tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post2171858505097642552..comments2024-02-22T03:17:33.594-05:00Comments on The White Hindu: Women and HinduismAmbaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-26436182732247321872012-09-21T00:21:28.908-04:002012-09-21T00:21:28.908-04:00May be people might don't know Many Hindu Wome...May be people might don't know Many Hindu Women are world renowned spiritual leader in present time like 'Mātā Amṛtānandamayī Devī' ,Bhrahma kumaris etc Prabhat Chauhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928635851886918385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-43679777609462431262012-09-21T00:08:23.434-04:002012-09-21T00:08:23.434-04:00Good description over about Women in Hinduism ..Pl...Good description over about Women in Hinduism ..Please check http://www.hindurashtra.org/Women-in-Hinduism.pdfPrabhat Chauhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928635851886918385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-85776497946639133742012-09-21T00:07:04.657-04:002012-09-21T00:07:04.657-04:00Someone above has correctly pointed out above the ...Someone above has correctly pointed out above the Title should be Women in Developing countries NOT HInduism...<br /><br />Let me explain you.<br />1) Arranged marriage is something which is something present in our Indian Society..& it is same thing which i common among Indian Cristians ,Muslims also..However Arranged marriage is always NOT arranged in some cases if Boy likes Girl vice versa they told their parents..If every one is Agee then one go for marriage..main thing is Approval of your Parents...<br />Now Lets talk about Ancient India...and typical Hindu Time..At that time Girls choose their husband in Swamvar..Girl can choose the boy she like then marriage happens( e.g in case of Arjun -Draupdi) ,PrithviRaj Chauhan ..History is full of them..<br /><br />Now lets Discuss about freedom of womens our Hindu History is full of queens with Armours ,Combat Role e.g Rani Laskhmi Bai (The Queen famous for 1857 Rebellion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Lakshmibai),Rani Jodhabai etc detail is as below http://www.hindurashtra.org/Women-in-Hinduism.pdf<br /><br /><br />Lets Discuss about Sati Pratha...Sati Pratha was never present in hinduism before Muslim Invaders attacked us..Great examples are 3 Wives of King Rashrath ,kunti the mother of 5 Pandavas she never burnt herself...Vedas and Manu Smriti talks about Remarriage of Widow Girls..Now lets talk about its Origin when Islamic Invaders attached India which ever part they win they make women as sex slaves...If their husband get killed in War they have to become as sex slaves for muslims ..which was never acceptable to hindu Girls there in Rajasthan the womens of warriors starting them a fire known as Johar....Even during partition what ever hindu/Sikh womens left in Pakistan ..set themselves a fire or jumped in to well to save their honour from jihadis.till this day forced conversion thing happen in Pakistan where yong hindu girls abducted and converted to islam...Hoever there are some cases in past when women Immolated them selves with their husband because of immense love or something but they are never considered as ideal ..Detail about Sati Pratha ..http://www.ivarta.com/columns/ol_060328.htm <br /><br />I think hinduism is the only religion where number of Devis surpasses the number of Devts<br /><br /><br />For Dowry :- details are here http://pushti-<br />marg.net/bhagwat/dowry.htm<br /><br />So Amba I feel that when you try to associate Sati with Hinduism this will be unfair with the souls of those brave women who Immolated themselves to save themselves from being DisHonoured by Muslims..No Hindu Scripture Permit this thing..However by last 100 year No Sati case has happened in India..<br /><br />One thing I want to emphasis that should refrain from associating these social evils with Hinduism...You always need to keep in mind India was in Colonial Rule for more than 1000 year's under Muslims and Britishers...The Bloodiest was the Islamic Conquest of India..We have Defended ourselves from Invaders ..that was a big responsibility of our ancestors to Save there Dharma and the honor of their womens...Our Womens also fighted till death to fight these Invaders...Those who accepted the Defeat become Muslim...Read the article how Queen Lakshmi Bai Bravely Fighted with Britishers when she she felt that there is No way left..she Immolated her self before Britishers touched her(for Info when she was in the battle of 1857 she was widow at that time). ..So it is Natural in a society to have some social evils some where introduced and some were self invented...and Yes the Hindus fighted against these evils and they are completely out of India.....Anyway it is unfair to link these with Hinduism as done in this article or the title itself is Wrong....So please never as such associate HIndusism with what is happening in India..Hinduism is present in other countries like Malasia,Nepal ,Indonesia etc where these practices are NOT Present....they are also HinduPrabhat Chauhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928635851886918385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-52693392417032552862010-05-31T16:00:48.818-04:002010-05-31T16:00:48.818-04:00than you aamba for writing this.
