ), and it a sure way for a Moslem to get to Janat ( Moslem’s Paradise ), where he will have the wildest-sex with 72 houries. “
    Think of the colossal amount of blood that has been shed by Moslems, in pursuance of this imbecilic belief of Islam.
    History of India is filled to repletion, with accounts of Moslem’s barbarism against the Kafir-Hindu. Wave after wave of Moslem barbarians rolled over, the sacred land of our Bharat Varsha. “ Allah Ho Akbar “ has rent the skies of India, for hundreds of years. No Hindu knew what moment would be his last.
    A Moslem’s watchword is:
    “ There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet “
    Every thing else beyond that is only bad, and must be destroyed forthwith.
    5. Because of these teachings of Islam, a Moslem has believed that:
    The Hindu is idolatrous, hateful-Kafir, hence in this life he deserves to be killed, and in the next, eternal hell is in store for him
    Is there any doubt in anybody’s mind that, Islam has a commitment to high level of brutality & barbarism, against the Kafirs of the world ?
    5. What should the Hindus do ?
    The Hindus ought to be unsparing in dealing with, the ruthless Jehadis of Islam, and crack the hell out of Pakistan.
    Surinder Paul Attri

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    satya Says:

    Deepak,
    You are not giving answers here, issues pertaining to women is not so important. right???????????

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    Sharene Says:

    This is for those who forget that they dont have to look into other religions to find crazy stories—you can find it right in your own backyard.

    Judges 19:22-30

    Within the Bible, one occasionally finds stories so horrible, one can wonder what their purpose is. Not only is this story utterly bizarre, but it is also absolutely disgusting. A man and his concubine are wandering the streets when they decide to seek shelter for the night, and find a man kind enough to let them stay. That night however, a group of men turn up at the door and demand to see the guest so that they may have sex with him. The owner is unwilling to let his male lodger be raped and so offers up his virgin daughter instead. However, this is still not good enough for the men, so the owner offers them his guest’s concubine and the men accept. The men brutally rape the woman and leave her on the doorstep where she bleeds to death. If that is not enough, when she is found by her husband, he chops her up into twelve pieces which he sends to each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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    Simon Says:

    Sharene>>This is for those who forget that they dont have to look into other religions to find crazy stories>>>

    Old Testament is the history of the Liberation of Jews from the clutches of Egyptians with the mercy of God. It records even incest and its a history of the living and teaches us how ‘God communicated with humans, and saved them and Punish those who sinned”

    Do you have any queries on this, please feel free to ask

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    Diya Says:

    @ Indian Rock

    EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE CHANGES WITH TIME.

    Every nation has grown forward as time progresses. You can not compare european values of the past/present with Indians values of the past/present.

    I’m not saying that everything was good back then and no social reform was needed. Perhaps the British helped us move forward a little faster, but there were many great minds already in India at the time. Due to the many invasions, India became a country with many religions. Everyone brought their ideals when they came. Some ideals were perhaps too modern at that time for many conservatives.

    Dont think that we didnt have the knowledge or conscience to change laws and reform policies as time progressed. It is every humans desire to live a good life with good values. You dont need someone to invade your country to teach you good moral values.

    We Indians need to be proud of our country with so many religions and so many languages. If we keep looking at the west for inspiration than you also need to realise its high rate of crime, drug problems, teenage pregnancies, divorce rate, etc.

    Nothing is perfect anywhere. One needs to stop comparing ones self with others. Otherwise one will never be happy.

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    Amy Denver Says:

    Can you provide more details on this?

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    Juna Kuno Says:

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    Shary Says:

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    Gaston Says:

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    DJ Ezzz Dick Says:

    Great articles & Nice a site

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    Alyce Poplawski Says:

    something like that. Kann ich an Ihrer Post an meine

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    bunkbed Says:

    VeRy interesting to read it :P :D

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    Status of Women In Hindhuism Says:

    Mr. Deepak, do you realise that all the points you mentioned were not according to Hindhuism Scriptures? And yet you insisted ” Hindhu Women”. I’m sorry, but you are wrong. The title should be “Indian Women” because you have been discussing about “Indian Women’s” rights based on Indian’s Government Laws as you yourself mentioned, NOT according to Hindhuism Scriptures. Furthermore, obviously all the laws were estalished 50-60 years ago. What happened to Hindhu women thousands of years before that? They were supressed under Hindhuism Scriptures. Again, it is not Hindhu Religion that uplifted the rights of women, but the Indian’s Government Law or in other words Man-made laws that have granted those women such rights! Thus, you should be proud of the government, and not Hindhu Religion. You did not relate all the points with Hindhuism Scriptures at all. Are you afraid of exposing the truth? I challenge you to refer to Hindhuism Scriptures which grant all those rights to women.

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