- basuthan you aamba for writing this. <br /><br />- basuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-15033602996681784282010-05-29T16:50:46.900-04:002010-05-29T16:50:46.900-04:00It's true that Hinduism has more male-dominate...It's true that Hinduism has more male-dominated practices. Only recently women are legally allowed to be the main priests of a temple.(Not sure about Church though). Such practices are more due to the attitude of the society than the religion. They're part of the social customs and are not religious. They're more evident in marriage due to the undue favor done to the bridegrooms and there is nothing religious about them. <br />Sita, the wife of Lord Rama, was asked to prove her virginity twice, by entering into fire, inspite of the widespread polygamy. Ramayana justifies it by saying that it was more due to social compulsions and it was expected from King.(something like Mr.Clinton's case). Hinduism no where suggests entering fire.<br />And miserably, her last words were - "this world isn't suitable for women like me, take me into your lap mother earth". It's actually women like Sita,Savithri etc., who have to be blamed for setting the bar too high for rest of the women.<br />Moreover, feeling unequal is more a personal, self imposed feeling than anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-68631655217212484242010-05-21T13:09:47.598-04:002010-05-21T13:09:47.598-04:00Oh and SM, if you have time at some point and want...Oh and SM, if you have time at some point and want to put together an essay on the two topics and what makes them different, I could publish it as a guest blog. Just email it to aambablog@gmail.com!Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-16901262773833197742010-05-21T13:08:17.060-04:002010-05-21T13:08:17.060-04:00Certainly, in the scriptures and the history there...Certainly, in the scriptures and the history there are great, strong women. I am asking for people to remember that. To remember that we worship female energy. <br /><br />I believe that what Basu was asking was the experience of being a woman in the Hindu faith today. My observation has been that there is a disparity between behavior and words. <br /><br />Though the scriptures say to revere women, so few people actually do!Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-16418919429686831582010-05-21T12:20:03.501-04:002010-05-21T12:20:03.501-04:00Amba,
I think you are confusing 2 separate is...Amba,<br /> I think you are confusing 2 separate issues - Treatment of women in developing countries and Treatment of women in Hinduism as a faith. Both are separate studies involving complex socio-economic, educational, cultural, historical factors though sometimes they get intermingled at different levels. Due to my lack of time, I can not comment more right now. However, let me tell you that there's no dearth of strong-willed and courageous Hindu women either in Indian history or in scriptures like Vedas/Mahabharat/Puranas.SMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-25724765657393739162010-05-19T23:26:34.242-04:002010-05-19T23:26:34.242-04:00Yes, Dhurga, the lack of respect for women is a pr...Yes, Dhurga, the lack of respect for women is a problem across all countries and all races. And of course there are many wonderful men who do respect women. It's never all or nothing! And hey, if someone truly was devoted to her husband and wanted to die with him, I have no problem with that. It's the few cases where girls are forced into it that's scary!<br /><br />And to Anonymous, I don't know if it's called the same thing or not. In this post I'm not speaking of committing suicide by setting oneself on fire. That's a separate issue. This is simply talking about women killing themselves because their husband is dead and that is what they were expected to do.Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-48453183507438268212010-05-19T20:55:09.578-04:002010-05-19T20:55:09.578-04:00The most common reason for sati was the muslim inv...The most common reason for sati was the muslim invasions, and Hindu women jumped into the fire to escape rape at the hands of muslim invaders<br /><br />Even in 1947, during Partition, thousands of Hindu and Sikh women, trapped on the wrong side of the border jumped into the fire than become breeding machines inside an islamic harem<br /><br />Even about 5 years ago, I read the case of some bangladeshi hindu women who had been abducted by muslims commit suicide by SatiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960293404576749034.post-39544982656172224902010-05-19T20:00:47.197-04:002010-05-19T20:00:47.197-04:00The practice of Sati can be attributed to Sati her...The practice of Sati can be attributed to Sati herself, whereby she threw herself into the yagna because Daksha belittled Shiva in the presence of everyone. She did it out of devotion. The scriptures in no way say it is appropriate. Like you said, everything has been corrupted by humans. Women are still very much respected in parts of India, then again there are always people who disrespect women everywhere across different countries. <br /><br />While back in the days, women were confined to the kitchen, we can now thank everyone whose lobbied to pave a better way for women - feminists for instance. Education is the key. Nowadays in the metropolitan areas in India, equality is practiced. Women are allowed to pursue careers, do what they want and still are able to make a home. Dowry while illegal, I'm sure it's still being practiced in rural villages although as people venture out to the cities, they bring back a new perspective.Dhurganoreply@blogger.com